Feb. 13, 2010
BERKELEY, CALIF. - The No. 3-ranked California women's water polo team bounced back after their first loss of the season last Sunday to No. 1-ranked Stanford with a 10-5 victory over No. 11 San Jose State Saturday afternoon at Spieker Aquatics Complex. Eight different Bears were able to score a goal, including two apiece for sophomore Emily Csikos and freshman Breda Vosters. The Golden Bears improved to 10-1 on the season, while the Spartans fell to 7-5.
Both teams played tough defense in the first quarter with San Jose State goalie Meagan Minson recording 3 saves, and California goalie Stephanie Peckham with 4. The only goal of the opening period was scored by Golden Bears senior Julie Oreglia with 2:02 remaining.
California senior Remy Champion opened the second quarter with a goal at the 7:22 mark. Senior Stephanie Schnugg increased Cal's lead to 3-0 two minutes later. With 4:40 remaining in the first half, the Spartans' Adriana Vogt was able to put her team on the board by bouncing the ball past Peckham. Senior Meghan Corso quickly responded by adding a goal of her own 30 seconds later. California leading scorer, Emily Csikos, scored her 30th goal of the season at the 1:28 mark. San Jose State junior Janessa Schmidbauer was able to cut Cal's lead to 5-2 before the half.
The Bears opened the second half with a quick goal by senior Erin Scully after an exclusion foul on the Spartans' goalie. Vogt kept her team in the game by adding two more goals in the third quarter, but Cal was able to maintain its lead and took an 8-5 advantage heading into the final period.
With 6:49 remaining in the game, California senior Camille Hewko became the eighth different Golden Bear to find the back of the net. Later in the period, Vosters padded Cal's lead with her second goal of the contest, putting the Bears ahead 10-5.
Cal will next host the UCLA Bruins in the final home match of the season on Saturday February 20 at 7 p.m. at Spieker Aquatics Complex.
San Jose State: 0-2-3-0 --- 5
California: 1-4-3-2 --- 10
San Jose State Goals: Adriana Vogt 3, Bridget McKee,
Janessa Schmidbauer
California Goals: Emily Csikos 2, Breda Vosters 2, Julie Oreglia,
Remy Champion, Meghan Corso, Stephanie Schnugg, Erin Scully, Camille Hewko
San Jose State Saves: Meagan Minson 6
California Saves: Stephanie Peckham 11
