THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. –At the Tina Finali Invite, the Sonoma State women's water polo team recorded two wins in the invites opening day. Beating the Leopards of the University of La Verne 14-5, the Cal Lutheran Regals in their home pool 8-7.
Game One – Sonoma State 14, La Verne 5
The Seawolves attacked early, taking hold of a 6-1 lead in the first quarter. Sonoma State held the leopards to a singlegoal in the second quarter and added one of their own before the half to take a 5-point 7-2 lead over La Verne into halftime.
The duo of
Jordan Williams and
Annika Erickson led the Seawolves offense once again. Williams found the cage four times while Erickson found the back of the net half a dozen times.
Freshmen
Samantha Dieterle and
Camille Grace notched a goal each and sophomores
Hailey Gellert and
Amber Hellickson joined in on the scoring action each scoring a goal.
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
FINAL |
| Sonoma State |
6 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
| La Verne |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Game Two – Sonoma State 8, Cal Lutheran 7
In a close one-point game, Williams led the Seawolves scoring efforts in game two, recording half of Sonoma's eight goals.
The Seawolves held a consistent one-point lead over the Regals, holding them scoreless in the final quarter for a nail-biting 8-7 win.
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
FINAL |
| Sonoma State |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
| Cal Lutheran |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
Sonoma State, 2-4 overall on the season, will wrap up the Cal Lutheran Tina Finali Invitational tomorrow. The Seawolves will take on Cal Baptist at 9:15 a.m., followed a game against Azusa Pacific at 1:15 p.m.
