UCLA
18-0
San Jose State
9-8
No. 1 UCLA Doubles Up No. 17 San Jose State, 16-8
March 17, 2024 | Women's Water Polo
LOS ANGELES -- Top-ranked UCLA (18-0, 3-0 MPSF) never trailed and outscored the Spartans 11-4 to close the game to post a 16-8 win over No. 17 San Jose State in an MPSF contest on Sunday afternoon at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center. With the win, UCLA improved to 43-0 all-time against the Spartans.
UCLA had a total of 10 different players score in the contest, paced by a season- and career-high four goals from freshman Panni Szegedi. Sophomore Taylor Smith had her third hat trick of the year while freshman Olivia Ouellette tied her season- and career-high of two goals for the third time this season.
Freshman Lauren Steele got the start in the cage and played all but the final 5:14 of the game, tallying 11 saves, three steals, two assists, and one goal, while allowing six goals. Sophomore Izzy Rosensitto played the final 5:14 of the fourth quarter and allowed two goals.
The Bruins never trailed in the contest, scoring the first goal of the game on a penalty shot by Szegedi (1Q - 6:12). San Jose State tied the game at 1-1, but the Bruins scored two unanswered goals to take a 3-1 lead and the game was never tied again. UCLA led 4-2 at the end of the first period. The Spartans pulled to within one goal at 5-4 (2Q - 3:04). The Bruins led 6-4 at the break, but then dominated the third period, 6-1, to put the game out of reach, leading 12-5 heading into the final stanza. UCLA won a close battle in the fourth period, 4-3, to provide the 16-8 final.
Emma Ruzic and Lucy Miszewski each scored twice to lead San Jose State (9-9, 0-2 MPSF).
UP NEXT: The Bruins will continue MPSF play when they conclude their final contest of a four-game home stand with Stanford on Saturday, Mar. 30 at 1:00 p.m. at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center.
No. 17 San Jose State at No. 1 UCLA (MPSF Contest - Game 18)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 17 SJSU | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| No. 1 UCLA | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
6x5 - UCLA - 5/11 - SJSU - 4/15
Penalties - UCLA - 1/1 - SJSU - 0/0
SJSU Goals: Emma Ruzic 2, Lucy Miszewski 2, Darcy Spark 1, Maiken Pardon 1, Ryann Lucchesi 1, Renee Fleming 1
SJSU Saves: Grace Smith 6, Zsofia Hadju 2
UCLA Goals: Panni Szegedi 4, Taylor Smith 3, Olivia Ouellette 2, Lauren Steele 1, Hannah Palmer 1, Brooke Doten 1, Becca Melanson 1, Molly Renner 1, Anneliese Miller 1, Anna Pearson 1
UCLA Saves: Lauren Steele 11
Team Stats
Panni Szegedi
06:12
Lucy Miszewski
04:58
Taylor Smith
03:29
Panni Szegedi
02:23
Emma Ruzic
01:33
Brooke Doten
01:20
Molly Renner
06:24
Renee Fleming
05:26
Maiken Pardon
03:04
Becca Melanson
02:47
Anna Pearson
07:03
Taylor Smith
06:35
Taylor Smith
05:30
Anneliese Miller
04:36
Panni Szegedi
02:40
Emma Ruzic
02:24
Lauren Steele
00:01
Panni Szegedi
06:59
Ryann Lucchesi
06:20
Hannah Palmer
05:14
Darcy Spark
03:57
Olivia Ouellette
03:38
Lucy Miszewski
03:20
Olivia Ouellette
03:03
