Box Score HAYWARD, Calif. – Cal State East Bay women's water polo opened WWPA play on Friday taking on Biola at Pioneer Pool. The Eagles outscored the Pioneers 6-2 in the second period en route to a 20-15 victory.
 

MATCH SUMMARY

In the first quarter, the Eagles would score the first two goals of the quarter. The Pioneers answered with two goals of their own – one by Bailey Barlow and one by Elise Whitworth – to tie the game at 2-2 with 3:27 left. The two teams would trade goals over final ninety seconds of play. The Eagles scored the final goal of the quarter and took a 6-5 lead after the first quarter.
 
In the second quarter, the two teams traded goals over the first 3:30 of the quarter. Then, the Eagles pulled away for a 12-7 lead at halftime. 
 
BU scored the first goal of the quarter. The Pioneers responded with two goals of their own – one by Jordan Jarandson and one by Whitworth, to trim the Eagles' advantage to 13-9 with 4:47 left in the quarter. After trading two goals each,the Eagles led 16-11 after three quarters.
 
Goals by Luna Sarmiento and Rachel Heredia to open the fourth quarter scoring trimmed the lead for Biola to 16-13. The Pioneers would not pull any closer as the Eagles won 20-15.
 

GOAL NOTABLE STATS

• Jarandson finished with a team-high five goals. 
• Whitworth finished with four goals, while Sarmiento and Bailey Barlow scored two each. 
• With two assists each were Jarandson and Whitworth. 
• Biola outshot Cal State East Bay 51-40 and won three of the four opening sprints. 

 

RECORDS

Cal State East Bay: 9-11, 0-1 WWPA
Biola: 10-12, 1-0 WWPA
 

UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY

 
The Pioneers are back in action on Saturday, March 25 as they host Cal State Monterey Bay in WWPA play. Opening spring from Pioneer Pool is set for 1 p.m.