CBU Ends 2022 Season With GCC Tournament Win

Saturday, April 23

Riverside, Calif.

10 AM

California Baptist University

13-17

Concordia

9-14

California Baptist

Concordia

Photo by: Andrew Shortall

CBU Ends 2022 Season With GCC Tournament Win

4/23/2022 5:37:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

Box Score

By: Andrew Shortall, Director of Athletics Communications

RIVERSIDE – California Baptist University women's water polo ended its season with a 13-10 win over Concordia in the Golden Coast Conference Tournament on Saturday at the Lancer Aquatics Center.

Kira O'Donell and Jamie Hutton each scored a game-high four goals for CBU, while Maddie Schwegler and Kyndall Burrell added two goals each. Madison Gerg also had 10 saves, two steals and an assist in the cage.

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Kira O'Donell gives CBU two players with a first-half hat trick. It's her 14th of the year.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/JfQNyPSCEo
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) April 23, 2022

The Lancers' victory secured them seventh place in the GCC Tournament after they came in seeded eighth behind the No. 7 Concordia Eagles. It also avenged a 6-5 loss to the Eagles earlier this season. CBU ends the year with a 13-17 record and Concordia finishes up at 9-14.

It was the final collegiate game for seven Lancers: O'Donell, Gerg, Kinga Wisniewska, Nicole Rhoads, Caelan Loroff, Lahela Rosario and Vicky Martinez. The group helped lead CBU to 63 wins, including seven ranked victories, and final top-25 rankings in the NCAA over the last four years, including a program-best No. 17 ranking in 2021.

JAMIE HUTTON GOES BAR ⬇ FOR HER FOURTH GOAL#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/blnaXwgs54
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) April 23, 2022

Hutton also had a team-high six points with two assists, a drawn ejection and a steal. Taylor Frandsen also had two assists and a drawn ejection, while Dora Lehoczky added two assists.

Kyndall Burrell scores to start the second half for her second of the game 💪#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/ZDfPS1EiEX
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) April 23, 2022

O'Donell continued to etch her name into CBU's record books with her four goals, three drawn ejections and a steal. She ended her collegiate career with goals in her last 28 games and had 18 multi-goal and 14 hat tricks in her final season.

Earlier this week, O'Donell made history when she became the first Lancer to make four All-GCC Team with a Second Team selection this season. She's also a three-time All-American and the first multiple NCAA Division I All-American in team history.

In CBU's career record books, she ranks fifth in points (381) and goals (259) and eighth in assists (122). She also tied CBU's single-game record with seven goals against #22 Long Island on Feb. 25.

PLAY-BY-PLAY
CBU got off to a strong start and took a 3-1 lead in the opening four minutes after two goals from Hutton and another from O'Donell. The Lancers took a 6-3 lead into the second quarter as Hutton completed her hat trick in the opening four-and-a-half minutes and Schwegler and Melinna Galbraith also scored.

Concordia tied the game with a 3-0 run, but the Lancers ended the first half on a 3-1 charge as O'Donell scored twice to notch the hat trick and Burrell added her first before halftime to make it 9-7. Burrell scored again to open the second half to give CBU a 10-7 cushion, but the Eagles cut the deficit down to just one with 6:34 to play.