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No. 17 UC-San Diego Tritons Stick No. 20 Brown 11-7
LA JOLLA, Calif. -
Senior Stephanie Heinrich scored
four straight goals to open the match and finished with five
overall, leading the 17th-ranked University of California-San Diego
Tritons to an 11-7 triumph over No. 20 Brown University during the
afternoon of April 3 at Canyonview Pool. The Tritons led by as many
as six goals and cruised to their sixth consecutive victory.
UCSD improves to 13-14, while Brown falls to 18-7 on the season.
The Bears defeated California State University-San Bernardino 7-6
in overtime before jumping back in the pool to square off with the
Tritons.
UCSD jumped out a commanding 6-2 advantage after the first quarter
as Heinrich set the tone by scoring four times in the first 3:18 to
put the Bears on their heels early on.
A goal by Hanalei Crowell and Heinrich's fifth score
made it 8-2, as UCSD scored the first two goals of the second
quarter. Avery Mosser (Fr., Mill Valley,
Calif./Tamalpais) and Lauren Present (Sr., Poway,
Calif./Poway) answered for the Bears, before Kirsten Bates found the net to make it
9-4.
After both teams scored twice in the third, Brown made things
interesting down the stretch, pulling within 10-7 with 6:11
remaining in the fourth. The Triton defense shut the Bears down
from there, however, controlling the ball and using up the shot
clock on each possession.
Bates scored with 36 seconds left on the clock for the final 11-7
margin.
Joining Heinrich, Bates, and Crowell in the scoring column for
UCSD was T.C. Coles, Audra Bloom, and Felicia Orozco.
Present and Sarah Glick (Sr., Bonita, Calif./Bonita
Vista) had two goals apiece to lead the Bears, while
Brittany Westerman (Fr., Palo Alto, Calif./Deerfield
Academy), Mosser and Joanna Wohlmuth (Jr.,
Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa) tacked on solo
markers.
