Long Beach State University
UC Irvine
UC Irvine Edges 49ers 7-4
4/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
April 17, 2008
| WOMEN'S WATER POLO | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | RECORDS |
| UC Irvine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15-9, 6-6 |
| Long Beach St. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15-14, 4-7 |
| Goals: LBSU- Dayna Wawrzynski -2, Lauren Sieprath, Branwyn Lee; UCI -Julia Fancher-2, Courtney Collyer-2, Kat Plummer, Sarah Frost, Nicole Flacco | ||||||
| GOALIE SAVES: LBSU- Kristen Stragier -10, UCI- Lauren Machanis -11 | ||||||
LONG BEACH-- Lauren Machanis made 11 saves in goal for UC Irvine, including four in the third period, as the Anteaters (15-9, 6-6 MPSF) clinched the eighth seed in next week's Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships following a 7-4 win over host Long Beach State (15-14, 4-7 MPSF) on Thursday evening.
The 49ers, whose four game win streak was snapped, led 2-1 following a Lauren Sieprath goal with 2:20 left in the first period and 3-2 with 3:35 remaining on a penalty shot by Dayna Wawrzynski, before UCI responded with three straight goals to lead 5-3 on a Nicole Flacco goal with 6:23 remaining in the third period. Branwyn Lee though answered for the 49ers, taking a pass from Geraldine DiTommaso and scoring with 3:09 remaining to cut the lead to 5-4.
That is when Machanis went to work, making three saves with a one goal lead, as she stopped Wawrzynski from picking up her third goal of the contest and Sieprath from her second, as the Anteaters went up 6-4 with 32 seconds remaining on a Sarah Frost goal.
Kristen Stragier made 10 saves in goal for the 49ers, giving her 253 for the season, setting the single-season record for saves.
