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Grantham vs UOP
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10
Fresno Pacific FPU (13-17)
12
Winner Cal State East Bay CSUEB (16-15)
Fresno Pacific FPU
(13-17)
10
Final
12
Cal State East Bay CSUEB
(16-15)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT OT F
Fresno Pacific FPU 2 3 2 3 0 0 10
Cal State East Bay CSUEB 2 3 4 1 0 2 12

Game Recap: Women's Water Polo | | CSUEB Athletic Communications

CSUEB Water Polo Takes 3rd Place at WWPA Championships; Three Pioneers Receive All-Tournament Recognition

O'FALLON, Ill. – Cal State East Bay women's water polo played in the third place match at the WWPA Championship as they took on Fresno Pacific. In the second overtime, the Pioneers broke a 10-10 tie with two goals en route to a 12-10 victory to cap off the season.

At the conclusion of the tournament, Daniela Passoni and Hope Grantham received WWPA 1st Team All-Tournament honors while Rachel Heredia received WWPA All-Tournament 2nd Team recognition. 
 
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 MATCH SUMMARY

The Pioneers had two goals in the opening quarter with one each Rachel Heredia and Luna Sarmiento as CSUEB and the Sunbirds were tied at 2-2. 
 
FPU scored the first two goals of the second quarter, but the Pioneers responded with three consecutive goals. Two were from Jordan Jarandson and one was from Grantham. The Sunbirds scored a goal before the end of the quarter and sent the teams into halftime even at 5-5.
 
While FPU took a lead early in the third quarter, the Pioneers scored four of the next five goals to take a 9-7 lead into the fourth quarter. Sarmiento scored two of the goals, Grantham had one and Hannah Peercy scored a goal in the third quarter. 
 
FPU came back to tie the match at 9-9 in the fourth quarter. While Grantham scored to put the Pioneers ahead 10-9 with 2:30 remaining in regulation, the Sunbirds tied the game with 1:58 left on a goal from Rosemary Chapman. 
 
The first overtime session was scoreless. In the second overtime frame, Elise Whitworth broke the tie with a strike with 2:13 left. Sarmiento added the insurance goal with 1:19 left for the final tally of the season toward a 12-10 victory for third place.
 
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 NOTABLE STATS
  • Sarmiento finished the match with four goals and two assists.
  • Grantham had three goals and one assist. 
  • Heredia had four assists. 
  • In net, Passoni made a season-high 20 saves. For her career, she has 1,169 saves as a member of the Pioneers and one of only two goalkeepers in program history with over 1,000 saves. 
  • In 2023, Cal State East Bay head coach Lisa Cooper completed her 21st season directing the program has 327 wins. 
  • Fresno Pacific outshot Cal State East Bay 37-22 and won all six opening sprints.
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 2023 FINAL RECORDS

Cal State East Bay: 16-15
Fresno Pacific: 13-17
 
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