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News from 2004-05 SeasonJune 10, 2005 SANTA CRUZ, CA -- Six UC Santa Cruz Women's Water Polo players were named to the AWPCA All-Academic Team. Megan Gaynor received Outstanding honor; Erin Naylor and Lizzy Ryan received Superior honors; Carrie Guilfoyle, Erin Colby, and Joanne Heraty all received Excellent honors. In addition, this team has the 2nd highest team GPA in the nation among public universities. Slugs Battle against Top Teams HAYWARD, CA -- The UCSC Women's Waterpolo team competed in the Pioneer Shootout this past weekend traveling to Hayward where they went 1-2. The Slugs opened the tournament with a close loss to Whittier College (then ranked #2). Whittier jumped out to an early lead with the first goal, but with less than 2 minutes to go in the first quarter the Slugs turned on the offensive pressure with 2 goals scored by Senior Lizzy Ryan and 1 by sophomore Renae Logsdon, bringing the Slugs to an early 3-1 lead. Whittier gained some ground in the second quarter scoring three goals, but UCSC was able to fight them off behind goals by Senior Carrie Guilfoyle and Lizzy Ryan. News from 2003-04 SeasonMarch 6, 2004
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TAKING AIM: UCSC will be hosting the Women's Water Polo Collegiate DIII Friday, April 30 to Sunday, May 2. Be There! |
SANTA CRUZ, CA -- It's mid-way through the season and the Women's Water Polo team is already doing better than Coach Cima expected. With a team comprised of young and athletic talent, these girls play many minutes of fast and strong play, but it's a few mistake-filled minutes that has cost them a couple of games.
Despite these losses, the team is doing well and further along than they had projected to be. They have a strong and solid schedule for the remaining half of the season as the Slugs will be on the road throughout April playing strong DIII teams along with some local and Div. I teams like Santa Clara and San Jose State. All of these games lead up to the focus of their season -- the Div. III tournament, which will be held at UCSC April 30th through May 2nd.
Look forward to hearing more about the success of the Women's Water Polo team during the second half of their season.
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News from 2002-03 Season
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Junior Emily Erskine was UCSC's top scorer this season, scoring six goals in the WWPA Championships. |
April 29, 2003
Women's Water Polo Year in Review: UCSC finishes in 7th place at WWPA Championships
The Women's Water Polo team finished its 2003 campaign on a high note, finishing in 7th place at the Western Water Polo Association Championships this past weekend, hosted by Cal State Bakersfield.
Junior Emily Erskine, UCSC's top scorer all season, lead UCSC at the championships, scoring six goals in three matches. Senior Parisa Forouhi finished her career with four goals at the championships.
In their first match, UCSC lost a 14-2 decision to Division II UC Davis. Erskine scored the only two goals for the Banana Slugs.
In their second match, the team lost a heart-breaking 9-8 decsion to Division II CSU San Bernadino. UCSC lead most of the way, and came within one with :28 remaining but a late charge fell just short. Forouhi scored three of her goals in the match.
The trip was salvaged, however, with a 10-6 victory over CSU Hayward. Erskine lead UCSC with four goals, and a tough defense held Hayward to a mere seven shots on goal.
Despite their 6-26 record, earned mostly against Division I and II programs, the future of the program looks bright. Twelve of the Seventeen players on this year's roster were Freshmen or Sophomores, and the recruiting classes of Head Coaches Randy Whitchurch and Alan Cima continue to get better every year.
April 8, 2003
Women's Water Polo Update: UCSC opens April with three straight losses
The Women's Water Polo team continued to struggle this past weekend, losing away matches at CSU San Bernadino, Univ. of Redlands, and CSU Northridge.
Junior Emily Erskine lead the Slugs in a heart-breaking 10-11 loss at San Bernadino. Erskine had 3 goals and Sophomore Carrie Guilfoyle had 2 more, but CSUSB's Liz Nick's scored the game winning goal with 19 seconds left to send UCSC home with a loss.
At CSU Northridge, the team was dominated by the Division I Matadors, losing 2-10. Senior Parisa Forouhi and Freshman Desiree Gant both scored goals in the loss.
UCSC's match at the University of Redlands also resulted in a loss, by a final score of 6-12.
The team plays its next matches this weekend at the Long Beach State Tournament. They will finish their regular season at UC Davis on April 19th.
March 4, 2003
Slugs down Villanova 15 to 6, prepare for National Number One Stanford next weekend
The UCSC Banana Slugs claimed their second victory this season against a team from the CWPA in defeating the Villanova Wildcats 15-6.
Junior captain Emily Erskine led the Slugs with five goals.
Santa Cruz took the lead only 36 seconds into the game on Sally Hanson's first goal of the game. Sophomore Liz Doerr scored at the 4:46 mark and Hansen's second goal of the quarter put the Slugs out in front 3-0 at the end of the first.
In the second quarter the Wildcats tried to claw back scoring two goals to equalize Erskine's first two goals before freshman Lauren Bundy scored with 32 seconds left to win the quarter for the Slugs. The third quarter saw four different Slugs score as they put on a 5-1 run to put the game away.
In other weekend action Santa Cruz lost a 9-4 decision at San Jose State and a home contest 15-6 to UC Davis.
Next weekend the Slugs will be participating in the UC Santa Barbara Gaucho Invite where their first game will pit them against the top ranked team in the nation, the Stanford Lady Cardinal.
March 4, 2003
Slugs down Villanova 15 to 6, prepare for National Number One Stanford next weekend
The UCSC Banana Slugs claimed their second victory this season against a team from the CWPA in defeating the Villanova Wildcats 15-6.
Junior captain Emily Erskine led the Slugs with five goals.
Santa Cruz took the lead only 36 seconds into the game on Sally Hanson's first goal of the game. Sophomore Liz Doerr scored at the 4:46 mark and Hansen's second goal of the quarter put the Slugs out in front 3-0 at the end of the first.
In the second quarter the Wildcats tried to claw back scoring two goals to equalize Erskine's first two goals before freshman Lauren Bundy scored with 32 seconds left to win the quarter for the Slugs. The third quarter saw four different Slugs score as they put on a 5-1 run to put the game away.
In other weekend action Santa Cruz lost a 9-4 decision at San Jose State and a home contest 15-6 to UC Davis.
Next weekend the Slugs will be participating in the UC Santa Barbara Gaucho Invite where their first game will pit them against the top ranked team in the nation, the Stanford Lady Cardinal.
February 4, 2003
Slugs go one for four at Sun Devil Invitational
In a weekend battle against top-twenty schools, the young Banana Slugs water polo squad was able to show some strong improvement from game to game.
In the first game UCSC was smoked right at the horn by a fast and aggressive ASU squad playing in their home opener. In the afternoon game the Slugs were able to stay close to UOP for most of the first quarter until junior center Jessica Schoeder went off on a five goal tear. Sunday mornings game was a different story as UCSC got five goals from five players and some key saves late in the game to eke out a win against Hartwick. The final game was a rematch against ASU with the Slugs showing a different face. The first quarter ended tied 1-1 and the game stayed close until midway in the fourth quarter when ASU was able to open up a five goal lead.
Returning starter Emily Erskine and first year transfer Liz Doerr led the team with three goals each over the weekend and junior Katie Sanfilippo scored two goals.
UCSC 0 0 0 0 - 0
ASU 5 3 4 2 - 14
UCSC 2 0 0 0 - 2
UOP 6 5 2 1 - 14
UCSC: Doerr-1, Erskine-1
UCSC 2 0 1 2 - 5
Hartwick 1 0 2 1 - 4
UCSC: Ryan-1, Guilfoyle-1, Sanfilippo-1, Erskine-1, Hansen-1
UCSC 1 0 1 2 - 4
ASU 1 3 1 4 - 9
UCSC: Doerr-2, Sanfilippo-1, Erskine-1
January 25, 2003
Broncos down Slugs in Season Opener
Santa Clara, CA - The UC Santa Cruz women’s water polo team opened their 2003 season against the Santa Clara Broncos with a conference loss 13-4. The game was scoreless until the fourth minute of the first period when the officials awarded a penalty goal to the Broncos. The Broncos then went on a 5-1 run to take a 6-1 halftime lead. The Slugs were able to put up three more goals in the second half compared to Santa Clara’s seven.
The Slug’s only returning starter Emily Erskine put up a goal, as well as returning players Lizzy Ryan and Katie San Filippo. Freshman Desiree Gant opened the scoring with her first goal as a Banana Slug.
In an earlier exhibition game the Slugs defeated the club team from Sonoma State University 14-4.
Game Results:
UCSC 1 0 2 1 4
SCU 3 3 3 4 13
UCSC Erskine-1, Gant-1, Ryan-1, Sanfilippo-1
SCU Asher-2, Hamm-1, Glotzbach-2, Hong-2, Mays-2, Shumm-2, Simpkins-1, Stover-1
January 19, 2003
Women's Water Polo Alumni Match a Huge Success
Santa Cruz, CA - The UC Santa Cruz women’s water polo team squeezed by a determined alumni squad to eke out a one goal win in overtime. The young Slug squad with only one returning starter, Emily Erskine, was not fazed by the All-American studded alumni roster. Sophomore Lizzy Ryan scored two goals to put the Slugs out ahead before four time All-American Di Scott scored with 30 seconds left in the first quarter to bring it to 2-1. The almuni opened a lead in the second period with goals from Bekki Cima and two time All-American Shannon Welch, before Eve Dion tied it up just before halftime. Four time All-American Maria Zavala’s two goals in the third period beat freshman Lauren Bundys goal to put the alumni up by one entering the final period. Goals from sophomore transfer Liz Doerr and freshman Desiree Gant equalized the goal from All-American Joy McCandless to finish the fourth period knotted at 6. Zavala scored early in the first over-time period to put the pressure on this year’s squad in the final overtime. Sophmore Sally Hansen opened the second overtime with a neat goal from center. Senior Andrea Durbiano goal put the youngsters out in front before Di Scott’s second goal tied the game with just over a minute to go. Desiree Gant scored her second goal to put this year’s squad ahead just a few seconds later but the win was not assured until they were able to survive a final nineteen second man-down onslaught.
Game Results:
UCSC 2 1 1 2 0 3 9
Alumni 1 2 2 1 1 1 8
UCSC: Bundy-1, Dion-1, Doerr-1, Durbiano-1, Gant 2, Hansen-1, Ryan-2,
Alumni: Cima-1, Scott-2, McCandless-1, Welch-1, Zavala-3
Alumni Roster
Dana Blankenship 97-01 AA-00,01
Lindsay Burt 95-99 AA-98
Hilary Bryant 90-94
Emilie Cate 92-96
Bekki Cima 99-02
Joy McCandless AA-96
Wendy Johnson 99-02
Tisina Parker 94-99
Maureen Reilly 96-00
Diana Scott 95-99 AA-,96,97,98,99
Jeanine Sidrall 91-95
Kara Snider
Sarah Sussman
Shannon Welch 94-98 AA-97,98
Maria Zavala 99-02 AA-99,00,01,02
News from 2001-02 Season
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Senior Maria Zavala completed her career leading UCSC in scoring with 59 goals and making the All-American team all four years. (Photo courtesy of awPictures. com) |
5/24/02
Women's Water Polo: Year in Review
The Women's Water Polo completed its season coming in 4th place at the Division III Collegiate Water Polo Association Championships at Macalester College, and coming in 4th place in the Final National Poll.
The team easily won the first two games of the Championships, defeating host Macalester, 14-1 and defeating MIT, 12-7. The team lost their third game to eventual champion University of Redlands, 4-10, and lost their ensuing games against Occidental College and Pomona-Pitzer.
The team finished with a record of 11-30, with most of those losses coming against Division I and II opponents.
Two Seniors from this year's team were selected to the US Water Polo Association's All-American team. Senior Maria Zavala made Second team, and will graduate after having mave the team in all four of her years as a player. Zavala also led the team in scoring with 59 goals this year, and leaves UCSC the program's all-time leading scorer.
Senior Jiny Kim made her final year her best. Kim made the All-American First team, scoring 47 goals and setting a tone for the whole team by providing tremendous defense and leadership.
Zavala and Kim are just two of five oustanding seniors the team will be losing to graduation. Senior Wendy Johnson, who led the team in scoring at Nationals with eight goals, finishes her career ranked second on the team in scoring overall with 54 goals. Dana Kreiger-Nelson had 25 and Bekki Cima added 17 to rround out the fab five.
Though the team is losing many of its best players, there are younger teammates who seem poised to fill the void. Sophomore Emily Erskine was third on the team with 52 goals. Erskine's 7 goals against CSU Hayward on February 9th were the most in a single game by any Slug this season. Freshmen Lizzie Ryan and Sally Hansen tied for the lead among first-year players with 10 goals. Those players will be boosted by a strong recruiting class that hopes to push UCSC to even bigger and better things next season.
Congratulations to the entire team on an outstanding year!
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Sophomore Emily Erskine scored three goals against Chapman. Erskine, who has 45 goals on the season, is one of four Slugs with 40 or more goals. (Photo courtesy of awPictures.com) |
4/30/02
Women's Water Polo goes 1-2 at WWPA Championships; looks to improve at NCAA Division III Championships
SANTA CRUZ -- After losing the first two games of the Western Water Polo Association, UCSC annihilated Chapman University by a score of 16-2, to claim 7th place in the Tournament this past weekend at the UCSC East Swimming Pool.
Earlier, UCSC had lost to UC Davis and CSU San Bernadino, both highly-touted Divsion II programs.
With the blowout win against Chapman, another Top 10 DIII program, UCSC is now ranked fifth in the nation for Division III in the latest Collegiate Water Polo Association Poll.
Senior Jiny Kim was named all WWPA First Team hor her play in Field#1. Kim scored 5 goals during the tournament, giving her 44 goals on the season. Senior Wendy Johnson had the most goals for UCSC during the tournament with 8.
Loyola Marymount University would win the Championship, going 3-0 and defeating UC San Diego in the Finals.
Women's Water Polo will wrap up its season at the NCAA Division III National Championships this weekend in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Senior Bekki Cima of Women's Water Polo is ranked sixth in scoring on the team with 15 goals. (Photo courtesy of awPictures .com) |
4/22/02
Women's Water Polo Update: Despite Long Beach setbacks, UCSC set to host the WWPA Championships
Despite closing their regular season on a down note, the Women's Water Polo team is poised to make a run at the Western Water Polo Association Championships this coming weekend and hosted by UC Santa Cruz.
In the toughest part of their schedule facing mostly Division I and II programs, UCSC lost its final 12 regular season matches of the season, including five games at the annual Long Beach State Invitational.
UCSC has already clinched a berth in the 2002 National Collegiate III Women's Water Polo Championship at Macalester College. They are currently ranked sixth in the nation for Division III in the latest Collegiate Water Polo Association Poll.
Anchoring the team once again has been All-American Senior Maria Zavala, who leads UCSC with 45 goals on the season despite missing four games. Zavala, who made 2nd team All-American her Freshmen year and 1st team All-American the last three, is looking to finish her collegiate career with a bang.
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Senior All-American Maria Zavala continues to lead the team in scoring.(Photo courtesy of awPictures.com) |
3/14/02
Women's Water Polo Update: Win over Purdue salvages Davis trip; UCSC ranked 5th in the Nation
The Women's Water Polo team salvaged its trip to the UC Davis Invitational this past weekend with a 8-7 win to take fifth place.
UCSC had lost their three previous games to UC Davis, Santa Clara and CSU Bakersfield, respectively. All of the teams present were in higher divisions than UCSC, which plays in Division III.
Senior All-American Maria Zavala continued her strong play, scoring 6 goals in the tournament. Sophomore Emily Erskine had 5 goals.
UCSC is now 8-14 on the season. They are ranked fifth in nation for Division III by the Collegiate Water Polo Association.
UCSC will be hosting the Western Water Polo Association's Regional Championships in late April. TheSlugs are hoping to build up some momentum going into that event, with a chance of getting back to the NCAA Championships.
They play their next match March 24th at UC Davis.
Offseason Report
The Women's Water Polo team is gearing up for what looks to be another great season. They'll have the returnimg core of a team that finished fourth in the Division III National Championships last May.
Head coaches Randy Whitchurch and Alan Cima are very enthusiastic about the team's chances this year, with as many as 11 talented freshmen will be compeiting fiercely for a limited number of roster spots.
"We have a lot of experienced freshmen [who have played at the club level] coming in." Whitchurch said.
The team projects to have as many as five returning starters, including three-time All-American Maria Zavala.
"We'll definately be ready by January."
News from 2000-01 Season
5/3/01
Women's Water Polo Departs for Division III Nationals
The UC Santa Cruz Women's Water Polo team departed today for the 10th Annual Collegiate III Women's Water Polo National Championships to be hosted by the University of Redlands. The Slugs are the second-ranked team in the eight-school tournament, giving them an excellent chance at winning the Division III crown. The Slugs begin their quest on Friday against Washington & Jefferson College (10:15 AM) at the Thompson Aquatic Center.
The three-day tournament will be concluded at Sunday's Championship game (est. start 12:30 PM).
This is the fourth year in a row that UC Santa Cruz has made the field for the national championship.
University of Redlands Div. III Nationals Site
Women's Waterpolo Team Site
4/9/01
Women's Water Polo Qualifies for National Championship Tournament
The UC Santa Cruz Women's Water Polo team swept all five of their games to win the championship of the CSU Hayward Pioneer Tournament this past weekend. The win entitles them to be the western regional entrant in the upcoming Division III National Championship Tournament to be held May 4-6 at the University of Redlands. This is the fourth year in a row that UC Santa Cruz has made the field for the national championship.
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