Feb. 26, 2012
#9 San Diego State 9, #5 Arizona State 8
The #5 Arizona State University water polo team gave four goals in the fourth quarter and couldn't make up the difference as the Sun Devils dropped their second game of the season, 9-8, to #9 San Diego State.
The Sun Devils entered the fourth quarter with a 6-5 lead before the Aztecs scored four unanswered to jump to a 9-6 lead with four minutes remaining. Arizona State added two goals but couldn't get the equalizer as the team fell to 13-2 on the year.
Senior Annabelle Carter had three goals to lead Arizona State for the second time this weekend. Fellow senior Alicia Brightwell, who entered the game with the MPSF lead in goals scored and goals per game was held scoreless for the first time this season. Prior to Sunday's game, Brightwell hadn't scored less than two goals in any game this season.
The loss dropped Arizona State into the seventh-place game of the UCI Invitational, where they will compete against #12 Michigan.
#9 San Diego State def. #5 Arizona State, 9-8
SDSU - 2-1-2-4 = 9
ASU - 2-2-2-2 = 8
GOALS
SDSU: Poland - 3, Pezzolla - 2, Hermann - 2, Whalen, Moreno
ASU: Carter - 3, Haas - 2, Kertes, White, Salloum
SAVES
Campoli (SDSU) - 12
Hutchinson (ASU) - 7