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Long
Beach State drowns ASU, Indiana Hoosiers
By
Lonnie Morgan
Staff Writer
Online Forty-Niner
The
Long Beach State women's water polo team
fought to keep their winning streak alive
as the 49ers demolished their opponents
in Arizona this past weekend.
Starting
the road trip off on Saturday with a win
over Indiana, The Beach's domination lasted
into the game Sunday as they defeated Arizona
State. With an overall record of 12-3 and
a 4-0 record in the Mountain Pacific Sports
Federation, the team had a superb weekend
as they got right down to business as soon
as they stepped off the bus early Sunday.
No.
3-ranked Long Beach State decimated The
Hoosiers 15-6. Not wasting any time, the
ladies showed what they were capable of
doing when they jumped to a 5-0 lead. Keeping
a steady pace, the 49ers scored two more
goals before the half was up and held Indiana
to only one goal.
Beginning
the third quarter with a 7-1 lead, The Beach
were relentless as they picked up four more
goals before the fourth quarter.
Pushing
The Beach ahead with two goals apiece was
junior Cassie Azevedo, junior Alison Braden,
junior Marina Canetti, senior Drue Wawrzynksi,
and sophomore Christina Wensman. Picking
up one goal each were junior Lindsey Machado,
Dayna Wawrzynski, senior Jessica Levin,
senior Laura Branch and senior Sarah Vejar.
After
the victory on Saturday, the 49ers stayed
focused as they took down Arizona State
on Sunday. Azevedo contributed three goals
in the first half and gave LBSU a 3-1 lead
at the half.
Starting
the third quarter, it was still anyone's
game, but the 49ers would not stand for
this uncertainty and drove it home with
a three-goal rally. Junior Tara Campell
started the rally for LBSU scoring a 5:32,
followed by junior Alison Braden's shot
at 4:17, which gave them a 5-1 lead.
This
was not enough for the ever-persistent 49ers.
In the last seconds of the third period,
Canetti found the net, helping to secure
the game pushing the lead to 6-1.
Senior
goalie Bri Hawkins had nine saves in the
game and allowed only two goals in the last
quarter. Braden slipped in one more goal
before the end of the game as LBSU defeated
Arizona State 7-3.
The
team returns home this weekend riding a
four-game winning streak. The next games
are Friday, Saturday and Sunday at The Campus
Pool.
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