TEMPE, Ariz. – The 20th-ranked Pacific women's water polo program fell to No. 6 Arizona State 17-5 and No. 18 Marist 16-11 on the first of two days at the Arizona State Tournament on Saturday at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.
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Freshman
Maria Ikonomou stood out for Pacific (1-3) with eight goals on the day including a hat trick against Arizona State (10-1) and a career-high five against Marist (4-1). Junior
Laia Marsinach Ortega also scored in both games including a pair against Marist.
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In the first game against the Sun Devils, junior goalkeeper
Maja Lizy Dulic, a two-time All-Conference selection, made her first appearance of the season. She recorded nine saves and a steal, but didn't play the second game due to illness.
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Pacific fell behind Arizona State early and couldn't catch up. Junior
Anna Crum netted a goal in the fourth quarter.
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In game two, the Tigers trailed Marist 3-0 early when they came back to even it 4-4 late in the first on a goal by freshman
Eleni Ikonomou. Pacific was down just 8-7 with 5:19 left in the third quarter after a goal by
Maria Ikonomou.
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Though, Marist created separation late in the third. Sophomore
Laurel Cooper tallied nine saves and five steals in net.
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Six different Tigers scored in the game. In addition to Ortega and the Ikonomou's Pacific garnered goals from junior
Ella Cowan, sophomore
Penny Cowan and freshman
Sophie Pethers.
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The schedule changed for Sunday. The Tigers will face UC Santa Barbara at 9:30 a.m. (PT) followed by a 12 p.m. (PT) game against Cal Lutheran. Pacific's next home game is Saturday, March 7 at 5 p.m. against UC Davis.
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