March 5, 2010

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. - The No. 4-ranked California women's water polo team won both of their games Friday at the Cal Lutheran University Spring Classic with a 16-4 victory over Occidental and a 12-4 win over Cal Baptist at the Samuelson Aquatics Center. Sophomore Emily Csikos, Cal's leading scorer with 48 goals this season, paced the Bears with six goals in their two matches at the Cal Lutheran Invite. With these two wins, Cal improves to 14-4.

Against Cal Baptist, the Bears jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first quarter. Cal added four more goals in the second period to extend the score to 8-1 at halftime. The Bears outscored the Lancers 4-3 in the second half, on the way to their 12-4 win.

Csikos and freshman Dana Ochsner each scored three goals against Cal Baptist. Senior Remy Champion added two more goals against the Lancers, while senior Camille Hewko scored once, giving both of them four goals in the two matches at the Cal Lutheran Spring Classic. Seniors Julie Oreglia and Erin Scully and freshman Breda Vosters also scored in Cal's win against Cal Baptist.

In their 16-4 victory over Occidental earlier in the day, the Bears received goals from nine different players, including three apiece from sophomore Emily Csikos, senior Camille Hewko, and freshman Kirsten Mase. Defensively, the Bears held the Tigers to just one goal in each quarter, receiving five saves from sophomore goalie Stephanie Peckham.

Cal scored four goals in the opening period to take an early 4-1 lead over Occidental. The Bears were able to add four more goals in the second quarter and hold an 8-2 advantage at halftime. Cal continued its scoring surge by outscoring the Tigers 8-2 in the second half, as well.

Senior Remy Champion scored two goals for the Bears. Cal also received goals from seniors Julie Oreglia, Meghan Corso, and Stephanie Schnugg, sophomore Lauren Barron, and freshman Breda Vosters.

The Bears will next return to Mountain Pacific Sports Federation league play when they travel to Los Angeles for a rematch against No. 1-ranked USC Sat. March 6 at 1:00 p.m. at McDonald's Swim Stadium. The Trojans defeated Cal 10-5 in the semi-finals of the UC Irvine Invite last Sunday.

Cal Baptist: 1-0-1-2 --- 4
California: 4-4-2-2 --- 12
Cal Baptist Goals: Chelsea Gentry 2, Petra Kovacs, Collette Brown
California Goals: Emily Csikos 3, Dana Ochsner 3, Remy Champion 2, Julie Oreglia, Erin Scully, Camille Hewko,
Breda Vosters
Cal Baptist Saves: Camryn Rogers 4
California Saves: Stephanie Peckham 6, Elizabeth Layton 3

Occidental: 1-1-1-1 --- 4
California: 4-4-3-5 --- 16
Occidental Goals: Julie Monday 2, Tessa Bailey-Findley, Danielle Garcia
California Goals: Emily Csikos 3, Camille Hewko 3, Kirsten Mase 3, Remy Champion 2, Lauren Barron, Julie Oreglia,
Meghan Corso, Stephanie Schnugg, Breda Vosters
Occidental Saves: Rachel Adeleye 3
California Saves: Stephanie Peckham 5