Lancers Sweep Doubleheader with Sunbirds to Build Three-Game Winning Streak

Saturday, March 20

Riverside, Calif.

12 PM

California Baptist University

2-8

Fresno Pacific

0-4

Fresno Pacific

California Baptist

Photo by: Zac Zeman zaczeman.com

Lancers Sweep Doubleheader with Sunbirds to Build Three-Game Winning Streak

3/20/2021 5:10:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

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By: Andrew Shortall, Director of Athletics Communications

RIVERSIDE – California Baptist University women's water polo swept its non-conference doubleheader with Fresno Pacific on Saturday at the Lancer Aquatics Center to extend its winning streak to three games.

The Lancers defeated the Sunbirds on scores of 15-12 and 12-6 and got contributions from all over. Two-meter play stood out all day, as CBU got 10 goals from its centers. Maddie Schwegler led the Lancers with five goals on the day, while Vicky Martinez and Kira O'Donell each added four over both games.

Saturday secured the perfect 3-0 weekend for CBU. The three-game winning streak moves the Lancers' record to 3-8 this year, while FPU drops to 0-5.

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GAME ONE
Three different players: Schwegler, Martinez and O'Donell netted hat tricks in game one for CBU. Amy Branch and Katie Fugit also scored a pair of goals in the game, while Fugit and Jamie Hutton notched a game-high five points.

Fugit did so on three assists, two goals and two steals. Hutton had four assists, a goal and two steals. O'Donell also chipped in two steals and an assist.

Vicky Martinez puts the game away while securing her first 🧢 trick this season#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/ibeK52SgIQ
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) March 20, 2021

Fresno Pacific scored first, but the Lancers went on a 4-0 run thanks to an opportunistic defense and transition offense. Schwegler, Jamie Hutton, Martinez and Morgan Baker all scored in that stretch.

The Sunbirds managed to fight back within a goal on several occasions but CBU never let them tie the score. FPU cut its deficit to 8-7 and 9-8 deficit in the third quarter, but back-to-back goals from Fugit kept CBU in front.

Another goal Schwegler increased the Lancers' lead back out to three, 11-8, with a minute left in the third quarter. CBU unleashed another 3-0 run sparked by two goals from O'Donell and Schwegler's third of the game to inflate the Lancers' lead to 14-9 with 3:32 to play.

Not ☝
Not ✌
But 👌 goals from Kira O'Donell#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/QBd4SxGHOY
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) March 20, 2021

GAME TWO
CBU got off to a dominant start in game two, as it scored the first five goals. Schwegler scored twice in the first quarter and O'Donell added another to make it 3-0 Lancers at the end of the first quarter. Martinez and Hutton scored in the first minute of the second quarter to push the advantage to 5-0.

The Lancers' lead ballooned to as many as six on two occasions. Abby Mammen and Melinna Galbraith scored consecutive CBU goals to make it 7-1 with 1:55 left in the first half. It allowed CBU to make wholesale substitutions, rest its starters and test its depth.

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Melinna Galbraith presents to you the prettiest goal of the day!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/RBQmgJ301O
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) March 20, 2021

It led to good results, as the Lancers maintained their six-goal margin the rest of the way. Ten different players scored in the game for CBU, while Galbraith and Schwegler finished a game-high two goals each.

O'Donell posted a team-high four points in the game with the help of three assists. Madison East added three points on two assists, a goal and a steal. Goalie Kyra Foley finished with seven saves and a steal over 27 minutes in the cage.

UP NEXT
The Lancers' five-game stretch of home games continues with a Golden Coast Conference game against Pacific on Saturday, March 27 at 11 a.m. CBU will then host Concordia in a conference clash on Friday, April 2 at noon to wrap up the season-long homestand.