Saturday, March 2
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California State University at Northridge
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#15 UC San Diego
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
#23 CSUN Falls at #15 UCSD in Big West Opener
3/2/2024 8:02:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
LA JOLLA, Calif.---No. 23 CSUN Water Polo dropped its Big West opener at No. 15 UC San Diego 16-7 on Saturday afternoon at Canyonview Aquatics Center. The trio of Dorottya Telek, Helena Sandhagen and Shelby Hovanesian had two goals apiece.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Caroline Christl opened up the scoring for the Tritons on a penalty goal, but Anna Pal answered for CSUN to even the match at 1-1. Annika Arroyo and Christl connected for back-to-back UCSD goals before Telek struck the netting, pulling the Matadors to within one. The Tritons though continued to find success on the offensive end with two more tallies. CSUN got a goal back via a penalty goal from Telek to pull to within 5-3 after eight minutes.
The second period though belonged to the Tritons. Lucia Doak scored on a power play to start then Christl and Kendall Thomas followed with goals to extend the lead to 8-3. Hovanesian's goal at the 3:11 mark of the second period would be the lone tally for CSUN in the quarter as UC San Diego added two goals from Cascade Stensland to lead 10-4 at the break.
The lead swelled to 12-4 in the third period before Hovanesian and Sandhagen each hit the net on power plays. In the fourth quarter though CSUN never got closer. The Tritons hit the net four more times with Hovanesian providing the only CSUN goal with 5:08 on the clock. Stensland closed the scoring for the match with a goal on a 6-on-5 advantage.
NOTES OF THE GAME
ACCORDING TO COACH MATT WARSHAW
"Great energy for the Big West opener and many glimpses of greatness, but in the end, their depth and speed got us. We'll hit the road home from San Diego and get prepped for a talented Iona team tomorrow at Matador Pool."
UP NEXT
CSUN completes a five-match weekend with a Sunday home meeting with Iona at 11 a.m.
#GoMatadors
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Caroline Christl opened up the scoring for the Tritons on a penalty goal, but Anna Pal answered for CSUN to even the match at 1-1. Annika Arroyo and Christl connected for back-to-back UCSD goals before Telek struck the netting, pulling the Matadors to within one. The Tritons though continued to find success on the offensive end with two more tallies. CSUN got a goal back via a penalty goal from Telek to pull to within 5-3 after eight minutes.
The second period though belonged to the Tritons. Lucia Doak scored on a power play to start then Christl and Kendall Thomas followed with goals to extend the lead to 8-3. Hovanesian's goal at the 3:11 mark of the second period would be the lone tally for CSUN in the quarter as UC San Diego added two goals from Cascade Stensland to lead 10-4 at the break.
The lead swelled to 12-4 in the third period before Hovanesian and Sandhagen each hit the net on power plays. In the fourth quarter though CSUN never got closer. The Tritons hit the net four more times with Hovanesian providing the only CSUN goal with 5:08 on the clock. Stensland closed the scoring for the match with a goal on a 6-on-5 advantage.
NOTES OF THE GAME
- CSUN slips to 14-5 overall and 0-1 in Big West play while UC San Diego improves to 10-8 overall and 1-0 in conference.
- Pal had three assists to lead CSUN while Telek added two steals and one assists to go with her two goals.
- Telek now has a team-high 64 goals on the season.
- Meghan Lopez and Samantha Bright had four saves each in front of the cage.
ACCORDING TO COACH MATT WARSHAW
"Great energy for the Big West opener and many glimpses of greatness, but in the end, their depth and speed got us. We'll hit the road home from San Diego and get prepped for a talented Iona team tomorrow at Matador Pool."
UP NEXT
CSUN completes a five-match weekend with a Sunday home meeting with Iona at 11 a.m.
#GoMatadors
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Team Stats
CSUN
UCSD
Shots
31
35
Goals
7
16
Assists
6
15
Points
13
31
Exclusions
7
7
Steals
8
9
Sprints
0
4
1
Caroline Christl
7:35
Anna Pal
7:14
Annika Arroyo
6:51
Caroline Christl
4:04
Dorottya Telek
3:22
Sydney Munatones
2:20
Kendall Thomas
1:47
Dorottya Telek
1:31
2
Lucia Doak
7:34
Caroline Christl
7:05
Kendall Thomas
3:29
Shelby Hovanesian
3:11
Cascade Stensland
1:56
Cascade Stensland
0:26
3
Sofia Munatones
5:37
Sofia Munatones
4:25
Shelby Hovanesian
4:05
Helena Sandhagen
2:41
4
Olivia Seargeant
7:38
Sofia Munatones
6:21
Helena Sandhagen
5:08
Abby Moll
4:27
Cascade Stensland
3:24
Game Leaders
Shots
8
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Players Mentioned
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