NEWPORT BEACH – In its first action against top-three teams this season, the No. 6 California women's water polo team took down No. 3 Fresno State 9-5 before falling to No. 2 Hawaii 10-6 on day two of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational.

The Golden Bears (8-2) move on to the third-place game for the second consecutive year. On Sunday, they'll return to Corona Del Mar High School for the second straight day to face No. 4 Stanford at 1 p.m. PT.

No. 6 California 9, No. 3 Fresno State 5
The Bears continued a couple of recent trends in their Saturday opener against the Bulldogs (12-4), holding their third straight opponent under six goals. It was also the third consecutive game that Cal scored the first three goals of the game.

Senior Maryn Dempsey scored a game-high two goals, continuing her run as the only Bear to score in every contest so far. Redshirt sophomore Claire Rowell led all players with three assists.

Mallory Reynoso, Elena Flynn and Jessie Rose put away the first goals of the game to put Cal up 3-0 less than five minutes in. The lead never dropped below two goals again.

Senior Maddie DeMattia made it 4-1 on a power play early in the second. The Bears embarked on another 3-0 run capped by Dempsey's first score of the day in the opening minute of the third, giving them a commanding 7-2 advantage. Freshman Julianne Snyder and Dempsey added back-to-back goals to give Cal its largest lead, 9-3, midway through the period.

While the offense didn't score again, the Bears' defense did its job, allowing just two goals over the final 13:52 of the game. Cal ended the game having held its opponent to one goal in seven of its last eight quarters. Senior goalkeeper Isabel Williams finished with 14 saves.

Cal 3 3 3 0 – 9
FSU 1 1 2 1 – 5
Cal Goals: Maryn Dempsey 2, Mallory Reynoso, Julia Bonaguidi, Elena Flynn, Maddie DeMattia, Janna Tauscher, Julianne Snyder, Jessie Rose
FSU Goals: Hailey Andress, Brooke Ochoa, Abbey Simshauser, Ashley Williams, Paula Nieto Jasny
Cal Saves: Isabel Williams 14
FSU Saves: Paula Nieto Jasny 4, Islay Martin-Hill 1

No. 2 Hawaii 10, No. 6 Cal 7
In their semifinal matchup with the Rainbow Wahine (11-1), the Bears grabbed the initial lead on early goals by Flynn and DeMattia. However, UH ended the opening frame on a 4-0 run and didn't trail the rest of the way.

DeMattia secured her first brace of the year on a power play early in the second, cutting Hawaii's lead to 4-3. Flynn struck on a penalty on the following possession to tie it 4-4.

The Rainbow Wahine pulled away by scoring the next six goals. Dempsey clinched her fourth straight multi-goal outing with a pair of goals in the fourth and sophomore Abbi Magee added a late score of her own as the Bears ended the game on a 3-0 run.

Cal 2 2 0 3 – 7
UH 4 2 3 1 – 10
Cal Goals: Maryn Dempsey 2, Maddie DeMattia 2, Elena Flynn 2, Abbi Magee
UH Goals: Lot Stertefeld 3, Bia Mantellato Dias 3, Alba Bonamusa Boix 3, Jordan Wedderburn
Cal Saves: Isabel Williams 4
UH Saves: Daisy Logtens 15

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