California Baptist University
Brown
Late Runs Leads Lancers Around Brown
3/30/2019 1:08:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
The 25th-ranked Lancers dropped a 14-4 game to No. 17 UC San Diego to end the day, as they move to 13-12 this season. The Bears fall to 15-9 on the year, while the Tritons improve to 13-12.
It's Golden Coast Conference play from here on out for CBU. Next week will be the most challenging stretch in the league, as the Lancers travel to seventh-ranked Pacific and No. 15 Fresno State for games on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
There were seven ties and three lead changes in the day's first game with Brown. Sophomore Amy Branch tallied the fourth hat trick of her career and second of the season, while Maddie Meza, Lizette Perez and Kira O'Donell all had two goals each, as well, to lead the Lancers to victory.
The game was in the balance late in the third quarter, as Brown took a 7-6 lead on a five-meter penalty goal with 4:36 to play. Meza provided an immediate response, scoring just 19 seconds later to tie game up at 7-7. Meza wound up and beat the goalie on the far post for her second goal of the game.
Let's take a look back at CBU's 3-0 run that ended today's 9-7 win over Brown. Maddie Meza scored first to tie the game at 7-7 with about four minutes left in regulation.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/mWGSjGcPWt
— CBU Lancers WWP (@LancersWWP) March 30, 2019
An offensive foul committed by Brown put the Lancers back on the attack, and led to a Bear being ejected in transition. CBU quickly got the ball to O'Donell right in front of the cage and she buried the shot to give her team an 8-7 lead with 3:44 remaining.
Kira O'Donell gave the Lancers an 8-7 lead with 3:44 to play, with this great goal in transition. It was O'Donell's second goal of the game.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/gLpUbvWIOy
— CBU Lancers WWP (@LancersWWP) March 30, 2019
CBU took the first multi-goal lead of the game when Branch completed her hat trick on a six-on-five opportunity with 2:36 to play.
THESE ARE GIVING ME LIFE RIGHT NOW❗️❗️❗️
— CBU Lancers WWP (@LancersWWP) March 30, 2019
Amy Branch completed her hat trick to give CBU the largest lead of the game, 9-7, with 2:36 left in the game. #LanceUp pic.twitter.com/TK5cL9TVnC
It was a defensive battle the whole way. Goals from Lizette Perez and Meza in the final two minutes of the first quarter gave the Lancers a 2-1 edge going into the second, with Meza's goal coming with seven seconds on the clock.
O'Donell netted another big CBU goal with 16 seconds left and the shot clock off to give the Lancers a 4-3 lead going into halftime.
CBU has scored two big goals with the shot clock off at the end of the first and second quarter. This one from Kira O'Donell gives the Lancers a 4-3 lead at halftime with Brown.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/IiHnlJYrfb
— CBU Lancers WWP (@LancersWWP) March 30, 2019
Perez scored her second and final goal in the second quarter. Branch scored her first two goals in the second quarter to force a 6-6 tie going into the fourth.
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— CBU Lancers WWP (@LancersWWP) March 30, 2019
Lizette Perez beats the goalie with a skip shot at the near post. The Lancers take a 3-2 lead with 2:24 left in the second quarter.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/TkUpGyYf29
Katie Fugit, Pua Wong, Lahela Rosario and Taralyn De Leeuw all scored in the loss versus UCSD. Grace Ramirez had nine saves and a steal in the game, as well. The Lancers ended the game on a 2-0 run on the goals from Rosario and De Leeuw.
Senior Pua Wong gets the turn and then scores CBU's second goal of the game about halfway through the second quarter.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/qqzcJAF5dU
— CBU Lancers WWP (@LancersWWP) March 31, 2019
