Next Match:
at Azusa Pacific
2/27/2026 | 5 p.m.
Feb. 27 (Fri) / 5 p.m.
at Azusa Pacific
FRESNO, Calif. – Getting off to a fast start, the Pacific women’s water polo registered a wire-to-wire 14-6 win over Fresno Pacific on Wednesday at Sanger West High School.
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Pacific (6-5) scored the first five goals of the game and clamped down defensively to shut down Fresno Pacific (4-7). It came after the Tigers defeated the Sunbirds 23-6 in the first meeting this year at home in the season-opener.
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Scoring two goals apiece were juniors Anna Crum, Ella Cowan and Laia Marsinach Ortega, and freshman Sophie Pethers. Pacific garnered goals from 10 different student-athletes.
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In net, junior Maja Lizy Dulic and sophomore Laurel Cooper combined for four saves, four steals and just six goals allowed.
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The scoring opened with goals by Crum and freshman Maria Ikonomou. The Tigers went up 5-0 on a strike by Cowan at the 6:49 mark of the second quarter, and led 6-1 at half after a goal by Ortega.
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A goal by sophomore Kyra Lurito upped it to 10-3 with 1:47 to go in the third. Sophomore Olivia Turney added the final tally for Pacific to make it 14-5 midway through the fourth.
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Pacific improved to 22-0 all-time against FPU.
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Up next, the Tigers will open Golden Coast Conference play with a 5 p.m. road game at Azusa Pacific on Friday, Feb. 27. Pacific’s next home game is Saturday, March 7 when it hosts UC Davis at 5 p.m.
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