#25 CSUN Opens Home Schedule with Two Wins and New Goal Record

Friday, February 6

Northridge, Calif.

4:30 p.m.

California State University at Northridge

4-1

Austin College

0-2

Austin College

CSUN

Photo by: Chuck Marvel

#25 CSUN Opens Home Schedule with Two Wins and New Goal Record

2/6/2026 9:04:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---No. 25 CSUN Water Polo knocked off Austin College, 24-10, scoring a school record for goals in a game before defeating Concordia, 12-7 in the first of two mini invites this season on Friday at Matador Pool. Freshman Ella Furuholmen totaled a team-high seven goals on the day while sophomore Sofia Martinez chipped in with five over the two contests. Erika Staine had nine saves in the nightcap against Concordia.

CSUN-AUSTIN RECAP
Twelve different Matadors hit the scoring column as CSUN notched a school record 24 goals in the win over Austin College. Furuholmen opened up the scoring with a tally on the power play while Leah Huisar hit the net to make it a 2-0 game. Another Furuholmen goal followed by tallies from Mira Dravucz and Marjorie Krueger gave CSUN a 5-0 lead out of the gate. Austin scored a pair of goals late in the first quarter, but CSUN led 6-2 through eight minutes. CSUN began the second quarter with a 3-0 run with Lucie Lapuz and Martinez getting into the scoring act while the Matadors followed with a 3-1 run to end the first half. Sophia Cooper, Ashley Strickland and Raygan Carroll were among the goal scorers during the late run to put CSUN up 12-4 at halftime.

Austin hit the net three times in the third period, but the Matadors countered with a seven spot to further extend the lead. Furuholmen was especially dominant in the pool, adding three more goals to her stat line, contributing to a 19-7 lead through three quarters. The Matadors would open the fourth period with a 4-0 run, highlighted by two Claire Summers goals. Dravuz netted CSUN's record-breaking 24th goal on a power play with 4:30 to play. Austin closed the scoring with a pair of late strikes to bring the final score to 24-10.

CSUN-CONCORDIA RECAP
The nightcap saw CSUN jump out quickly again, this time a 2-0 lead on back-to-back strikes from Furuholmen. Emeline Smiley cut the lead in half, but Dravucz and Krueger followed soon after for a 4-1 Matador lead. Concordia though wrapped the first period with a late tally to pull to within 4-2. A five-meter penalty brought Concordia a goal closer as the score remained deadlocked at 4-3 until the 3:45 mark of the second quarter when Martinez broke out with the first of back-to-back goals for a CSUN 6-3 lead.

The third quarter began with another Golden Eagles goal, but the Matadors countered with goals from Strickland at the 5:08 and 3:21 marks to extend to an 8-4 lead. CSUN and Concordia traded goals as the Matadors took a 9-5 lead to the fourth quarter. In the final stanza, Lapuz hit two goals and Martinez found the net once more over a 3-0 Matador run to start the period. CSUN would maintain its lead down the stretch despite a pair of late goals from the Golden Eagles to prevail 12-7.

NOTES OF THE GAMES

CSUN improved to 5-1 on the season with the two victories.
The Matadors' 24 goals against Austin broke the previous record of 23 goals, set in 2014 against Whittier.
Along with Furuholmen's five goals, Dravucz, Krueger and Carroll had hat tricks against Austin.
Martinez led the way in scoring against Concordia, totaling three goals.
Goalkeepers Marin Byars and Kiana Kellner combined for seven saves versus Austin. Staine played the full 32 minutes in front of the cage against Concordia.

ACCORDING TO COACH MATT WARSHAW
On the Austin Game
"Home openers always bring out a team that's a little more amped up than usual and it showed early in the game. We settled in nicely on the offensive end and got the win."

On the Concordia Game
"Good early season test for us playing a technical Concordia team. We were able to weather the storm and control the pace. Proud of our group for staying in the fight from start to finish. Two road games tomorrow to finish out the week."

UP NEXT
The Matadors return to the road on Saturday for the Och Tamale Invite, hosted by Redlands University. CSUN meets Occidental College at 9:30 a.m. before facing La Verne at 2 p.m. Coverage of the two matches will be available at FloCollege with a subscription.

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