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Women's Water Polo

Round one win for water polo

LA VERNE, Calif. – At the 2011 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's water polo Tournament the Occidental College Tigers sprinted out to a 7-0 lead as they cruised on to defeat the Caltech Beavers 24-4 in the first round of action today at Las Flores Park in La Verne.

When Karie Nickle won the opening sprint, there was no looking back as 14 different Tigers found the back of the net. Juliet Suess and Nanea Fujiyama each recorded a hat-trick while Katya Soot, Abigail Martinez, Kelsey Shyba, Amerlia Frey and Nickle each put in a pair apiece. Morgan McClafferty handed out a team-high three asssits.

In the start at goalie, Geneva Perez recorded four saves, allowing just one goal before  Sofie Munoz took over to record four blocks as well.

Tessa Bailey-Findley paced the pack on the defensive end of the pool with four steals in limited action and Lauren Ransom came away with three steals. April DesCombes had the only field block of the afternoon.

With the win, Occidental will advance to play Pomona-Pitzer at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30. The winner of that contest will move on the SCIAC Tournament title game on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

Article by Tracy Maple, Sports Information Director

 
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Players Mentioned

Abigail Martinez

#16 Abigail Martinez

ATT
5' 4"
First Year
April DesCombes

#4 April DesCombes

UTL
5' 8"
First Year
Geneva Perez

#1 b Geneva Perez

GK
5' 9"
First Year
Juliet Suess

#21 Juliet Suess

ATT
5' 9"
First Year
Karie Nickle

#14 Karie Nickle

ATT
5' 8"
Senior
Kelsey Shyba

#15 Kelsey Shyba

ATT
5' 6"
First Year
Lauren Ransom

#3 Lauren Ransom

DEF
6' 0"
Sophomore
Tessa Bailey-Findley

#2 Tessa Bailey-Findley

UTL
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Abigail Martinez

#16 Abigail Martinez

5' 4"
First Year
ATT
April DesCombes

#4 April DesCombes

5' 8"
First Year
UTL
Geneva Perez

#1 b Geneva Perez

5' 9"
First Year
GK
Juliet Suess

#21 Juliet Suess

5' 9"
First Year
ATT
Karie Nickle

#14 Karie Nickle

5' 8"
Senior
ATT
Kelsey Shyba

#15 Kelsey Shyba

5' 6"
First Year
ATT
Lauren Ransom

#3 Lauren Ransom

6' 0"
Sophomore
DEF
Tessa Bailey-Findley

#2 Tessa Bailey-Findley

5' 10"
Junior
UTL