All four top seeds in the Big West regular season advance to the semifinal matches tomorrow at the Anteater Aquatics Center for the Big West Women's Water Polo Tournament. UC Irvine defeated UC Davis, 8-5 with Anteaters led by Hillary Estrada with a hat trick, a goal in each of the first three periods. San Diego State topped UC Santa Barbara in the final match of the day, 11-2 to advance to the semifinals against UC Irvine at 5:15 pm PT. UC Santa Barbara will play UC Davis at 1:45 pm PT.
Hawai'i defeated Pacific in their first appearance at the Big West Women's Water Polo Tournament, 7-2. The Wahine had a triple-threat in Caity Lopes da Silva, Zoe Respondek and Amarens Genee scoring two goals a piece. Long Beach State defeated Cal State Northridge to advance to the winners bracket facing Hawai'i at 3:30pm PT. Cal State Northridge will face Pacific at 12:00pm PT.
Hawai'i Women's Water Polo Advances In Big West Tournament
The top-seeded University of Hawai'i women's water polo team opened the 2013 Big West Tournament with a 7-2 win over No. 8 seed Pacific Friday afternoon at the Anteater Aquatics Center. With the win UH advanced to the tournament semifinals where they will meet either Long Beach State or Cal State Northridge at 3:30 p.m. PT (12:30 HT).
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49ers Advance to Semis behind Morgan's Hat-Trick
The fourth-seeded Long Beach State women's water polo team used a 6-2 run in the second half to roll past the fifth-seeded Matadors 8-2 Friday afternoon at the Anteater Aquatics Complex. Justine Morgan led all scorers with a hat-trick on 3-of-3 shooting. All three of the sophomore's goals came in the second half.
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UC Irvine Defeats UC Davis, 8-5, in Big West Quarterfinal
The Anteaters built up a good lead en route to an 8-5 victory over the UC Davis Friday afternoon at Anteater Aquatics Complex. Hillary Estrada scored three times for UCI (20-8, 6-1) and Cambria Shockley added a pair.
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Third-Seeded Aztecs Beat UCSB, 11-2, in Big West Quarters
Eighth-ranked and third-seeded San Diego State used a suffocating defense to defeat No. 16 and sixth-seeded UC Santa Barbara, 11-2, in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament at Anteater Aquatics Complex on the campus of UC Irvine.
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