Feb. 25, 2017
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - No. 12 San Diego State was upset by 16th-ranked UC San Diego on Saturday morning, 10-1, at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational. The Aztecs' second loss of the tournament dropped them to 4-6 on the season.
The Tritons scored twice in the first quarter and the first goal of the second to take a 3-0 lead. Ioli Benekou scored on a power-play chance with 5:55 left in the half, but the Aztecs allowed two more goals and UCSD carried a 5-1 lead into intermission.
San Diego State's defense kept it in the game when action resumed, but the Tritons scored with 4:53 and 1:11 left to move out in front, 7-1. Then in the fourth period, UC San Diego added three more goals to avenge its 5-4 loss to the Aztecs earlier this season in La Jolla.
SDSU will now face Golden Coast Conference foe, Loyola Marymount, at 4 p.m. PT at Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach.
No. 16 UC San Diego 10, No. 12 San Diego State 1
Corona del Mar Pool; Newport Beach, Calif.
SDSU 0-1-0-0--1
UCSD 2-3-2-3--10
SDSU goals: Ioli Benekou
UCSD goals: Lauren Boyer 5, Lani Tittle 2, Kayla Fedler, Jesse Ranson, Alexis Wieseler
SDSU saves: unavailable
UCSD saves: unavailable