Women’s Waterpolo Brief
By Daily Bruin Staff
April 22, 2001 9:00 p.m.
Bruins down UCI in season finale
There were no surprises on either side of the pool deck in
Irvine this weekend as the No. 2 UCLA women’s water polo team
finished their regular season of play against UC Irvine.
The Bruins (14-3, 9-1 MPSF) drew their conference season to a
close with a 13-4 domination over the Anteaters (3-23, 1-9).
UCLA led the game from the start. They shut out the Anteaters in
the first quarter, bringing the score to 5-0. UCI managed one goal
before the half, leaving the score at 9-1.
With their eye on next weekend’s intense Mountain Pacific
Sports Federation tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Bruins rested
their starters in the second half. The Anteaters clamored their way
onto the scoreboard two more times for a final score of 14-3.
Sophomore Mari Joyce led the Bruins with four goals throughout
the game. Senior Coralie Simmons, junior Jenny Lamb and freshman
Thalia Munro each found the back of the net twice.
After the anti-climactic season finale, the Bruins head home for
a week of skill perfecting before they travel to Honolulu on
Thursday.
At the tournament, the Bruins will face No. 4 California, No. 3
USC and No. 1 Stanford as they vie for a chance to compete in the
first NCAA women’s water polo championship to be held at
Stanford, May 12-13.
Brief compiled by Emily Whichard, Daily Bruin Contributor.
