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University of the Pacific

Natalie Johnston
12
Azusa Pacific APU (14-13, 2-4)
13
Winner Pacific UOP (12-8, 5-1)
Azusa Pacific APU
(14-13, 2-4)
12
Final
13
Pacific UOP
(12-8, 5-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Azusa Pacific APU 3 2 4 3 12
Pacific UOP 5 1 5 2 13

Game Recap: Women's Water Polo |

No. 23 Women’s Water Polo Holds Off Azusa Pacific for Home Win

STOCKTON, Calif. – Winning its fourth consecutive Golden Coast Conference match, the No. 23 Pacific women's water polo program posted a 13-12 victory over Azusa Pacific on Thursday evening at the Eberhardt Aquatics Center.
 
The match was tied 9-9 late in the third quarter when Pacific (12-8, 5-1 GCC) scored three straight goals to go up 12-9 with 7:22 left in the game. Azusa Pacific (14-13, 2-4 GCC) trimmed it to a one-goal deficit with 1:29 remaining, but the Tigers stood strong defensively in the end to capture the win.
 
A strong performance came from junior Dora Alaksza who registered five goals. She's up to 230 in her career, which is fourth in school history. Alaksza, who has scored 82 goals on the season, is chasing Molly Smith's career mark of 286 goals from 1997-00 and is one away from moving up to third as Dara Tawarahara scored 231 from 2008-11.
 
Pacific garnered hat tricks from seniors Hila Futorian and Addison McGowan. Futorian also distributed five assists in the match. It was Futorian's sixth hat trick of the season and McGowan's second.
 
Sophomore Ella Cowan scored the go-ahead goal to put the Tigers up 10-9. Senior Natalie Johnston found the back of the net early in the fourth quarter.
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Maja Lizy Dulic recorded nine saves and a steal. She was named the GCC Player of the Week winner earlier in the day.
 
Pacific improved to 16-1 all-time against Azusa Pacific and 8-0 at home.
 
The Tigers have won each of their first three games of a four-game home stand and are 4-1 at home this season. They will wrap-up the home stand and regular season Friday, April 18 when they host Fresno Pacific at 7 p.m. on Senior Night at the Eberhardt Aquatics Center.
 
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