April 13, 2008

Santa Barbara, Calif. The Pacific women's water polo team finished their MPSF schedule on April 13 with a 16-6 loss to UC Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, Calif. With the loss, the Tigers fell to 4-24 on the year and they finished their MPSF schedule with a conference record of 0-12, while the Gauchos improved to 5-16 on the year with the win and are now 1-10 in MPSF games this season.

Senior Kellie Fletcher (Roseville, Calif.) and freshman Dara Tawarahara (Honolulu, Hawaii) led the Tigers in goals scored in the loss as they each scored twice to pave the way for the Pacific offense. Siobhan Larsen (Mundelein, Ill.) also scored once in the loss, as the Tigers fell behind early in the contest and were never able to claw their way back into the game.

The Tigers will next be in action on April 18, when they take on UC Davis in Davis, Calif. at 7:00 p.m. The game will be the Tigers last of the regular season as their next game after the contest will be at the MPSF tournament on April 24 in San Diego, Calif.

Pacific: 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 = 6
UCSB: 3 - 5 - 3 - 5 = 16

Pacific Goals: Kellie Fletcher 2, Dara Tawarahara 2, Siobhan Larsen 1

UCSB Goals: Christie Clark 5, Gillian Morgan 2, Amanda Tipton 1, Lizzie Rouleau 1, Breanna Duplisea 1, Jillian Waldron 1, Taylor Byrne 1, Marilee Silveria 1, Kristin Kulakowski 1

Pacific Saves: Kate Casey 6

UCSB Saves: Jenny Gonzales 6, Kate Murphy 4.