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No. 14 Princeton Earns Fifth Win Over Ranked Opponent, Drops No. 25 San Diego State
March 19, 2019 | Women's Water Polo
SAN DIEGO – Seven different players scored for the No. 14 Princeton Tigers as they collected an 8-6 victory over the No. 25 San Diego State Aztecs as the Aztec Aquaplex on Tuesday evening.
Amy Castellano paced the Tigers' offense with two goals, while Maddie Pendolino, Kailie McGeoy, Laura Larkin, Eliza Britt, Lindsey Kelleher and Annie Robinson all registered tallies. Marissa Webb had 10 saves in the win. It's the Tigers' fifth victory over a nationally ranked opponent this season.
Princeton's offense started quickly as Britt scored on the first shot of the game. Kelleher's goal gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead just 94 seconds into the matchup. Pendolino piled on to Princeton's lead, leading to a San Diego State timeout with 4:07 left in the first quarter.
The stoppage hardly slowed down the Tigers as they scored two more times in the frame and led 5-0 after eight minutes.
The Aztecs made a push, shutting out the Tigers in the second stanza, cutting its deficit to two, 5-3, at the intermission. The No. 25 nationally ranked team snagged the first goal of the second half, but Castellano briefly slowed the rally with a tally at the 2:31 mark. The Aztecs, again, closed within one, but McGeoy whipped one into the cage with 16 seconds remaining to make the contest a 7-5 affair following 24 minutes.
The two teams exchanged goals in the fourth quarter, but Webb and the Tigers' defense shut the door on the final 2:46 of game action to pick up the victory.
Princeton takes on Concordia tomorrow (Mar. 20) beginning at 4:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. PST). It finishes the California trip at No. 15 Long Beach State on Thursday (Mar. 21).
Stats:
Goals: Castellano 2, Larkin, Pendolino, McGeoy, Britt, Robinson, Kelleher
Assists: Castellano 2, Pendolino, Britt, Kelleher
Steals: Castellano 4, Larkin, McGeoy, Damato, Kelleher, Webb
Drawn Ejections: Kelleher 2, Larkin 2, Pendolino
Blocks: Pendolino, Britt, Castellano, Kelleher
Saves: Webb 10
Amy Castellano paced the Tigers' offense with two goals, while Maddie Pendolino, Kailie McGeoy, Laura Larkin, Eliza Britt, Lindsey Kelleher and Annie Robinson all registered tallies. Marissa Webb had 10 saves in the win. It's the Tigers' fifth victory over a nationally ranked opponent this season.
Princeton's offense started quickly as Britt scored on the first shot of the game. Kelleher's goal gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead just 94 seconds into the matchup. Pendolino piled on to Princeton's lead, leading to a San Diego State timeout with 4:07 left in the first quarter.
The stoppage hardly slowed down the Tigers as they scored two more times in the frame and led 5-0 after eight minutes.
The Aztecs made a push, shutting out the Tigers in the second stanza, cutting its deficit to two, 5-3, at the intermission. The No. 25 nationally ranked team snagged the first goal of the second half, but Castellano briefly slowed the rally with a tally at the 2:31 mark. The Aztecs, again, closed within one, but McGeoy whipped one into the cage with 16 seconds remaining to make the contest a 7-5 affair following 24 minutes.
The two teams exchanged goals in the fourth quarter, but Webb and the Tigers' defense shut the door on the final 2:46 of game action to pick up the victory.
Princeton takes on Concordia tomorrow (Mar. 20) beginning at 4:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. PST). It finishes the California trip at No. 15 Long Beach State on Thursday (Mar. 21).
Stats:
Goals: Castellano 2, Larkin, Pendolino, McGeoy, Britt, Robinson, Kelleher
Assists: Castellano 2, Pendolino, Britt, Kelleher
Steals: Castellano 4, Larkin, McGeoy, Damato, Kelleher, Webb
Drawn Ejections: Kelleher 2, Larkin 2, Pendolino
Blocks: Pendolino, Britt, Castellano, Kelleher
Saves: Webb 10
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