49ers Fall To USC, 8-5
Beach To Play In Third Place Game Sunday
May 1, 2004 LONG BEACH, CA-- Despite a valiant comeback, the 49er women's water polo team fell to No. 1-ranked USC 8-5 on Saturday afternoon in a semi-final game at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Tournament at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos. Angelica Garcia scored two goals for the Beach (21-8), who will play in Sunday's third place game.
Garcia gave the 49ers a 1-0 lead with her goal at 4:07 in the first quarter. Shut out in the first quarter, USC finally got on the scoreboard at 4:22 in the second quarter on a goal by Liz Simms. The Trojans would then tally two more in the quarter off goalie Ally Barr to take a 3-1 halftime lead.
USC pushed the advantage to 6-2 after Brittany Hayes' second goal of the game at 5:27 before LBSU fought back. Garcia's second goal of the day came at 4:27 in the fourth and Robyn Gordin found the back of the net with 3:10 on the clock to cut the deficit to 6-4. USC answered though as Jana Wenger scored at 2:09 and Marna Mayer converted a four-meter goal at 1:10 to give the Women of Troy an 8-4 lead. Alison Braden scored the 49ers final goal of the day with 0:37 on the clock.
USC goalie Kelly Graff finished with eight goalie saves on the day.
The 49ers will be in action at 5 pm on Sunday when play UCLA in the third place game. This will be the third consecutive season the 49ers will be playing in the third place contest.
| TEAMS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | F | RECORDS | | #5 LBSU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 5 | 21-8 | | #1 USC | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 8 | 26-0 | LBSU GOALS: Garcia (2), Campbell, Gordin, Braden
USC GOALS: Hayes (2), Gyori (2), Simms, Madrid, Wenger, Mayer | | Goalie Saves: Hawkins-LBSU 1 (GAA: 1); Barr-LBSU 3 (GAA: 7); Graff-USC 8 |
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