California Baptist University
12-9
Virginia Military Institute
3-11
Lancers Log Eighth-Straight Win over VMI
3/16/2022 6:35:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
It was CBU's first home game at the Lancer Aquatics Center in 46 days and brought the Lancers' record to 12-9 this season as it put a cap on non-conference play. The Keydets fall to 3-11 on the season.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) March 17, 2022
𝙀𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 𝙎𝙏𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/rMTPIZpCQV
California Baptist will play a season-long three-game homestand to start the Golden Coast Conference campaign, with Concordia visiting Wednesday, March 23 at 6 p.m. and Santa Clara dropping in on Friday, March 25 at 3 p.m.
🎩🎩🎩
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) March 16, 2022
Maddie Schwegler scores her fifth hat trick of the season to start the third quarter.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/nifVqQbwRv
Seven Lancers scored on Wednesday, with five pouring in multiple goals. Jamie Hutton, Vicky Martinez and Lahela Rosario each scored twice in the game. Hutton also had an assist, drawn ejection and a steal. Caelan Loroff notched a team-high three assists.
That shot from Vicky Martinez is going to leave a bruise 🤕#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/yB9NZxKCw6
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) March 16, 2022
Galbraith and Schwegler each had two assists, with Galbraith adding a drawn ejection and a steal. It was the first hat trick of Galbraith's career and fifth for Schwegler this season.
The combination of Galbraith and Schwegler helped CBU get out to a good start by combining to score the Lancers' first five goals. CBU scored the first three goals of the game in the opening five minutes, with two coming from Galbraith.
🎩🎩🎩
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) March 16, 2022
Melinna Galbraith scores her first career hat trick early in the second quarter off another great find from Maddie Schwegler. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/besRMgfJvF
VMI cut its deficit down to one, 4-3, about halfway through the second quarter. The Lancers went on a 4-0 run from there, with Galbraith and Schwegler each getting their hat tricks in the opening 16 and a half minutes, to take an 8-3 advantage.
The Keydets moved back within four goals, 8-4, but CBU ended the final nine-and-half minutes on a 6-3, as Rosario and Martinez each scored twice down the stretch.
Lahela Rosario 🔥 in her second goal of the quarter!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/38LTYjZxiO
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) March 16, 2022
Team Stats
Melinna Galbraith
6:43
Maddie Schwegler
4:49
Melinna Galbraith
2:54
Genevieve Petrassi
1:02
Gia Donatelli
5:29
Maddie Schwegler
5:06
Kiara Anguiano
4:47
Melinna Galbraith
3:56
Jamie Hutton
2:03
Kira O'Donell
0:25
Maddie Schwegler
7:36
Kiara Anguiano
5:50
Jamie Hutton
1:21
Vicky Martinez
0:46
Kiara Anguiano
0:19
Lahela Rosario
6:22
Vicky Martinez
5:03
Lahela Rosario
4:06
Courtney Novotny
2:54
Dora Lehoczky
2:15
McKenna Moore
0:39
