California Golden Bears Athletics
Wednesday, March 25
Long Beach, Calif.
4 p.m.
California
13-3, 3-1
11
at
6
Long Beach State
13-10, 4-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Long Beach State | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Photo by: Catharyn Hayne / KLC fotos
No. 4 Cal Cruises Past No. 8 Long Beach State
3/25/2026 6:49 PM | Women's Water Polo
Bears Beat The Beach 11-6 In Nonconference Play
LONG BEACH -- The No. 4 California women's water polo team took control in the second period of play and cruised to an 11-6 win at No. 8 Long Beach State in a nonconference game today. The Golden Bears improve to 13-3 overall with the win.
Cal responded to a 2-0 deficit with a five-goal rally. Sparked by a Julia Bonaguidi 5-meter penalty late in the first, the Bears turned up the defense and converted four second-frame goals while silencing the Beach. Feline Voordouw nabbed a steal that sent Cal off on the attack, and Despoina Drakotou found Holly Dunn for an equalizer. Vourdouw later earned a 6-on-5 for the Bears, and finished it off herself off a feed from Dunn. Then it was Eszter Varró getting the steal and then scoring from a counterattack feed from Talia Fonseca for a 4-2 Bear advantage at 3:08. A minute later, Fonseca found Abbi Magee for another Cal strike, and it was 5-2 Bears for halftime.
The Beach battled back and made it a one-goal game again with early goals in the third, only to see Cal tally two more. Abbi Magee punched up her third goal of the day on a 7-on-6 score on the final possession of the third, and Cal was up 8-5 entering the fourth. Drakotou, Dunn and Varró all got to the back of the net in the final stretch, securing an 11-6 win for the Bears on the road.
#4 Cal 11, #8 Long Beach State 6
March 25, 2026 | Ken Lindgren Aquatic Center (Long Beach, Calif.)
CAL 1 - 4 - 3 - 3 = 11
LBSU 2 - 0 - 3 - 1 = 6
SCORING:
CAL -- Abbi Magee 3, Julia Bonaguidi 2, Eszter Varro 2, Holly Dunn 2, Feline Voordouw, Despoina Drakotou.
LBSU -- Portillo 2, Amoroso, Goren, Miszewski, Polmp.
SAVES: Talia Fonseca (CAL) 6, Synytsia (LBSU) 13.
NEXT: Cal now heads to Los Angeles for an MPSF meeting against No. 1 USC at 12 p.m. next Saturday (March 28) at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
NOTABLE:
- With two goals today, Julia Bonaguidi has scored multiple goals in Cal's last five games.
- Despoina Drakotou (1 goal), Abbi Magee (3 goals) and Feline Voordouw (1 goal) have each scored in 15 of Cal's 16 games this season.
STAY POSTED
For more coverage of Cal women's water polo, follow the Bears on X (@calwwpolo), Instagram (@calwwpolo) and Facebook (@calwwpolo).
Cal responded to a 2-0 deficit with a five-goal rally. Sparked by a Julia Bonaguidi 5-meter penalty late in the first, the Bears turned up the defense and converted four second-frame goals while silencing the Beach. Feline Voordouw nabbed a steal that sent Cal off on the attack, and Despoina Drakotou found Holly Dunn for an equalizer. Vourdouw later earned a 6-on-5 for the Bears, and finished it off herself off a feed from Dunn. Then it was Eszter Varró getting the steal and then scoring from a counterattack feed from Talia Fonseca for a 4-2 Bear advantage at 3:08. A minute later, Fonseca found Abbi Magee for another Cal strike, and it was 5-2 Bears for halftime.
The Beach battled back and made it a one-goal game again with early goals in the third, only to see Cal tally two more. Abbi Magee punched up her third goal of the day on a 7-on-6 score on the final possession of the third, and Cal was up 8-5 entering the fourth. Drakotou, Dunn and Varró all got to the back of the net in the final stretch, securing an 11-6 win for the Bears on the road.
#4 Cal 11, #8 Long Beach State 6
March 25, 2026 | Ken Lindgren Aquatic Center (Long Beach, Calif.)
CAL 1 - 4 - 3 - 3 = 11
LBSU 2 - 0 - 3 - 1 = 6
SCORING:
CAL -- Abbi Magee 3, Julia Bonaguidi 2, Eszter Varro 2, Holly Dunn 2, Feline Voordouw, Despoina Drakotou.
LBSU -- Portillo 2, Amoroso, Goren, Miszewski, Polmp.
SAVES: Talia Fonseca (CAL) 6, Synytsia (LBSU) 13.
NEXT: Cal now heads to Los Angeles for an MPSF meeting against No. 1 USC at 12 p.m. next Saturday (March 28) at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
NOTABLE:
- With two goals today, Julia Bonaguidi has scored multiple goals in Cal's last five games.
- Despoina Drakotou (1 goal), Abbi Magee (3 goals) and Feline Voordouw (1 goal) have each scored in 15 of Cal's 16 games this season.
STAY POSTED
For more coverage of Cal women's water polo, follow the Bears on X (@calwwpolo), Instagram (@calwwpolo) and Facebook (@calwwpolo).
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Water PoloTeam Stats
CAL
LBSU
Shots
32
19
Goals
11
6
Assists
10
6
Points
21
12
Exclusions
10
7
Steals
18
8
Sprints
2
2
1
Chiara Amoroso
5:59
Lucy Miszewski
2:33
Julia Bonaguidi
0:19
2
Holly Dunn
6:45
Feline Voordouw
4:11
Eszter Varro
3:08
Abbi Magee
2:10
3
Elyana Goren
7:33
Elisa Portillo
4:54
Abbi Magee
3:54
Julia Bonaguidi
3:09
Brooklyn Plomp
0:22
Abbi Magee
0:01
4
Despoina Drakotou
4:55
Elisa Portillo
3:41
Holly Dunn
3:11
Eszter Varro
2:31
Game Leaders
Shots
6
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
5
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
Shots
5
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Shots
4
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
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