49ers
swim circles around Wolverines
By Jack Schneider
On-line Forty-Niner
 The
49ers demolished the Michigan Wolverines
11-5 Tuesday. The win ties the longest win
streak the women’s water polo team has ever
had at five.The No. 4-ranked 49er team betters
its record to 8-1.
In the opening period, Michigan tied the
game at 1-1 with the first of two goals
by Julie Nisbet with 4:33 left. Garcia tallied
back-to-back goals at 3:41 and 2:35 in the
first period to put Long Beach State up
3-1.
The 49ers jumped out to a 4-1 lead after
the first period led by junior Angelica
Garcia who tallied four goals and Cassie
Azevedo who added three.
“We had MVPs all across each quarter,” Head
Coach Rick Azevedo said. “One quarter it
could be Angelica, and the next could be
Cassie.”
Sophomore Roberta Stewart’s goal with 6:21
left in the third made it 7-3. Michigan’s
Rachel Burkons tried to keep up with the
49ers, with her goal at 2:56, but the Wolverines
would get no closer.
Goalie Bri Hawkins tallied nine saves for
The Beach, while Wolverine’s goalie Betsey
Armstrong had eight.
“Everybody improved this game we were setting
up things really well,” Azevedo said. “Cassie
played very well, and we had an unbelievable
performance from Angelica.”
If there is one improvement the 49ers have
to make, Stewart, the team’s utility said
that it is polishing only minor tactics
in the water.
“We’re working on controlling our game,”
Stewart said. “Right now we have reached
a peak, and [we are] working on fixing the
little mistakes.”
Azevedo said that the team is stronger than
its Mountain Pacific Sports Federation competition.
“We know we are better than some of the
MPSF teams like Cal and San Diego State.”
Azevedo said. “We’re ready, let’s bring
it.”
As far as competition, Stewart said that
the team will step up to the upcoming competition.
“We’re definitely warming up and getting
stronger,” Stewart said.
The 49ers will return to the campus pool
at 4 p.m. Friday when they host Pacific
and compete at noon on Saturday against
USC.
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