Long Beach State University
UC Irvine
Women's Water Polo Splits First Day Of Triton Invitational
2/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
La Jolla, Calif. -
No. 22 Long Beach State dropped a close one in their first match to UC Irvine 9-7, but came back to top CSUN 8-7 in the first day of the Triton Invitational. Sophomore Alexandra Massier and freshmen Tori Morrissey and Annabel Harman all led the Beach with three goals each in the first day.
Long Beach State went ahead in the first quarter, but a six-goal second from the Anteaters proved to be the difference in the match as the Beach fell to UCI 9-7.
Sophomores Virginia Smith and Massier and freshman Morrissey all scored in the first to put the Beach up 3-2 going into the second quarter.
Smith scored the first goal of the wtmatch on a 6-on-5 man advantage at the 5:19 mark, but UCI followed 19 seconds later with a goal of their own. Massier netted one with just over a minute left to play to take the lead, but the Anteaters continued to tie the match up scoring with 35 seconds left. Eight seconds before time was to expire, Morrissey fired a perimeter shot to the back of the net, giving the Beach the lead to end the first.
Freshmen Annabel Harman and Taylor Julson both scored in the second - first goal of the season for Julson.
UCI scored five consecutive goals before Julson scored with a shot off the perimeter at the 2:49 mark, cutting LBSU's deficit to three, 7-4. The Anteaters got another one off shortly after, but Harman scored her first of the match to keep the deficit at three going into the second half.
The Beach held UCI to just one goal in the second half, blanking them in the third quarter. But LBSU couldn't find the offense to overcome their deficit.
Harman scored the only goal in the third quarter off a UCI exclusion at the 2:01 mark. The Beach went down by just two, 8-6, going into the fourth.
Both teams scored one goal apiece in the last quarter, UCI scoring first. Smith grabbed her second goal of the match, scoring off a 5-meter penalty shot.
With the loss, LBSU played Cal State Northridge later, who also lost to UC Davis earlier in the day, 10-5.
LBSU led 4-2 over CSUN through the first two quarters as four different 49ers scored for the Beach, holding the Matadors to just two goals in the first half.
Morrissey continued her offensive consistency, scoring off a CSUN 5-meter penalty in the first. Junior Daniela Screnci, Harman and Massier also scored for the Beach on a 6-on-5 man advantage to lead the Matadors going into the second half.
CSUN picked up their offense to start the third, scoring three goals, but the Beach still led 6-5 after scoring two of their own.
Sophomore Emily Garczynski also scored for the 49ers on the man advantage, and Morrissey continued her scoring, netting one with less than a minute left to give LBSU a one-goal lead going into the fourth.
Both teams came up even, scoring a pair of goals each as the Beach ended the match up one over CSUN.
Massier completed the hat trick to lead the team in goals this match after her goal from the center at the 5:49 mark. Sophomore Bridget Reynolds also scored one from the perimeter to keep the lead.
UP NEXT
After splitting the first day of the Triton Invitational, LBSU will fight for ninth place tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 14.
The Beach will first play San Diego State at the Canyonview Pool at 10:40 a.m. SDSU lost to Loyola Marymount 7-4 and defeated Sonoma State 15-3 in the first day of the tournament.
Depending on the outcome of that much, LBSU will face off against either Indiana University or Marist College.
Indiana lost to UC San Diego 11-3 and defeated Santa Clara 7-4 in the first day of the tournament. Marist fell to UC Santa Barbara 12-3 and topped Cal State East Bay 6-4 in the first day.
BOX SCORE vs. UC Irvine
FINAL RESULTS | |||||||
No. 9 UC Irvine 9, No. 22 Long Beach State 7 | |||||||
Canyonview Pool · La Jolla, Calif. · 2/13/16 |
SCORING BY PERIODS
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL | |||
UCI | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
LBSU | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Goals:
UCI - Mary Brooks 6, Kelli Baumgardner, Natalie Seidermann, Gabby Pierandozzi
LBSU - Virginia Smith 2, Annabel Harman 2, Tori Morrissey, Alexandra Massier, Taylor Julson
BOX SCORE vs. CSUN
FINAL RESULTS | |||||||
No. 22 Long Beach State 8, No. 25 Cal State Northridge 7 | |||||||
Canyonview Pool · La Jolla, Calif. · 2/13/16 |
SCORING BY PERIODS
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL | |||
CSUN | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
CSUN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Goals:
LBSU - Alexandra Massier 2, Tori Morrissey 2, Daniela Screnci, Annabel Harman, Emily Garczynski, Bridget Reynolds
CSUN - Taitum Herrington 2, Paula Abellan Green, Katelyn Fairchild, Lindsay Garcia, Shannon Havanesian, Emily Fuller
