Feb. 7, 2002
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Getting Started
The San Diego State women's water polo team will start the 2002 season at home with a doubleheader this Friday against Hartwick College at 2 p.m. and Indiana at 6 p.m. Both games will be played at Bud Kearns Pool in Balboa Park. The Aztecs will make the quick trip north to La Jolla for the UC San Diego Arena No Grip Invitational. State will face Cal Baptist at 10 a.m. and Loyola Marymount at 5 p.m. on the first day of the two-day tournament. The second day consists of championship pool play. Other teams in the tournament include Hawai'i, Indiana, Long Beach State, Hartwick College and UC Irvine.
Looking At The Competition
Hartwick College
* The Aztecs met Hartwick for the first time at the National Collegiate Select Championship last spring.
* State's 10-1 victory over the Hawks advanced them into the championship where they eventually fell to UC Santa Barbara in the championship game.
Indiana
* SDSU did not play Indiana last year, but holds a 2-0 lead in the series over the Hoosiers.
Cal Baptist
* State holds a 3-2 lead over Cal Baptist in the series, but split last year's four games.
* The Aztecs' last win over Cal Baptist was a 10-3 victory at the National Collegiate Select Championship.
Loyola Marymount
* San Diego State holds a 3-2 lead over Loyola Marymount, but the Lions swept the series in 2001 with 10-8 and 6-4 wins over the Aztecs.
Hartzell Earns All-America Honnors
San Diego State's freshman two-meter player, Holly Hartzell (Vista, Calif., Fallbrook High School), was named a second-team All-American for the 2001 season by the American Water Polo Coaches Association. A member of the USA Junior National Team, a gold medalist at the 2000 Junior Pan Am Games and the 2000 CIF Player of the Year, Hartzell led the Aztecs in scoring with 90 goals. Hartzell was also named to the all-MPSF second team and first-team all-tournament at the National Collegiate Select Tournament.
After only one season, Hartzell ranks second on the SDSU single-season goals list and is ninth in career goals. The freshman led the Aztecs in scoring in 14 games and scored a career-high six goals in a 10-2 victory over Hartwick College at last year's National Collegiate Select Championship.
Up Next
San Diego State will take on the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 16 at Bud Kearns Pool, before traveling to Santa Barbara for the UCSB Tournament, Feb. 23-24.