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SEASIDE, Calif. -- Senior Sabrina Hatzer scored six goals on Friday in leading the Cal State East Bay water polo team to a 14-8 road victory over conference rival Cal State Monterey Bay.

The Pioneers have now won three straight to improve to 13-8 for the season. The Otters, who beat East Bay twice last season, fall to 4-19. 

Rocio Fesembeck opened the scoring for the Pioneers in the first with a goal on an assist from Taylor Cross. The teams traded scores the rest of the quarter, and Hatzer got on the score sheet twice for East Bay as the visitors held a 3-2 lead after one quarter.

Hatzer scored her third straight to start the second, but the Otters answered back with two straight goals to even the score at 4-4. But the Pioneers finished the half in a fury, as Simonne Call, Hatzer, and Casey Rushforth all scored in the final two minutes to give the Pioneers a 7-4 halftime lead.

The Pioneers kept momentum coming out of the break, as Katelyn Clark took advantage of a 6-on-5 situation for her sixth goal of the season.

Hatzer then notched her fifth goal of the day off a pass from Rushforth, and East Bay began to pull away. Tori Dettloff got in the score sheet with a goal to make it 10-4, then Fesembeck and Call both found the back of the cage for the second time in the game to give CSUEB a 12-5 lead after the third quarter.

East Bay's top scorers kept the pressure on in the fourth despite a big lead. Cross drew an ejection, then scored on the resulting power play off a pass from Rushforth. Hatzer then recorded her sixth goal to make it 14-5. 

Goalkeeper Nikki Vaughan came out of the game after that, having tallied 10 saves and an assist, while allowing just five goals. Makenna Nation and Miranda Diehm both saw time in the tank in the final few minutes, recording three saves and one save, respectively. 

Hatzer finished with four assists and three steals to go along with her six goals. She leads the Pioneers and ranks fourth in the conference with 67 points this year. Rushforth posted four steals and a pair of assists, while Fesembeck dished out two assists, grabbed two steals, and drew three exclusions. 

The Pioneers have just three regular season games left before the WWPA Championships, all of which are against conference opponents. Next Sunday, Apr. 3, East Bay hosts No. 10 UC San Diego in a match taking place at Chabot College.