Tritons Win in Overtime at LMU

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Story Links Next Match: vs. UC Davis 2/21/2025 | 4:15 PM Feb. 21 (Fri) / 4:15 PM vs. UC Davis History LOS ANGELES – Back-to-back goals in overtime led the 11th-ranked UC San Diego women’s water polo team to a 13-12 victory at No. 14 Loyola Marymount Saturday.Over the next two quarters, they out-scored the Lions 7-4, which […]

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LOS ANGELES – Back-to-back goals in overtime led the 11th-ranked UC San Diego women’s water polo team to a 13-12 victory at No. 14 Loyola Marymount Saturday.Over the next two quarters, they out-scored the Lions 7-4, which included a 5-2 advantage in the fourth. Thomas came up huge late in the fourth when she scored with 18 seconds left in regulation to force the pair of three-minute overtime periods.
The win put UC San Diego back over .500 as the team improved to 8-7. The Lions fell to 5-6.Lexi Stahl played all 38 minutes in goal for the Tritons and made seven saves. HOW IT HAPPENED
With UC San Diego trailing 12-11 and just 44 seconds remaining in the second three-minute overtime period, Kendall Thomas netted the equalizer. That set up Abigail Schechter, who put away the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal 30 seconds later with 14 ticks left.The Tritons have won four of their last five games.Overall, Caroline Christl led UC San Diego with four goals. She also had a pair of assists to finish with six points. Schechter and Thomas both had hat tricks. Sydney Munatones had a strong performance as well, racking up four points on two goals and two assists.The Tritons had a slow first half, scoring just three times to find themselves behind 6-3 at the break.

WHAT HEAD COACH BRAD KREUTZKAMP HAD TO SAY
“I couldn’t be more proud of this squad. After being held to a season-low three goals at halftime, we certainly could’ve doubted ourselves. However, we bounced back and never gave up against a great LMU team. With clutch goals on offense to a stifling defense the other way, we managed one of our best comebacks in quite some time. We’re really hoping we can ride this momentum into the perennially-tough Barbara Kalbus Invitational next week.”

TRITON TIDBITS
• It was the second overtime game for UC San Diego this season and the team is 2-0.
• It was the second game-winner of the season for Abigail Schechter.
• Schechter extended her goal-scoring streak to six games.
• Caroline Christl extended her goal-scoring streak to nine games.
• Kendall Thomas has scored in 14 of 15 games.

UP NEXT
UC San Diego continues play on the road at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational, hosted by UC Irvine Feb. 21-23. The Tritons begin tourney play against UC Davis on Feb. 21 at 4:15 p.m. The game will be played at Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach.

About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world’s preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.

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