March 13, 2016
SAN DIEGO -
The No. 20 San Diego State water polo team went 1-1 in the final day of the Aztec Invitational at the Aztec Aquaplex, besting Bucknell 9-7 behind a strong first half performance but falling to T-16 Indiana.
Against Bucknell, the Aztecs' second game of the day saw SDSU take a commanding 6-1 lead into halftime, thanks to three goals each by Alyssa Diacono and Caroline Israels.
Katrina King notched a seventh goal for San Diego State and the 7-1 score just 25 seconds into the second half, but Bucknell scored three unanswered goals through the fourth quarter to cut SDSU's lead to 7-4.
A marker by Ioni Benekou stopped the Bison run, but with 2:33 remaining in regulation, Bucknell scored a pair just over a minute apart for the 8-6 score.
Israels' fourth of the game with one minute to go regained SDSU's three goal lead and a final Bucknell marker with 23 seconds on the clock was good for the final 9-7 Aztec win.
In the day's opener, Indiana scored the first goal of the game just under three minutes into the game. After SDSU tied it up a little over a minute later, the Hoosiers tallied three unanswered goals to take a 4-1 lead into the second quarter.
Taylor Gums put one in the back of the net with 5:12 remaining in the first half to cut Indiana's lead to 4-2, but the Hoosiers responded 57 seconds later for a 5-2 advantage heading into halftime.
The third quarter again saw SDSU make it a two goal game, thanks to Diacono's tally with 5:27 to go in the frame, but Indiana would respond 20 seconds later for the 6-3 lead. Gums' second of the contest with 4:15 remaining again made the score a two-goal margin.
However, Indiana went on a 4-0 run through the final frame, and fourth quarter tallies by Israels and Hannah Carrillo couldn't overcome the final 9-6 Hoosier lead.
Next up, San Diego State heads north on Sat., March 19 for a 1 p.m. contest at California.
Aztec Invitational
Day Two
Aztec Aquaplex; San Diego, Calif.
No. 20 SAN DIEGO STATE 9, T-No. 16 INDIANA 5
INDIANA 4-1-3-1 -- 9 SDSU 1-1-2-2 -- 6
SDSU Goals Gums 2, Israels 2, Carrillo 1, Diacono 1
Indiana Goals Schroeder 4, Beadle 2, Kozokar 2, Pipkin 1
No. 20 SAN DIEGO STATE 9, BUCKNELL 7
BUCKNELL 0-1-2-4 -- 7 SDSU 3-3-1-2 -- 9
SDSU Goals Israels 4, Diacono 3, Benekou 1, King 1
Bucknell Goals Sunday 4, Barron 1, Marrs 1, Lintz 1