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| Box Score 2<\/a> LA JOLLA, Calif. \u2013 The #9 LMU women’s water polo team showed second half fight, coming back against #12 UC San Diego in Saturday third game of the Triton Invitational. The Lions trailed the hosts 4-1 at halftime before winning 8-7 with a dominant second half. This came after LMU lost in the morning game to #7 Long Beach State, 15-5. With the win, LMU will play for fifth-place in the competitive tournament and face #6 Arizona State for the second time in as many weeks. The game will be played at 10:50 AM from Triton Pool.
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\nThe Lions trailed 2-0 in the first quarter against UCSD. Anna Tarantino<\/a> scored LMU’s only first half goal with a penalty shot at 5:11 of the second quarter. The Tritons scored two more to take a 4-1 lead at intermission.
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\nChelsea Isaac<\/a> scored on LMU’ s first possession of the second half to cut the deficit to 4-2. After UC San Diego converted a penalty goal of their own, the Lions closed the period with three consecutive goals as Brooke Tora Gil<\/a>, Tarantino, and Isaac evened the game at 5-5.
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\nAfter UCSD opened the final period with a go-ahead goal, Tora Gil leveled the score at 6-6 on LMU’s ensuing possession. The two sides traded goals again all within the first two minutes of the period with Emison Styris<\/a> providing an equalizing response to the go-ahead goal. Sophia DeMattia<\/a> scored the game-winner on a 6-on-5 coming out of a timeout with 3:51 remaining. That score remaining as LMU held on to win.
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\nMadison Searle<\/a> made 13 saves in the cage for the Lions.<\/p>\n
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