Saturday, January 21
Santa Barbara, CA
3:45 PM
UCLA
14
vs
7
Wagner
Sophomore Emma Lineback was one of four Bruins to score a team-high two goals against Wagner.
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
No. 3 UCLA Off to 3-0 Start, Defeats No. 15 Wagner, 14-7
January 21, 2023 | Women's Water Polo
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.ย โ Freshmen Taylor Smith and Anna Pearson, sophomore Emma Lineback and junior Malia Allen each scored two goalsย to lead the No. 3 UCLA women's water polo team (3-0) past 15th-ranked Wagner (3-1), 14-7, in the second game of the UCSB Winter Invite on Saturday afternoon at UCSB's Campus Pool.
A total of 10 Bruins got into the scoring column in the victory with sophomore Nicole Struss scoring her first goal of the 2023 season.
Redshirt senior Georgia Phillips got the start in goal and registered a season-high nine saves while allowing four goals.ย Junior Sydney Chiang played the second half in the cage, tallying four savesย while surrendering three scores.
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Phillips and the Bruins' defense got off to a good start with Phillips tallying six stops in the first period while UCLA raced out to a 5-2 lead. Freshman Genoa Rossi opened the scoring with a goal from two meters and graduate student Ava Johnson followed with a got at set as well. Smith scored her first goal on a 6-on-4 opportunity and Pearson got her first from two meters. Graduate student Val Ayala found the back of the net from the front court to end the scoring in the period.
Both teams battled to a 2-2 draw in the second period as UCLA took a 7-4 lead into the break. Senior Katrina Drake opened the scoring with a power play goal and Lineback ended it with her first goal of the game on a power play as well.
UCLA won the third quarter 3-1 to build a 10-5 lead heading into the final stanza. Smith scored her second of the game on a power play and then Struss found the back of the net from two meters. Sophomore Molly Renner ended the scoring in the thirdย with a strike from the front court.
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The Bruins won the fourth quarter, 4-2, to provide the 14-7 final. Pearson scored her second of the game from two meters to open the scoring in the final stanza for the Bruins. Lineback chipped in her second of the game from the front court, and then Allen ended the scoring for UCLA with back-to-back goals (front court and 7-on-6).
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Carlota Alonsoย had a game-high three scores for Wagner. UCSB did not provide goalie stats for Wagner.
The Bruins return to action tomorrow when they take on No. 11 UC San Diego at 10:30 a.m. at UCSB's Campus Pool.
GAME NOTES: The Bruins improved to 3-0 for the third straight year โฆ this wasย the sixth meeting between UCLA and Wagner with the Bruins leading the series 6-0โฆ the score differential was the same as last year's season-opening win over Wagner, 15-8, at the UCSB Winter Invitationalย โฆ UCLA has had 10 people score in each of the first three games of the season.
No. 15 Wagner vs. No. 3 UCLA (UCSB Winter Invite)
Santa Barbara, Calif.ย (Campus Pool)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 15 Wagner | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| No. 3 UCLA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
6x5 โ UCLA: 4/9, WAG: 5/10
Penalty Shots โ UCLA: 0/0, WAG: 0/0
WAG Goals:ย Carlota Alonso 3,ย Abbey Simshauser 2, Grace Coleman 1, Andrea Ariasย 1
WAG Saves:ย n/a
UCLA Goals:ย Taylor Smith 2, Emma Lineback 2, Anna Pearson 2, Malia Allen 2, Katrina Drake 1, Val Ayala 1, Ava Johnson 1,Molly Renner 1,ย Genoa Rossi 1, Nicole Struss 1
UCLA Saves:ย Georgia Phillips 9, Sydney Chiang 4
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