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

The University of Redlands women’s water polo team went 0-4 against elite competition at the UCSD Triton Invitational on Saturday and Sunday in La Jolla.

Redlands dropped its first tilt of the weekend, 3-15, against San Diego State University. Sophomore driver Joy Corona (Lake Bluff, IL), freshman driver Lindsey Zehner (Portland, OR) and junior driver Chandler Weeks (Palm Desert, CA) each scored once while senior goalkeeper Whitney Schieler (Porterville, CA) stopped 13 shots protecting the Bulldog net.

The second match-up of the day featured a close contest through three quarters, but Long Beach State pulled away in the fourth to prevail, 10-5. Sophomore center Jaime Nippert (Gresham, OR) rattled the back of the cage twice while sophomore center Jamie Paul (Boring, OR), Weeks and sophomore driver Casey Sripramong (Glendale, CA) contributed one score apiece. Corona used her high water polo IQ to draw five ejections while Schieler kept the Bulldogs alive with 18 saves.

Sripramong’s two goals led Redlands’ offensive attack against Marist College (NY), but the Red Foxes’ offense overwhelmed the Bulldogs in a 4-14 loss. Corona and Weeks each offered a goal as well. Schieler and junior goalkeeper Tiana Singley (Benicia, CA) split time in net, combining for five saves, while Corona helped out the defense with four drawn ejections.

The Maroon and Gray dropped its final contest of the weekend in a 6-8 defeat at the hands of Sonoma State. Nippert and freshman center Mandy Nussbaum (Bellevue, WA) supplied a pair of goals while Corona and freshman driver Moanalani Tuipulotu (Lahaina, HI) managed one score apiece. Schieler halted eight shots in between the pipes for the Bulldogs.

Redlands (0-6) takes a month off from competition before attending the Chapman Tournament on Saturday, March 13, in Orange. Opponents and times are to be announced.