March 22, 2003

Bakersfield, CA (March 22) - Loyola Marymount University remained the team to beat in the Western Water Polo Association with a sweep of conference foes Cal State Bakersfield and UC Santa Cruz in the CSUB Roadrunner Invitational on Saturday.

The seventh-ranked Lions earned a pair of convincing wins, defeating the Roadrunners in the first game 15-4 and then took care of Santa Cruz 18-2 in game two. With the 15 and 18 goals in back-to-back games, the Lions set a season high for the second and third straight game, topping the 12 they had on Thursday against No. 14 Indiana. With the win, the Lions improve to 11-7 on the season, winning their third and fourth in a row.

Junior Devon Wright and sophomore Jessica Conner each had a three-goal game against the Roadrunners as seven players scored. Junior Neisha Hoagland had a pair of goals and freshman Brianne Castillo-Huang had the first goal of her collegiate career. Junior Laura Sunderman earned the start in net for the Lions, snagging 10 saves.

In game two against UCSC, the Lions had a different cast of 11 players earning the goals with the same outcome. Freshman Katie Hicks and junior Teresa Guidi each had a hat-trick in the game.

Joining Castillo-Huang with their first goal of the season was freshman Lindsey O'Farriell, senior Christina Radvanyi, freshman Katie Murray and freshman Jennifer Layne.

The Lions return to the Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center for a match against WWPA rival UC Davis on Thursday. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m.

Box Scores
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 15, CSUB 4
LMU Goals: Devon Wright (3), Jessica Conner (3), Neisha Hoagland (2),
Rachel Saal, Lindsey O'Farriell, Brianne Castillo-Huang, Jamie Kroeze.
CSUB Goals: Lori Mattingly (2), Beverly Weber, Amy Davis.
Goalie Saves: Laura Sunderman (LMU) 10; Sarah Ashbey (CSUB) 6.
Notes: Loyola is ranked No. 1 in the Western Women's Water Polo
Association and seventh in the nation.

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 18, UCSC 2
LMU Goals: Katie Hicks (3), Teresa Guidi (3), Devon Wright (2), Rachel Saal,
Christina Radvanyi, Jessica Conner (2), Stacia Peterson (2), Julia Wald,
Brianne Castillo-Huang, Katie Murray, Jennifer Layne.
UCSC Goals: Lizzy Ryan, Emily Erskine.
Goalie Saves: Laura Sunderman (LMU) 10; Christina Martinez (UCSC) 3.
Notes: Loyola is ranked No. 1 in the Western Women's Water Polo
Association and seventh in the nation.

UCSC 6, CSUB 5 (OT)
UCSC Goals: Erickson (3), Lizzy Ryan, Desiree Gant, Katie Sanfilippo.
CSUB Goals: Allison Malczynski (2), Lori Mattingly, Amy Davis, Jennifer
Nelson.
Goalie Saves: Christina Martinez (UCSC); Sarah Ashbey (CSUB).
Notes: Loyola is ranked No. 1 in the Western Women's Water Polo
Association.