Women’s water polo: UCI women ninth

Four UC Irvine players scored two goals apiece to lead the Anteater

women’s water polo team to a 9-7 victory over Santa Barbara in the

ninth-place game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship

tournament Sunday at USC’s McDonald’s Swim Stadium.

Sophomores Melissa Fernandez, Erica Horman, Lauren Volcan and Rebecca

Wedemeyer each scored twice for the Anteaters, who improved to 16-22.

Senior Nerissa Reidenbaugh scored the other goal and sophomore goalie

Sunceray Chamblee made seven saves for the winners.

The two teams played even in the first, third and fourth quarters, but

UCI outscored the Gauchos, 4-2, in the second period.

Mary Blumbert led UCSB (17-17) with four goals.

MOUNTAIN PACIFIC SPORTS FEDERATION TOURNAMENT

ninth-place game

UC Irvine 9, UC Santa Barbara 7

UC Irvine 2 4 1 2 - 9

UCSB 2 2 1 2 - 7

UC Irvine - Fernandez 2, Horman 2, Volcan 2, Wedemeyer 2, Reidenbaugh

1. Saves - Chamblee 7.

UC Santa Barbara - Blumberg 4, Ricks 1, Gorbett 1, Kunkel 1. Saves -

Conrad 1.