LA JOLLA, Calif. – Cal State East Bay women's water polo returns to action on Friday, Feb. 7, to take part in the two day Triton Invitational hosted by UC San Diego. The Pioneers will face No. 3 ranked Southern California at 8:30 a.m. in its first of four games inside the Canyonview Aquatic Center.

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The Trojans are the third nationally ranked top-10, NCAA Division I opponent CSUEB will face over a three week stretch. Cal State East Bay dropped a road meeting with No. 7 San Jose State and its most recent contest to No. 8 Hawaii at Pioneer Pool.

The last time these two squads met, USC earned a decisive 26-4 win at this same tournament two years ago. Junior Casey Rushforth scored a goal and senior Marrina Nation made six saves versus the Trojans in that matchup.

Cal State East Bay will play either No. 14 Michigan or No. 15 Long Beach State in the early afternoon to close its opening day of competition. Saturday's opponents will be based on results from other games throughout the tournament.

Cal State East Bay (1-3) has won at least one game in each of the previous four years it has competed at this event. Last year the Pioneers outlasted Sonoma State 10-9 in their final game of the Triton Invitational.