DAVIS -- The No. 4 California women's water polo team utilized a seven-goal scoring run in the first half to build a lead on host No. 16 UC Davis, then held off the Aggies for a 13-12 win today at Schaal Aquatics Center. Julia Bonaguidi led the Golden Bears with a career-high four goals, and goalie Talia Fonseca had nine saves to help Cal to 7-0 overall.

UC Davis pinned up the first two goals of the game before the Bears broke the game open with an answering seven-goal surge. Feline Voordouw sparked the tally with her score at the post off a feed from Holly Dunn, who then leveled the game with a blast of her own care of Voordouw's setup pass. Julia Bonaguidi and Maria Bogachenko rattled off two goals each next to close out the first period of play with Cal on top 6-2. In the second, Talia Fonseca made an early save and then Rosalie Hassett squashed the Aggies' next opportunity with a field block. At the other end, Abbi Magee hit Despoina Drakotou for a 6-on-5 finish that had the Bears on top 7-2. The teams would trade goals for the next stretch, and Cal was up 9-4 for halftime.

The third period saw the teams stay largely in stride, and the Bears were back up to a five-goal lead by the end of the third thanks to a pair of goals from Abbi Magee and Bonaguidi's fourth of the day. Cal's 12-7 lead would dissipate with some savvy scoring from the Aggies. Julianne Snyder had a key goal for the Bears with 3:56 on the clock, making it 13-10 before UC Davis delivered two more scores to get it to a one-goal game with 1:40 to go. Cal's defense buckled down, though, thanks in part to Hassett snagging late steals to secure victory for the visiting Bears.

#4 Cal 13, #16 UC Davis 12
Feb. 8, 2026 | Davis, Calif.
CAL   6 - 3 - 3 - 1 = 13
UCD  2 - 2 - 3 - 5 = 12

SCORING:
CAL -- Julia Bonaguidi 4, Maria Bogachenko 2, Abbi Magee 2, Feline Voordouw, Holly Dunn, Despoina Drakotou, Marina Brown, Julianne Snyder.
UCD -- Ashley Wallin 5, Gianna Nocetti 2, Lillie Vehling 2, HanaLora Abel, Liberty Massman, Chelsea Johnson.

SAVES: Talia Fonseca (CAL) 9, Eva Stein (UCD) 6.

NEXT: Cal now turns to competition at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational next weekend in Irvine. The Bears open up with a 1:30 p.m. meeting against Hawai'i on Friday (Feb. 13), with semifinals set for Saturday (Feb. 14) and placement games on Sunday (Feb. 15) -- all at Anteater Aquatics Complex.

NOTABLE:
- With four goals, Julia Bonaguidi tied her career high and recorded her fourth multiple-goal game of the season.
- With their goals today, Despoina Drakotou and Feline Voordouw have scored in every game this season for Cal.
- With nine saves, Talia Fonseca recorded her second-highest saves total this season.
- Cal is now 53-2 all-time against UC Davis with wins in the last 19 straight meetings.

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