SAN DIEGO - The No. 22 San Diego State water polo team takes to the pool for its third tournament in as many weeks when it competes in the Barbara Kalbus Invitational hosted by UC Irvine Friday through Sunday.
This Week
Barbara Kalbus Invitational | Irvine, Calif. | Anteater Aquatics Complex & Corona Del Mar High School Pool
Friday, February 21
No. 22 San Diego State vs. No. 1 Stanford – 10 a.m. PT
Saturday, February 22
Game 1 (8 a.m. PT)
Game 2 (1:30 p.m. or 2:45 p.m. PT)
Sunday, February 23
Game 1 (9 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. PT)
San Diego State jumps right into the deep end of the pool with its first game of the weekend, playing the top team in the nation, Stanford (9-0), at 10 a.m. on Friday at the UC Irvine Aquatics Center. It is the lone game of the day for the Aztecs, which in program history is 9-31 vs. the Cardinal. SDSU hasn't gotten the better of Stanford since an 8-7, three-overtime win on March 11, 1997, a span of 27 games.
If SDSU defeats Stanford on Friday, then it will play both its Saturday games at the UC Irvine Aquatics Center. It the team loses it will play its two Saturday games at the Corona Del Mar High School Pool. Regardless of location, San Diego State will either play No. 8 UC San Diego (9-3) or No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (8-5) in its first game on Saturday.
The Aztecs are 44-13 all-time against the Tritons but have dropped its last four to UCSD. SDSU has a 44-20 advantage in the all-time series against the Gauchos but have come up on the short end of the score in each of the last three meetings, including a 3-2 loss in the Triton Invitational two weeks ago.
A win in its first game on Saturday, regardless of opponent, means the Aztecs will play again at 2:45 p.m., in the same pool. A loss in its first game on Saturday, regardless of opponent, means the Aztecs will play again at 1:30 p.m., in the same pool.
On Sunday, when final placings are determined, SDSU will play one game in the same pool it competed in on Saturday.
• San Diego State has competed in the Barbara Kalbus Invitational every year since its inception in 2007.
• San Diego State has an overall record of 23-29 in the Barbara Kalbus Invitational.
• In the first eight years of the tournament, SDSU finished with a .500 or better record seven times.
• San Diego State is 4-6 on the season and is on a two-game winning streak, its longest of the season.
• In eight games against top-25 competition, the Aztecs are allowing 7.8 goals per game, despite playing with two goalies who had never played major college water polo prior to this season.
• Emily Bennett lead the team with 16 goals, including a single-game high of 5 vs. St. Francis (2/16/20).
• Isabelle Hastings has 12 assists, which tops the squad and the GCC, and has 13 steals to go along with 8 goals.
• Maddy Parenteau paces the Aztecs with 16 steals, plus has 14 goals and seven assists.
• Grace Halliday has a team-high 176 minutes in goal with 24 saves and a 5.81 GAA.
• Jordann Heimback has 34 saves in 112 minutes and an 8.00 GAA.