IRVINE, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton Titans women's water polo team were defeated 15-4 on Saturday afternoon against the No. 9 UC Irvine Anteaters at the Anteater Aquatics Complex
The Titans fell to 10-16 overall and 1-4 in Big West action.
Destiny Hernandez led the Titans with two goals while
Madelyn Halva and
Shyanne Rainey each tallied a goal for the Titans. Â
Annabelle Sherman made nine saves in three quarters of play while
Haden Skye Bates made one save in the fourth quarter.
UCI jumped to early 4-0 lead in the first quarter before
Madelyn Halva pulled one back for the Titans to make it a 4-1 game after one quarter.
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Destiny Hernandez made it a 5-2 game as neither side had much offense in the start of the quarter. Â
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The Anteaters scored the first four goals of the third quarter to build a 11-2 lead. Â
Shyanne Rainey found herself the beneficiary of a deflection and scored to make it 11-3 before the third quarter ended. That goal was Rainey's 50th goal of the season.
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Destiny Hernandez opened the scoring in the fourth quarter for the Titans to make it 11-4. Â However, the Anteaters would go onto score four unanswered goals to finish the game.
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The Anteaters found two late goals in the final minute to take a 7-2 lead into halftime.
The Titans will head to UC Santa Barbara on Thursday for their final road contest of the regular season. Â The match is set to begin at 7 PM.
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