Long Beach State University
Bucknell
49er women's water polo downs Bucknell, 13-4
3/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
March 15, 2011
LONG BEACH - Behind five goals from Krizia Cerda, the Long Beach State women's water polo team downed Bucknell, 13-4, Tuesday evening at the 49er Campus Pool.
Lauren Sieprath added a pair of goals, while Meaghan Leonard, Melissa Matheson, Heather McKeon, Coriann Snyder, Chelsea Parks and Katie Weirath also found the back of the net for the 49ers. Kristen Stragier anchored the defense for LBSU, compiling 12 saves.
Cerda got The Beach on the board at the 6:56 mark and Sieprath quickly made it 2-0 after taking a lead pass from Cerda and beating Bison goalkeeper Rena Heim in a one-on-one situation. Cerda tacked on one more with 44 seconds left in the first quarter.
The 49ers (8-10) added two more in the second frame. Matheson's shot with 5:45 on the clock ricocheted off the hand of Heim to the middle of the net. Cerda then notched her third goal of the game with seven ticks on the clock to put the 49ers up 5-0 at the break.
Long Beach State continued to attack in the third quarter with goals from Snyder, Sieprath and Parks before Bucknell (7-7) dented the scoreboard at the 2:31 mark. The Bison scored once more before the end of the period to make it 8-2.
The 49ers didn't let up in the final eight minutes, scoring five times before the buzzer. Cerda opened the quarter with a penalty goal and Leonard followed as she found herself wide open in the middle on an entry pass from Sieprath.
After Kandis Canonica scored for the Bison, Cerda converted on a 6-on-5 situation before McKeon and Wierath also found the back of the net. Bucknell's Heather Smith was successful on a penalty shot with two seconds left for the final 13-4 margin.
Long Beach State returns to action this weekend when it heads to the Loyola Marymount Tournament for four games (March 18-19). The 49ers open the tournament against Princeton at 10:15 a.m. on Friday.
Bucknell 0-0-2-2 -- 4
LBSU 3-2-3-5 -- 13
Bucknell Goals: Mackenzie Ferry, Heather Smith, Kandis Canonica, Hallie Kennan
LBSU Goals: Krizia Cerda 5, Lauren Sieprath 2, Meaghan Leonard, Melissa Matheson, Heather McKeon, Chelsea Parks, Coriann Snyder, Katie Weirath
Bucknell Saves: Rena Heim 3, Brittney Connell 2
LBSU Saves: Kristen Stragier 12
