March 12, 2006
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - For the second time on its weekend road trip through California, the No. 8 Arizona State University water polo team sustained a tough one-goal loss, this time falling to No. 4 Loyola Marymount, 7-6, Sunday morning in Los Angeles, Calif. The loss, the third in a row for the Sun Devils, pushed the team's record to 10-6 overall (2-2 MPSF).
Both team opened the game with a pair of goals in the first quarter before the Sun Devils added two more in the second stanza to hold a 4-3 lead at the intermission. The Lions struck back with two goals in the third to reclaim the lead, 5-4, before both teams again added two goals each in the fourth for the final score.
Rowie Webster and Ashley Bower each scored a pair of goals while Raelyn Ritchie and Addison Doud each added solo strikes. Webster now has 34 goals on the season and is tied with Tessa Wyborny and Day Mau (both in 2003) for the second-most goals in a freshman campaign. Defensively, Caylinn Wallace recorded seven saves in the loss.
The team is off this weekend as the school is on Spring Break. The Sun Devils return to action in two weekends when they play host to a trio of MPSF opponents, starting with No. 18 CS Northridge at noon on March 25. ASU then will play No. 1 USC at 11 a.m. March 26 before closing out the weekend with a 6 p.m. game with No. 6 California on March 28.