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Photo by: Connor Clark
Matadors Drop 13-12 Heartbreaker at #10 UCSB
4/1/2023 6:51:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.---No. 23 CSUN Water Polo (16-10, 0-4 Big West) dropped a heartbreaker in sudden victory overtime with No. 10 UC Santa Barbara (16-8, 1-3 Big West) pulling out a 13-12 win on Saturday at Campus Pool. Dorottya Telek and Tatum Scarry recorded four goals apiece while Anna Pal had a hat trick. Meghan Lopez finished with 18 saves in front of the cage.
CSUN stormed out in front in the first quarter, scoring the first four tallies of the match. Scarry opened up the scoring then Telek hit the net under the five-minute mark. Pal would score the last two CSUN tallies of the first quarter while the Matadors held the Gauchos without a goal for the eight-minute session.
In the second period, Caitlyn Snyder broke the Gauchos' scoreless stretch before Sarah Owens and Leigh Lyter netted back-to-back goals to quickly pull UCSB to within one. The Matadors would earn a penalty shot, which was scored by Telek, but the Gauchos took advantage of a pair of CSUN exclusions to score two straight to even the match at 5-5. Shortly ater a UCSB exclusion, CSUN reclaimed the lead on a tally from Valeria Martinez near the end of the first half.
CSUN would extend to an 8-5 lead early in the third period behind tallies from Telek and Scarry. The Matadors held the Gauchos to a single goal in the third period while Telek connected for her fourth goal of the day to stretch the Matador lead to 9-6.
Trailing by three entering the fourth quarter, the Gauchos rallied for two-straight goals to close the gap to 9-8. Scarry scored again for CSUN at the 5:31 mark, however, UCSB netted the next three goals with Juju Amaral giving the Gauchos their first lead at 11-10 with 21 seconds to play. After a CSUN timeout, the Matadors turned to Pal who evened the game with five seconds on the clock. The Matadors withstood a final UCSB attempt to send the match to overtime.
In the first three-minute overtime, Scarry found the back of the net on a power play to put the Matadors on top at 12-11. CSUN held the Gauchos scoreless for the final two minutes of the first overtime and through the first 85 seconds of the second overtime, but Drew Halvorson scored the equalizer for the Gauchos with 1:35 to play. The Matadors survived a late exclusion as the game went into a sudden victory overtime.
CSUN could not take advantage of an early 6-on-5 chance, but UCSB would late in the final overtime period. Annie Kuester hit the game winner with nine seconds on the clock to send the Gauchos to victory.
GAME NOTES
Anna Pal finished with a team-high two assists to go with two steals while Dorottya Telek registered three field blocks, two steals and one assist.
Telek pushed her season goal tally to 92 with her four goals. She also moved into a seventh-place tie with Jenny Jamison (2011-14) on the school's all-time career goal list at 169.
Meghan Lopez's 18 saves pushed her season save total to 242.
ACCORDING TO COACH MATT WARSHAW
"By far the best game we've played against a top-10 opponent. We were prepped and ready for this team and it showed as we jumped out to an early 4-0 lead. They made some adjustments, and we did too, which made the second half quite the battle. It's tough to take the overtime loss on the road but a huge stride for this team moving into the final month of the season."
UP NEXT
The Matadors stay on the road and take on UC Irvine on Friday, April 7 at noon.
#GoMatadors
CSUN stormed out in front in the first quarter, scoring the first four tallies of the match. Scarry opened up the scoring then Telek hit the net under the five-minute mark. Pal would score the last two CSUN tallies of the first quarter while the Matadors held the Gauchos without a goal for the eight-minute session.
In the second period, Caitlyn Snyder broke the Gauchos' scoreless stretch before Sarah Owens and Leigh Lyter netted back-to-back goals to quickly pull UCSB to within one. The Matadors would earn a penalty shot, which was scored by Telek, but the Gauchos took advantage of a pair of CSUN exclusions to score two straight to even the match at 5-5. Shortly ater a UCSB exclusion, CSUN reclaimed the lead on a tally from Valeria Martinez near the end of the first half.
CSUN would extend to an 8-5 lead early in the third period behind tallies from Telek and Scarry. The Matadors held the Gauchos to a single goal in the third period while Telek connected for her fourth goal of the day to stretch the Matador lead to 9-6.
Trailing by three entering the fourth quarter, the Gauchos rallied for two-straight goals to close the gap to 9-8. Scarry scored again for CSUN at the 5:31 mark, however, UCSB netted the next three goals with Juju Amaral giving the Gauchos their first lead at 11-10 with 21 seconds to play. After a CSUN timeout, the Matadors turned to Pal who evened the game with five seconds on the clock. The Matadors withstood a final UCSB attempt to send the match to overtime.
In the first three-minute overtime, Scarry found the back of the net on a power play to put the Matadors on top at 12-11. CSUN held the Gauchos scoreless for the final two minutes of the first overtime and through the first 85 seconds of the second overtime, but Drew Halvorson scored the equalizer for the Gauchos with 1:35 to play. The Matadors survived a late exclusion as the game went into a sudden victory overtime.
CSUN could not take advantage of an early 6-on-5 chance, but UCSB would late in the final overtime period. Annie Kuester hit the game winner with nine seconds on the clock to send the Gauchos to victory.
GAME NOTES
Anna Pal finished with a team-high two assists to go with two steals while Dorottya Telek registered three field blocks, two steals and one assist.
Telek pushed her season goal tally to 92 with her four goals. She also moved into a seventh-place tie with Jenny Jamison (2011-14) on the school's all-time career goal list at 169.
Meghan Lopez's 18 saves pushed her season save total to 242.
ACCORDING TO COACH MATT WARSHAW
"By far the best game we've played against a top-10 opponent. We were prepped and ready for this team and it showed as we jumped out to an early 4-0 lead. They made some adjustments, and we did too, which made the second half quite the battle. It's tough to take the overtime loss on the road but a huge stride for this team moving into the final month of the season."
UP NEXT
The Matadors stay on the road and take on UC Irvine on Friday, April 7 at noon.
#GoMatadors
Team Stats
CSUN
UCSB
Shots
31
48
Goals
12
13
Assists
5
11
Points
17
24
Exclusions
12
11
Steals
11
14
Sprints
0
7
1
Tatum Scarry
6:24
Dorottya Telek
4:38
Anna Pal
3:11
Anna Pal
1:21
2
Caitlyn Snyder
7:46
Sarah Owens
6:57
Leigh Lyter
6:12
Dorottya Telek
5:50
Nina Munson
4:22
Cami Mras
3:29
Valeria Martinez
2:48
3
Dorottya Telek
5:27
Tatum Scarry
4:01
Cami Mras
2:49
Dorottya Telek
0:30
4
Nina Munson
7:39
Camilla Mackay
6:13
Tatum Scarry
5:31
Caitlyn Snyder
2:55
Leigh Lyter
1:41
Juju Amaral
0:21
Anna Pal
0:05
5
Tatum Scarry
2:00
6
Drew Halvorson
1:35
7
Annie Kuester
0:09
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
9
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Shots
5
Goals
4
Assists
1
Points
5
Shots
5
Goals
4
Assists
0
Points
4
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