ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – Cal State East Bay women's water polo will close out the regular season with a road tilt against Sonoma State on Friday and "Senior Day" on Saturday afternoon against Bakersfield. Seniors Marrina Nation, Alyssa Hess, Bre Ritter, and Ka'iliponi McGee will be honored prior to their final game at Pioneer Pool.

Nation, a four-year Pioneer senior from Oceanside has been the team's primary starting goalkeeper in each of the past three seasons. Last year she was named to the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Second Team and also earned Player of the Week honors.

Hess, a senior transfer from Azusa Pacific University has been a solid contributor in her lone season as a Pioneer. She was named WWPA Player of the Week earlier this year, and ranks third on this year's squad with 23 goals.

Ritter has attended Cal State East Bay for three seasons including a redshirt season in 2013. In her two active years with the water polo team she has scored 23 goals, dished out 24 assists, and snatched 23 steals. Ritter earned WWPA All-Academic Team honors as a junior in 2014.

McGee transferred to Cal State East Bay from Riverside City College prior to the 2014 season. She finished her junior season with 27 goals, 12 assists, and 20 steals on her way to a WWPA Honorable Mention Team selection.

The four senior student-athletes will be recognized at Pioneer Pool by Head Coach Lisa Cooper prior to Saturday's game against Bakersfield.

Cal State East Bay will first take on WWPA rival Sonoma State in Rohnert Park on Friday. The Pioneers are looking to clinch the regular season sweep over the Seawolves after earning 8-6 and 6-4 wins earlier this season.

The most recent meeting on March 27 in Hayward included a 13-save performance in goal from Nation. Simonne Call led the offense with two 6-on-5 goals, and Sabrina Hatzer converted a fourth quarter power play making the Pioneers a perfect 3-for-3 in the win.

Last season Bakersfield escaped with a 7-6 win over Cal State East Bay at the Aggie Shootout in Davis. A 6-on-5 conversion with 14 seconds from then freshman Kristen Jensen, who scored six of the Roadrunners seven goals, was the game-winner. After ranking second on the team with 52 goals last season she leads this year's squad with 42 scores through 25 games.