DAVIS – The No. 3 Cal women's water polo team continued to flash its trademark defense in notching two more victories Saturday at the Davis Invitational.

The Bears (13-1) held No. 12 Pacific scoreless in the first half and held off the Tigers for an 8-5 victory then came back to defeat Brown 11-3. Cal has now won nine games in a row.

Junior Stephanie Mutafyan led the offense with four goals in the two games while fellow junior Genevieve Weed and sophomore Carla Carrega added three. Carrega now has a team-high 31 goals this season.

Cal led Pacific 3-0 at halftime. The Tigers cut the Bears' advantage to two goals five times in the second half, and each time Cal had an answer.

Cal and Brown were tied 1-1 three minutes into the game, but the Bears then scored the next seven goals to lead 8-1 with 1:17 remaining in the third quarter.

The Bears will return to action next weekend at the prestigious UC Irvine Invitational. The two-day tournament will feature 16 teams all ranked in the CWPA Top-25.

 

No. 3 Cal 8, No. 12 Pacific 5

UOP 0 0 2 3 – 5

Cal 3 0 2 3 – 8

UOP Goals: Karolina Hlavata 2, Megan Torre, Viktoria Szmodics, Rachel Krieger.

Cal Goals: Stephanie Mutafyan 2, Carla Carrega 2, Genevieve Weed, Sarah Siepker, Sierra Smiley.

UOP Saves: Alexis Hollinrake 7.

Cal Saves: Madeline Trabucco 5, Madison Tagg 2.

 

No. 3 Cal 11, Brown 3

Brown 1 0 1 1 – 3

Cal 2 2 5 2 – 11

Brown Goals: Marisa Kolokotronis, McKenna Miller, Allison Woo.

Cal Goals: Pippa Saunders 2, Stephanie Mutafyan 2, Genevieve Weed 2, Carla Carrega, Emily Loughlin, Sarah Siepker, Grace Morgan, Sierra Smiley.

Brown Saves: Marisol Dakan 8.

Cal Saves: Madison Tagg 1, Madeline Trabucco 2, Lolo Silver 1.