No. 21 Aztecs Finish Fourth At GCC Championship – SDSU Athletics

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – San Diego State water polo, No. 21-ranked and the 4-seed within the Golden Coast Convention (GCC) event, could not cease three multi-goal runs, together with two within the second half, by the No. 16 and 2-seed Pacific Tigers and misplaced within the third-place sport at Lancer Aquatic Middle on the campus of California Baptist College on Sunday afternoon.
 
San Diego State, which fell 16-6, ends the season with a 13-17 file and in fourth place within the GCC, whereas UOP finishes at 14-11.
 
Senior Delany Binette led the Aztecs offense with a pair of objectives, whereas Lucia Carballo, Jessica Leckich, Danni Croteau and Amanda Chambers every scored as soon as. Rose Kanemy assisted on a team-high two objectives with Carballo, Kendall Houck, Leckich and Katie Ratcliff had been credited with one every.
 
For the sport, San Diego State outshot the Tigers, 33-to-32, however noticed UOP profitable on half of its makes an attempt (.500) whereas the Aztecs scored at a .182 clip. On the ability play SDSU was a really environment friendly 3-of-5 (.600) in comparison with Pacific’s 4-of-11 (.364).
 
Down 1-0 after 24 seconds, Lucia Carballo leveled the competition 21 seconds later along with her 16^th of the season.
 
The Tigers then acquired energy play and even power objectives to maneuver in entrance 3-1 with 4:32 to go within the interval and elevated its result in 4-1 with a aim on the 3:07 mark.
 
With simply over a minute to play, Binette, on an help from Ratcliff, broke the Tigers three-goal spurt on her first of the competition. The Aztecs appeared to get a 3rd aim as time expired, however the officers stated the try didn’t beat the buzzer and the groups went to the second with Pacific up 4-2.
 
The primary aim of the second quarter got here at 6:35, on a Pacific energy play, and with 3:13 to go within the interval it was 6-2 in favor of the Tigers. Then Chambers, off a feed from Leckich, made it 6-3 with an influence play aim at 2:48. It was her first aim of the championship and fourth of the season.
 
The sport seemed to be heading to halftime with Pacific up by three, however a late aim, with 12 seconds to play, made the rating 7-3 in favor of the Tigers on the intermission.
 
Popping out of the break, UOP scored 4 straight instances to push its benefit to 11-3.  The primary two objectives, at 6:32 and 5:09, had been at even power, the third, at 2:17, was on an influence play, and the final got here off a penalty shot with 1:15 to go. Binette scored her second of the sport, an influence play aim with 1:11 on the clock to halt the run, however the harm was achieved.
 
Within the ultimate minute of the third, the groups traded scores. UOP, on the ability play, discovered the again of the web with 55 seconds left to make it 12-4 and Croteau, who had a hat trick on Saturday in opposition to Fresno State, scored 15 seconds later to make it 12-5. Carballo was credited with an help on the aim and the sport went to the ultimate eight minutes with SDSU with a seven-goal deficit.
 
Within the ultimate quarter, the Aztecs had been referred to as for an exclusion on the five-minute mark, and Pacific cashed in 4 seconds later with an influence play aim. They then added one other, at even power with 4:10 to go, and a 3rd on the 2:30 mark to make it 15-5.
 
Leckich ended the Tigers’ run with an influence play aim with 2:05 left to get the deficit again to single digits, however UOP scored with 49 seconds to go to make it 16-6 when the ultimate horn sounded.
 
Raquel de Pinho performed the primary 24 minutes and surrendered 12 objectives, making seven saves within the loss. Zoe Morgan got here in for the ultimate quarter and allowed 4 objectives.  UOP used two goalies as effectively. The pair mixed for 17 saves, 15 of which had been made by Clara Vulpisi within the win. 
 
San Diego State: 2-1-2-1 – 6
Pacific: 4-3-5-4 – 16
 
San Diego State Objectives: Binette (2), Carballo (1), Chambers (1), Croteau (1), Leckich (1)
Pacific Objectives:  Duarte (4), Koppany (2), Martinez do Amaral (1), Myall (2), McGowan (1), Modica (1), Davis (1), Falvey (1), Sarimsakci (1), Utas (1)
 
San Diego State Saves: de Pinho (7) 
Pacific Objectives: Vulpisi (15), Knittle (2)
 
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