Water Polo

No. 22 Water Polo Competes At Princeton Invitational

No. 22 Water Polo Competes At Princeton InvitationalNo. 22 Water Polo Competes At Princeton Invitational
Derrick Tuskan/San Diego State

SAN DIEGO – No. 22 San Diego State water polo travels across three time zones for its next competition.  The Aztecs play four games, two each on Saturday and Sunday, at the Princeton Invitational in Princeton, N.J.
 
This Week
Princeton Invitational | Princeton, N.J. | Denunzio Pool 
Saturday, February 15
No. 22 San Diego State vs. No. 9 Harvard – 10 a.m. PT
No. 22 San Diego State at No. 21 Princeton – 5:30 p.m. PT
Sunday, February 16
No. 22 San Diego State vs. LIU – 7:30 a.m. PT
No. 22 San Diego State vs. St. Francis – 10:30 a.m. PT
 
There will be no live stats for any games in the Princeton Invitational, but the game versus Princeton will be streamed on ESPN+, a fee-based subscription service.
 
Know This
• San Diego State has competed in the Princeton Invitational once previously, in 2008, and went 5-0 with wins over No. 15 Michigan, No. 18 Indiana and No. 19 Princeton.
• The Aztecs are 6-0 against Harvard in the all-time series, including two victories in 2018.
• The Aztecs are 13-6 against No. 21 Princeton in the all-time series but after winning the first 13 matchups, have dropped the last six to the Tigers.  This game will be just the second time these programs have met at Princeton.
• Sunday's meeting with LIU will be the first between the schools.
• San Diego State is 1-0 versus St. Francis with the win coming on March 3, 2019 by the score of 12-6.
• The Aztecs enter the week with a 2-4 record and ranked No. 22 in the nation.
• SDSU went 1-3 in last week's Triton Invitational and finished in 12th place.  They defeated No. 24 Marist (8-5) but fell to No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (3-2), No. 16 Loyola Marymount (12-8) and No. 22 CSUN (9-7).
• Maddy Parenteau leads the team with 10 goals and in addition has assisted on four scores and has 11 steals. 
• Emily Bennett has found the back to the net six times and leads the team with 12 steals and four field blocks.
• Isabelle Hastings leads the squad with nine assists and has four goals and seven steals.
• Three players (Zoe MorganJordann Heimback & Grace Halliday) have seen action in goal this season.
• Halliday has played the most time in goal (112:00) and leads the team with 21 saves.

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