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No. 3 UCLA Picks Up Two Wins in Tempe
March 16, 2019 | Women's Water Polo
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TEMPE, Ariz. --ย No. 3 UCLA (19-3, 3-0) picked up a pair of MPSF wins today at Arizona State when the Bruins beat the eighth-ranked Sun Devils, 12-9, and then came back in the afternoon to beat No. 22 Indiana, 16-2, at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.
In the win at ASU, the Bruins were led by senior Lizette Rozeboom who had a hat trick. UCLA led 3-2 at the end of the first period with goals from juniors Maddie Musselmanย and Brooke Maxsonย and Rozeboom. The Bruins held a slim 6-5 lead at halftime with another goal by Musselman and Rozeboom and a penalty shot conversion from junior Bronte Halligan.
The Bruins were able to pull away in the third period, winning the quarter 4-2, to take a 10-7 lead into the final stanza. Senior Rachel Whiteleggeย scored the first two goals of the third while Halligan added her second. Sophomore Roxy Wheaton added the Bruins final goal of the period. Then in a 2-2 fourth quarter, Musselman and Rozeboomย both completed their hat tricks.
No. 3 UCLA atย No. 8 Arizona Stateย (MPSF Game)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 3 UCLA | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| No.ย 8 ASU | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
6x5 -ย UCLA - 4/5 - ASU - 3/6
Penalties -ย UCLA - 1/1 - ASU - 0/0
UCLA Goals:ย Maddie Musselman 3, Lizette Rozeboom 3, Rachel Whitelegge 2, Bronte Halligan 2, Brooke Maxsonย 1, Roxy Wheatonย 1
UCLA Saves:ย Carlee Kapanaย 11
ASU Goals:ย Bente Rogge 3, Maud Koopman 2, Amira Van Buren 2, Lieke Roggeย 1, Blaire McDowellย 1
ASU Saves:ย Bridget Johnston 7
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In the win over the Hoosiers, UCLA wasย again led by Rozeboom with three goals as 11 different Bruins scored.
The Bruins jumped out to a 5-1 lead at the end of the first period after scoring the first two goals on penalty shots by Wheaton and Rozeboom. Redshirtย senior Grace Reego and freshman Katrina Drake also scored a goal in the opening period. Rozeboomย added her second of the quarter to cap the scoring in the first. The Bruins won the second quarter, 3-1, to build an 8-2 lead at the break. Halligan and sophomore Myna Simmons scored in the second quarter while Rozeboom completed her hat trick.
The second half was all UCLA as the Bruins pitched a shutout in the third and fourth periods while putting up four scores on the board in each quarter. In the third period, the Bruins received goals from seniors Sarah Sheldon, and Kelsey Blacker and one each from freshmen Bella Wentzel and Bella Baia. Blacker added her second in the fourth period as did Simmons. Sophomore Lexi Liebowitzย scored the final two goals of the game to provide the 16-2 final.
UCLA returns to action on Friday, March 29 in their final non-conference game of the regular season against Pacific at 6:00 p.m. PT under the lights of Spiekerย Aquatics Center.
No. 22 Indiana vs. No. 3 UCLA at Arizona Stateย (MPSF Game)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 22 IU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| No. 3 UCLA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
6x5 -ย UCLA - 2/3ย - IU - 0/3
Penalties -ย UCLA - 1/1 - IU - 0/0
IU Goals:ย Emily Powellย 1, Tina Dohertyย 1
IU Saves:ย Mary Askew 7
UCLA Goals:ย Lizette Rozeboom 3, Kelsey Blackerย 2, Myna Simmons 2, Lexi Liebowitz 2, Sarah Sheldon 1, Grace Reegoย 1, Bella Baia 1, Bella Wentzel 1, Katrina Drake 1, Bronte Halliganย 1, Roxy Wheatonย 1
UCLA Saves:ย Jahmea Bent 13
