Friday, February 28
Los Angeles, Calif.
11:30 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Cal State Monterey Bay
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Cal State Monterey Bay
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CSUN
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Photo by: Connor Clark
CSUN Opens Convergence Tournament with Two Wins
2/28/2025 8:15:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
LOS ANGELES, Calif.---CSUN Water Polo opened up the Convergence Tournament on Friday with two victories inside De Mandel Aquatics Center at Occidental College. The Matadors handed Cal State Monterey a 14-8 defeat before picking up a 22-11 decision over Fresno Pacific to wrap up the day.
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Dorottya Telek had a team-high eight goals on the day while Sofia Martinez and Lucie Lapuz added four combined goals each.
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CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY GAME
The Matadors took control at the start with two straight goals from Telek over the first two minutes of action. Kaya Eaton cut the CSUN lead in half, but Anna Pal and Telek scored in succession to build a 4-1 lead. CSUN would also hold Cal State Monterey Bay scoreless over the last five minutes of the first period. The teams traded goals in the second quarter with each side posting three tallies apiece. Kate Cornejo, Abigel Kiss and Sofia Martinez each scored for the Matadors who never led by less than two goals.
CSUN took a 7-4 lead to the third quarter where it took control of the game. Martinez scored on a power play while Alexis Smith scored as well. It was a 9-6 game heading to the final two minutes of the third quarter when Telek took over and scored three consecutive times to open a 12-6 lead. In the final quarter, Lucie Lapuz and Pal each found the net for CSUN. Despite a pair of late tallies from the Otters, the Matadors would secure a 14-8 victory.
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FRESNO PACIFIC GAME
The Matadors continued their scoring ways in an offensive outburst against Fresno Pacific. CSUN took the early lead on a goal from Helena Sandhagen 25 seconds into the match then added another from Pal on a five-meter penalty. Martinez, Telek and Pal again struck the netting over a two-plus minute span to open a 5-0 lead for CSUN. Maggie Cook put Fresno Pacific on the scoreboard at the 2:46 mark of the first quarter, but Sandhagen and Tatum Scarry each scored for CSUN to open a 7-1 lead through eight minutes. The scoring increased in the second quarter with 10 combined goals. Fresno Pacific pulled to within 7-3 before Nicole Bacoyanis and Kelsey Meyes each registered goals to stretch the lead back to six. The final 3:04 of the first half featured six total goals with the Firebirds scoring four times while Valeria Martinez netted two of her own to help the Matadors take an 11-7 lead to intermission.
CSUN would put the game out of reach in the third quarter, outscoring Fresno Pacific 5-1. Sofia Martinez and Lapuz each hit the back of the net to start while Sandhagen, Telek and Scary each scored on even-strength possessions to open a 16-8 lead. The Matadors continued to gain contributions from their bench with four different players scoring goals in the fourth quarter. CSUN opened an 18-8 lead with tallies from Lapuz and Kianna Melvin to open the final quarter. Four more goals came in the final two minutes with Mackenzie Wood hitting a pair and both Lapuz and Meyers hitting one each to give CSUN 22 goals in the contest.
NOTES OF THE GAMES
ACCORDING TO COACH MATT WARSHAW
"It's tough to beat any team three times in a season, but I'm proud of the way our team handled the pace of the [CSUMB] game. Nice to see some younger athletes on the roster contribute today. Good start to a long weekend competing.
"Scoring 22 goals with an outstanding shooting percentage will equate to victories on most days. Fresno Pacific runs some different offensive stats and we adjusted nicely and took what they do well away from them in the second half. Three more chances to compete this weekend."
UP NEXT
CSUN concludes the Convergence Tournament on the campus of the Claremont Mudd-Scripps (CMS) on Saturday. The Matadors face Redlands at 11:30 a.m. before taking on host CMS at 4:30 p.m.
#GoMatadors
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Dorottya Telek had a team-high eight goals on the day while Sofia Martinez and Lucie Lapuz added four combined goals each.
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CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY GAME
The Matadors took control at the start with two straight goals from Telek over the first two minutes of action. Kaya Eaton cut the CSUN lead in half, but Anna Pal and Telek scored in succession to build a 4-1 lead. CSUN would also hold Cal State Monterey Bay scoreless over the last five minutes of the first period. The teams traded goals in the second quarter with each side posting three tallies apiece. Kate Cornejo, Abigel Kiss and Sofia Martinez each scored for the Matadors who never led by less than two goals.
CSUN took a 7-4 lead to the third quarter where it took control of the game. Martinez scored on a power play while Alexis Smith scored as well. It was a 9-6 game heading to the final two minutes of the third quarter when Telek took over and scored three consecutive times to open a 12-6 lead. In the final quarter, Lucie Lapuz and Pal each found the net for CSUN. Despite a pair of late tallies from the Otters, the Matadors would secure a 14-8 victory.
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FRESNO PACIFIC GAME
The Matadors continued their scoring ways in an offensive outburst against Fresno Pacific. CSUN took the early lead on a goal from Helena Sandhagen 25 seconds into the match then added another from Pal on a five-meter penalty. Martinez, Telek and Pal again struck the netting over a two-plus minute span to open a 5-0 lead for CSUN. Maggie Cook put Fresno Pacific on the scoreboard at the 2:46 mark of the first quarter, but Sandhagen and Tatum Scarry each scored for CSUN to open a 7-1 lead through eight minutes. The scoring increased in the second quarter with 10 combined goals. Fresno Pacific pulled to within 7-3 before Nicole Bacoyanis and Kelsey Meyes each registered goals to stretch the lead back to six. The final 3:04 of the first half featured six total goals with the Firebirds scoring four times while Valeria Martinez netted two of her own to help the Matadors take an 11-7 lead to intermission.
CSUN would put the game out of reach in the third quarter, outscoring Fresno Pacific 5-1. Sofia Martinez and Lapuz each hit the back of the net to start while Sandhagen, Telek and Scary each scored on even-strength possessions to open a 16-8 lead. The Matadors continued to gain contributions from their bench with four different players scoring goals in the fourth quarter. CSUN opened an 18-8 lead with tallies from Lapuz and Kianna Melvin to open the final quarter. Four more goals came in the final two minutes with Mackenzie Wood hitting a pair and both Lapuz and Meyers hitting one each to give CSUN 22 goals in the contest.
NOTES OF THE GAMES
- CSUN improves 12-4 on the season with the two wins.
- Goalkeeper Erika Staine earned the start versus CSUMB, tallying six saves.
- Telek finished with six goals against the Otters while Sofia Martinez and Pal had two each. Lapuz and Pal also added four assists apiece.
- Kiana Kellner had 11 saves in the Fresno Pacific game to go with three assists and one steal.
- Nine different Matadors have multi-goal games versus Fresno Pacific with Lapuz and Sandhagen each recording a hat trick. Lapuz also had four assists.
ACCORDING TO COACH MATT WARSHAW
"It's tough to beat any team three times in a season, but I'm proud of the way our team handled the pace of the [CSUMB] game. Nice to see some younger athletes on the roster contribute today. Good start to a long weekend competing.
"Scoring 22 goals with an outstanding shooting percentage will equate to victories on most days. Fresno Pacific runs some different offensive stats and we adjusted nicely and took what they do well away from them in the second half. Three more chances to compete this weekend."
UP NEXT
CSUN concludes the Convergence Tournament on the campus of the Claremont Mudd-Scripps (CMS) on Saturday. The Matadors face Redlands at 11:30 a.m. before taking on host CMS at 4:30 p.m.
#GoMatadors
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Team Stats
CSUMB
CSUN
Shots
21
34
Goals
8
14
Assists
6
12
Points
14
26
Exclusions
8
10
Steals
4
16
Sprints
2
2
1
Dorottya Telek
7:40
Dorottya Telek
6:00
Kaya Eaton
5:02
Anna Pal
4:05
Dorottya Telek
3:31
2
Natalie Mancinelli
7:33
Kate Cornejo
5:15
Autumn Day
1:41
Abigel Kiss
1:25
Emma Sosa
1:02
Sofia Martinez
0:43
3
Sofia Martinez
4:48
Stella Martin
4:32
Alexis Smith
4:13
Stella Martin
3:13
Dorottya Telek
1:23
Dorottya Telek
1:00
Dorottya Telek
0:43
4
Lucie Lapuz
6:45
Anna Pal
6:00
Emma Sosa
5:48
Kaya Eaton
1:03
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
12
Goals
6
Assists
1
Points
7
Shots
4
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
3
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
1
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