{"id":179759,"date":"2026-02-16T04:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T04:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/179759\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T04:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T04:29:10","slug":"spark-scores-eight-times-in-victory-over-the-sagehens-sjsu-athletics-official-athletics-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/179759\/","title":{"rendered":"Spark Scores Eight Times in Victory Over the Sagehens &#8211; SJSU Athletics &#8211; Official Athletics Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Spartans go 4-0 at the Bronco Invitational this weekend. Hear from head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/staff\/beth-harberts\" title=\"Beth Harberts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beth Harberts<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllSpartans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#AllSpartans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NYzizYcbGc\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/NYzizYcbGc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Jose State Women&#8217;s Water Polo (@SanJoseStateWWP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanJoseStateWWP\/status\/2023141743743598959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SANTA CLARA, Calif.\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/womens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/darcy-spark\" title=\"Darcy Spark\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darcy Spark<\/a> scored the first and last Spartan goals and six more during the match to help the No. 18 San Jos\u00e9 State women\u2019s water polo team to a 13-9 victory over Pomona-Pitzer Sunday morning at the Bronco Invitational.<\/p>\n<p>Spark scored the first goal of the match with 3:01 left in the first quarter.<br \/>\nShe scored twice in the second quarter, giving SJSU the 6-4 advantage at halftime.<br \/>\nSpark scored all four Spartan goals in the third quarter and sealed the victory with her eighth goal of the match with 4:42 remaining in the match.<br \/>\nSpark\u2019s eight goals eclipsed her previous game-high of seven that she scored at Cal State Monterey Bay.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/womens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/rose-jensen\" title=\"Rose Jensen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rose Jensen<\/a> scored three goals, all in the second quarter, while <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/womens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/jennine-osorio\" title=\"Jennine Osorio\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jennine Osorio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/womens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/bridget-cranley\" title=\"Bridget Cranley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bridget Cranley<\/a> each scored a goal in the victory.<br \/>\nGoalie <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/womens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/tatianna-raffin\" title=\"Tatianna Raffin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tatianna Raffin<\/a> recorded nine saves and grabbed two steals, while <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/womens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/larke-eslinger\" title=\"Larke Eslinger\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Larke Eslinger<\/a> had two saves<\/p>\n<p>UP NEXT \u2013 The Spartans open the home portion of the schedule with matches against Southern California on February 21, and Arizona State on February 22. Both matches begin at 1 p.m. at the SRAC on the San Jos\u00e9 State campus.<\/p>\n<p>No. 18 San Jos\u00e9 State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pomona-Pitzer\u00a0 9<\/p>\n<p>PP\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9<\/p>\n<p>SJSU\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13 <\/p>\n<p>Win:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/womens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/tatianna-raffin\" title=\"Tatianna Raffin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tatianna Raffin<\/a>,\u00a0Loss:\u00a0Isabella Dova<br data-v-5dfa0cf7=\"\"\/>P-P Goals:\u00a0P.Richardson\u00a0(3),\u00a0K.Kerber\u00a0(2),\u00a0K.Hugar\u00a0(2),\u00a0A.Magna,\u00a0G.Lewis<br data-v-5dfa0cf7=\"\"\/>SJSU Goals:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/womens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/darcy-spark\" title=\"Darcy Spark\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darcy Spark<\/a>\u00a0(8),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/womens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/rose-jensen\" title=\"Rose Jensen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rose Jensen<\/a>\u00a0(3),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/womens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/jennine-osorio\" title=\"Jennine Osorio\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jennine Osorio<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/womens-water-polo\/roster\/player\/bridget-cranley\" title=\"Bridget Cranley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bridget Cranley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#AllSpartans<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Spartans go 4-0 at the Bronco Invitational this weekend. 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