Long Beach State University
UCLA
49ers Fall In Opener To UCLA
2/5/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
Feb. 5, 2009
Long Beach, Calif. -
| WOMEN'S WATER POLO | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | RECORDS |
| UCLA | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4-0 |
| Long Beach St. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0-1 |
| Goals: UCLA--Tanya Gandy-4, Priscilla Orozco-3, Anne Belden-2, Katie Rulon, Megan Burmeister, Randi Bresee; Long Beach State--Kalina Houck, Krizia Cerda, Meaghan Leonard, Lauren Sieprath | ||||||
| Attendance:132 | ||||||
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Long Beach State dodged the rain on their first match of the season, but that was the end of their good luck on Thursday night against No. 3 UCLA. The Bruins took a 6-0 lead on the way to a 13-4 win.
Long Beach State's Kristin Stragier played well in face of strong pressure from UCLA, but the No. 3 team in the country moved out to a 4-0 lead in the first quarter behind two goals from Priscilla Orozco. UCLA added two more goals in the second period before the 49ers answered with a Kalina Houck goal with 1:38 remaining in the half.
UCLA scored four more goals in the third quarter to take a 10-1 lead. The 49ers responded by scoring three of the next four goals, capped by a Lauren Sieprath goal with 4:06 remaining. UCLA added two more late goals to finish the 13-4 tally.
Long Beach State continues the regular season this weekend, travelling to a tournament hosted by UC San Diego this weekend, where they will play matches on Friday and Saturday.
