HOME OF BULLDOG WOMEN'S WATER POLO - Nine SCIAC Titles, Eight Collegiate III Championships

The University of Redlands women’s water polo team headed to Occidental College on Saturday for a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) match against the Tigers. During the back-and-forth campaign, the Bulldogs came up short in the sudden victory overtime period and suffered their second heartbreaking loss in two games. Occidental out-lasted Redlands by a score of 15-14.

In a very competitive match, the score remained tied at three apiece after the first quarter. Occidental held a one-goal advantage at the half but Redlands stormed back with three scores compared to the Tigers’ two, resulting in another even score. The fourth quarter provided great excitement with both teams enjoying an offensive outburst of four goals to send the game to overtime. In the first extra period, the Tigers went up by two goals, seeming to be in control of the game. However, the Bulldogs fought back with three goals in the second period as Occidental produced only one, forcing a third overtime period for sudden victory. Unfortunately, the Tigers scored to end the game while handing a tough 14-15 loss to the Bulldogs.

Redlands looked to senior 2m-defender Molly Todd (Sacramento, CA), junior 2m-defender Jen Caron (San Dimas, CA) and junior 2m-offensive player Sam Greenawalt (Riverside, CA) to lead the team with three goals apiece. In addition, junior driver Claire Quinn (Fresno, CA) added two goals, while senior driver Alana Martinez (Riverside, CA) and sophomore driver Jade Valenzuela (Indio, CA) provided one each. In goal, the Bulldogs gained a strong performance from junior Lauren Ellsworth (Napa, CA), who came up with 13 saves.

The Bulldogs (5-17, 1-2 SCIAC) return home on Wednesday for an important SCIAC match against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges at 7 p.m.