Saturday, February 17
Los Angeles, CA
12:00 PM
UCLA
10-0
14
vs
12
Arizona State
11-2
1
2
3
4
OT
OT
SD
SD
SD
SD
SD
F
ASU (W)
5
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
UCLA (W)
5
2
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
The Bruins had seven players score in the contest, paced by a season- and career-high five goals from sophomore Taylor Smith (photo by Leigha Miller).
No. 1 UCLA Remains Unbeaten, Defeats ASU to Open MPSF
February 17, 2024 | Women's Water Polo
LOS ANGELES --ย No. 1 UCLA (10-0, 1-0 MPSF) used a strong second half to remain undefeated on the year with a 14-12 winย over No. 7 Arizona Stateย (11-2, 0-1 MPSF) in the league opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center. UCLA improved to 32-2 all-time in the series history with the Sun Devils.
The Bruins had seven players score in the contest, paced by a season- and career-high five goals from sophomore Taylor Smith. Junior Molly Renner returned to the lineup after missing the last five games with an undisclosed injury and scored two goals, as did sophomore Anna Pearson and senior Anneliese Miller. Pearson scored the eventual game-winning goal with 2:18 left in the fourth quarter.
Freshman Lauren Steeleย got the start in the cage and went the distance, recording 10 saves and two steals, while allowing 12 goals.
The two teams settled for a 5-5 draw at the end of the first period, which featured five ties and two lead changes with neither team leading by more than one goal.
ASU won the second quarter, 3-2, to take an 8-7 lead into the break. The period featured two more ties and two more lead changes with neither team leading by more than one score again.
UCLA won the third quarter, 3-2, to tie the game at 10-10ย heading into the final stanza. Three more ties occurred in the third quarter as Smith scored two of the Bruins' three goals in the third.
UCLA doubled up the Sun Devils, 4-2, in the fourth period to provide the 14-12 final. Sophomore Genoa Rossi opened the scoring in the fourth (7:43) with a goal from the front court to put the Bruins back in front. Then Smith scored her fifth of the contest to put the Bruins up 12-10 (5:00), the first two-goal lead of the game by either team. ASU would score back-to-back goals (3:20 and 2:42) to tie the game at 12-12. Pearson's eventual game-winning goal came from two meters off a feed from Renner (2:18). Then Renner called her own number and found the back of the net for the second time from the front court (1:22) to end the scoring.
UP NEXT: The Bruins will face Cal State Fullerton at 10:00 a.m. in the first game of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational at UC Irvine on Friday, Feb. 23.
No. 7 Arizona State at No. 1 UCLA (MPSF Opener - Game 10)
6x5 -ย UCLA - 1/9 - ASU - 3/12
Penalties -ย UCLA - 1/2 - ASU - 1/1
ASU Goals:ย Luca Petovary 7, Jasmijn Dikmans 1, Millie Quin 1, Sophie Shorter-Robinson 1, Albaย Olivé Martí 1
ASU Saves:ย Sanne Keijzer 5
UCLA Goals:ย Taylor Smith 5, Molly Renner 2, Anneliese Miller 2, Anna Pearson 2, Hannah Palmer 1, Olivia Ouellette 1, Genoa Rossi 1
UCLA Saves:ย Lauren Steele 10
ย
The Bruins had seven players score in the contest, paced by a season- and career-high five goals from sophomore Taylor Smith. Junior Molly Renner returned to the lineup after missing the last five games with an undisclosed injury and scored two goals, as did sophomore Anna Pearson and senior Anneliese Miller. Pearson scored the eventual game-winning goal with 2:18 left in the fourth quarter.
Freshman Lauren Steeleย got the start in the cage and went the distance, recording 10 saves and two steals, while allowing 12 goals.
The two teams settled for a 5-5 draw at the end of the first period, which featured five ties and two lead changes with neither team leading by more than one goal.
ASU won the second quarter, 3-2, to take an 8-7 lead into the break. The period featured two more ties and two more lead changes with neither team leading by more than one score again.
UCLA won the third quarter, 3-2, to tie the game at 10-10ย heading into the final stanza. Three more ties occurred in the third quarter as Smith scored two of the Bruins' three goals in the third.
UCLA doubled up the Sun Devils, 4-2, in the fourth period to provide the 14-12 final. Sophomore Genoa Rossi opened the scoring in the fourth (7:43) with a goal from the front court to put the Bruins back in front. Then Smith scored her fifth of the contest to put the Bruins up 12-10 (5:00), the first two-goal lead of the game by either team. ASU would score back-to-back goals (3:20 and 2:42) to tie the game at 12-12. Pearson's eventual game-winning goal came from two meters off a feed from Renner (2:18). Then Renner called her own number and found the back of the net for the second time from the front court (1:22) to end the scoring.
UP NEXT: The Bruins will face Cal State Fullerton at 10:00 a.m. in the first game of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational at UC Irvine on Friday, Feb. 23.
No. 7 Arizona State at No. 1 UCLA (MPSF Opener - Game 10)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 7 ASU | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| No. 1 UCLA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
Penalties -ย UCLA - 1/2 - ASU - 1/1
ASU Goals:ย Luca Petovary 7, Jasmijn Dikmans 1, Millie Quin 1, Sophie Shorter-Robinson 1, Albaย Olivé Martí 1
ASU Saves:ย Sanne Keijzer 5
UCLA Goals:ย Taylor Smith 5, Molly Renner 2, Anneliese Miller 2, Anna Pearson 2, Hannah Palmer 1, Olivia Ouellette 1, Genoa Rossi 1
UCLA Saves:ย Lauren Steele 10
ย
Team Stats
ASU
UCL
Shots
27
32
Goals
12
14
Assists
8
10
Points
20
24
Exclusions
9
12
Steals
5
5
Sprints
0
4
1
Luca Petovary
06:30
Taylor Smith
06:14
Hannah Palmer
05:33
Luca Petovary
04:15
Jasmijn Dikmans
03:21
Anna Pearson
02:48
Luca Petovary
02:17
Anneliese Miller
02:04
Luca Petovary
01:54
Anneliese Miller
01:31
2
Olivia Ouellette
06:44
Alba Olivรยฉ Martรยญ
04:50
Luca Petovary
01:42
Taylor Smith
01:06
Alison Kokorowski
00:48
3
Taylor Smith
06:43
Luca Petovary
06:25
Molly Renner
06:11
Taylor Smith
03:35
Sophie Shorter-Robinson
03:08
4
Genoa Rossi
07:43
Taylor Smith
05:00
Luca Petovary
03:20
Millie Quin
02:42
Anna Pearson
02:18
Molly Renner
01:22
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
7
Goals
5
Assists
1
Points
6
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
4
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