Saturday, April 29
San Jose, CA
12:45 PM
UCLA
20-6
9
vs
11
Stanford
20-1
1
2
3
4
OT
OT
F
UCLA Women
4
1
2
2
0
0
9
Stanford Women
3
4
2
2
0
0
11
Georgia Phillips gave the Bruins a fighting chance today with 10 saves (one on a penalty) and three steals in the cage for UCLA.
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
No. 3 UCLA Edged by No. 2 Stanford, 11-9
April 29, 2023 | Women's Water Polo
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – No. 3 UCLA (20-6, 4-2 MPSF) battled but in the end, No. 2 Stanford (20-1, 5-1 MPSF) relegated the Bruins to tomorrow's third-place game with an 11-9 win in the semifinals of the 2023 MPSF Women's Water Polo Championship on Saturday afternoon at Spartan Recreation Aquatics Center on the campus of San Jose State.
A total of seven different Bruins got into the scoring column, paced by the sixth hat trick of the year from freshman Anna Pearson.
Redshirt senior Georgia Phillips got the start in the cage and went the distance, registering a game-high 10 saves and a team-high and game-high-tying three steals, while giving up 11 goals to the Cardinal. Phillips also had a stop on a penalty shot that was taken by two-time Olympic gold medalist Aria Fischer
The Bruins came out ready to play, leading the Cardinal 4-3 at the end of one. But Stanford won the second quarter, 4-1, to build a 7-5 lead at halftime. Both teams battled to a 2-2 draw in each of the final two quarters as the Bruins could not get closer to within one goal the rest of the way.
The Cardinal, which only had five players get into the scoring column, were led by four goals from Jewel Roemer. Ryann Neushul had a hat trick for Stanford. Maya Avital had four saves and one steal while surrendering nine goals to the Bruins.
The Bruins return to action tomorrow in the third-place game of the 2023 MPSF Championship when they take on the loser of No. 1 USC/No. 4 California at 12:45 p.m. PT at Spartan Recreation Aquatics Center.
No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 3 UCLA (MPSF Championship - Semifinals)
San Jose, Calif. (Spartan Recreation Aquatics Center - SRAC)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 3 UCLA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| No. 2 Stanford | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
6x5 – UCLA: 5/11, STAN: 3/8
Penalty Shots – UCLA: 0/0, STAN: 1/3
UCLA Goals: Anna Pearson 3, Brooke Doten 1, Val Ayala 1, Sienna Green 1, Emma Lineback 1, Molly Renner 1, Katrina Drake 1
UCLA Saves: Georgia Phillips 10
ASU Goals: Jewel Roemer 4, Ryann Neushul 3, Jenny Flynn 2, Aria Fischer 1, Ella Woodhead 1
ASU Saves: Maya Avital 4
Team Stats
UCL
STA
Shots
27
31
Goals
9
11
Assists
9
10
Points
18
21
Exclusions
8
11
Steals
9
8
Sprints
0
4
1
Brooke Doten
05:33
Jenna Flynn
05:03
Anna Pearson
03:58
Ella Woodhead
03:30
Anna Pearson
02:53
Molly Renner
01:19
Jenna Flynn
01:03
2
Ryann Neushul
06:35
Jewel Roemer
05:55
Aria Fischer
05:17
Sienna Green
04:50
Ryann Neushul
02:43
3
Anna Pearson
07:14
Ryann Neushul
04:12
Jewel Roemer
02:41
Katrina Drake
02:09
4
Jewel Roemer
03:55
Emma Lineback
03:13
Jewel Roemer
02:42
Val Ayala
01:31
Game Leaders
Shots
5
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
3
Shots
3
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
Shots
3
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
Players Mentioned
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