{"id":210910,"date":"2026-03-09T00:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/210910\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T00:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:03:07","slug":"spark-and-cranley-lead-spartans-on-sunday-sjsu-athletics-official-athletics-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/210910\/","title":{"rendered":"Spark and Cranley Lead Spartans On Sunday – SJSU Athletics – Official Athletics Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hear from Coach Harberts after the match against Pacific. #AllSpartans<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wSrqnsCX8X<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 San Jose State Women’s Water Polo (@SanJoseStateWWP) March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

SAN JOSE, Calif.\u2014Darcy Spark<\/a> and Bridget Cranley<\/a> each found the back of the net four times, but the No. 17 San Jos\u00e9 State women\u2019s water polo team did not score in the final two minutes of overtime in a 15-14 loss to No. 24 Pacific Sunday afternoon at the SRAC.<\/p>\n

Spark and Cranley scored all four goals in the first quarter to give SJSU a 4-3 lead. Spark scored the first two SJSU goals, followed by Cranley\u2019s two goals.
\nEmma Ruzic<\/a> scored with eight seconds remaining in the second quarter as the Spartans took a 7-6 lead into halftime.
\nSan Jos\u00e9 State had a 10-9 lead after three quarters after Nynke Willemsen<\/a> scored with 36 seconds left for the lead.
\nSpark gave SJSU the 12-11 lead with 2:27 left in regulation, but the Tigers scored with 1:19 left to force overtime.
\nJennine Osorio<\/a> scored her only goal in the first overtime to tie the match at 13-13, before the Tigers took a 14-13 lead with one second remaining.
\nSpark scored with 2:32 left in the second overtime to tie the match at 14-14, but Pacific scored with two minutes remaining to take the lead for good at 15-14.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT \u2013 The Spartans travel to Southern California next weekend for three contests. SJSU plays at No. 2 UCLA next Saturday at 1 p.m. The team then plays two matches at the Aztec Invitational on Sunday, the 15th, against Harvard at 9 a.m., and UC San Diego at 1:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

Pacific\u00a0\u00a0 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Jos\u00e9 State\u00a0\u00a0 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OT<\/p>\n

Pacific\u00a0\u00a0 3\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 3\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 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 —\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15<\/p>\n

San Jos\u00e9 State\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 3\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 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 —\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14<\/p>\n

Goals \u2013 UOP \u2013 Lai Marsinach O 6 Alicia Petkov 4, Lauryn Lucero 2, Eleni Ikonomou, Ella Cowan, Sophie Peters<\/p>\n

SJSU \u2013 Darcy Spark<\/a> 4, Bridget Cranley<\/a> 4, Rose Jensen<\/a> 2, Taylor Fisher<\/a>, Emma Ruzic<\/a>, Nynke Willemsen<\/a>, Jennine Osorio<\/a>,<\/p>\n

Saves \u2013 Tatianna Raffin<\/a> (SJS) \u2013 13<\/p>\n

Records \u2013 San Jos\u00e9 State 6-11, Pacific 9-6<\/p>\n

#AllSpartans<\/p>\n