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Women's Water Polo Team 2005-2006

April 26, 2008

#11 Seed CSU East Bay Defeats the Slugs in Their Second Match of the Tournament

Los Angeles, CA -- Cal State East Bay, the No. 111 seed, defeated No. 10 UC Santa Cruz 7-5 to advance the the ninth place game of the 2008 WWPA Women's Water Polo Championship hosted by Loyola Marymount at the Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center Saturday morning. The Pioneers were led by Mary Rosa's three goals. (more)

April 25, 2008

Slugs Fall to CSU San Bernardino in Opening Game

Los Angeles, CA -- Cal State San Bernardino, the leagues top scoring team with 316 goals entering Friday, added to that total witha 12-7 win over UC Santa Cruz in game three of the 2008 WWPA Women's Water Polo Championship at Loyola Marymount Friday morning. The No. 7 seed Coyotes advance to face host and No. 2 seed LMU at 4:00 p.m. (more)

April 21, 2008

Seedings for 2008 WWPA Championship Announced

UC Santa Cruz earns the No. 10 seed of the 2008 WWPA Women’s Water Polo Championship, which will be held April 25-27 at Loyola Marymount University.

Los Angeles, CA (April 21) – UC Davis, who finished the regular season 12-1 against fellow Western Water Polo Association foes, has been tabbed the top seed for the upcoming WWPA Women’s Water Polo Championship hosted by Loyola Marymount University at the Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center Friday, Apr. 25 – Sunday, Apr. 27. The Aggies finished winning 10 straight and enter the tournament 23-8 overall. (more)

April 6, 2008

Slugs Take Down Pioneers in Overtime

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In the rubber match between the only two Division III programs in Northern California the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs came out ahead of the CSU East Bay Pioneers 10 to 9 in overtime. In an exciting game in which neither team ever led by more than two goals CSU East Bay game back with two goals in the final two minutes of regulation to push the game into overtime. With about thirty seconds left in the second overtime period Senior Chelsea Meyers stole the ball and started the UCSC counterattack. (more)




March 9, 2008

Women's Water Polo Finish Weekend 5-1 With Win Over La Verne

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In a game that that was tied for most of the action, the Slugs put away three goals in the final period to pull away from the La Verne Leopards. Senior Cara Hipskind led all scorers with two goals. The win caps a five win weekend with the only loss to the home pool Cal Lutheran Regals, a team the Slugs have already beaten twice this season. Cruz will now take two weeks off for finals and will next be in action against East Coast power Hartwick.




March 7, 2008

Slugs Take Two on Day One of Cal Lutheran Invitational

The UC Santa Cruz Women's Water Polo team won both of their games on the opening day of the Cal Lutheran Invitational Tournament. In the tournament's opening game Cruz started slow only scoring one goal in the first quarter and then giving up a hail mary shot just as the quarter expired for a 1-1 tie.  In the second quarter the Slugs began to get into gear and went on a 3-0 scoring run, eventually winning the game 11-6. (more)

March 6, 2008

Slugs Down Chapman

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In a match under the lights at Chapman's home pool the UC Santa Cruz Women's Water Polo team took down the Chapman Panthers. Using a relentless counterattack and full court defensive pressure went out to a first quarter lead of 4 to 1 and never looked back as they stretched their lead to a halftime advantage of 7-2. (more)




February 9, 2008

Women's Water Polo Opens Their Season At Colorado State

The Slugs began their season in Fort Collin, Colorado. Their first game against Colorado State provided the experience that the women needed to get their suits wet. The day began with the women rising at 5:00 (California Time) to play in a game at 7:00. The team ended up pulling together to finish with a score of 9-11 (CSU) up from a 1-6 score at the half time. The nine goals consisted of Jaisy Hansen 2, Mollie Chodwick 2, Nila Ward 2, Annie Keating 1, Kate Simonis 1, Kelly Samples 1. This weekend is a great opportunity for the team to discover each other's playing habits and strengths to continue the season strong.




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