April 6, 2007

Stockton, Calif. - The Pacific Tigers' women's water polo team dropped a 13-5 contest to Arizona State on Friday, April 6.

The loss dropped the Tigers to 5-17 overall and 0-11 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). Arizona State, meanwhile, moved to 10-10 on the season and 3-5 in the MPSF.

Trailing 7-0 just after halftime, Pacific scored four of the next five goals in the game to pull within four at 8-4. Junior Kellie Fletcher (Roseville, Calif.) put Pacific on the board with a goal at the 3:53 mark in the third quarter. On the next Tiger possession, freshman Alex Kutac (Houston, Texas) made it 7-2.

Following a Sun Devil goal, freshman Sarah Harris (Cape Town, South Africa) notched back-to-back goals in only 18 seconds to cut the Arizona State lead to 8-4.

That, however, was as close as the Tigers got as Arizona State notched the next five goals before Pacific closed the game with a goal from junior Virginia McConnell (Ottawa, Ontario).

The Tigers return to the pool on Saturday, April 7 as Pacific faces Cal Baptist and Cal State Monterey Bay in Monterey, Calif. The first game of the day features Pacific versus Cal Baptist at 11 a.m. The Tigers take on Cal State Monterey Bay at 2 p.m.

Pacific: 0-0-4-1 = 5
Arizona State: 3-3-3-4 = 13

Goals:
Pacific: Harris 2 (74, 75), Fletcher (50), Kutac (15), McConnell (34)
Arizona State: Bower 2, Doud 2, Phelps 2, Steep 2, Walsh 2, Hedley, Lawlor, Williams

Blocks: Gray (PAC) 9, Ballejos (ASU) 9.

Sprints: Gronow (ASU) 3, Safir (PAC)

Attendance: 76