Rams sweep both games on final day of California trip
Colorado State punctuated a difficult spring-break road trip on a positive note Saturday, registering a pair of water polo wins at the Thompson Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Redlands.
CSU (8-20) posted wins over host Redlands, 12-8, and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 9-7. The sweep marks the second time this year the Rams have won consecutive games. They also strung together victories over UC Santa Cruz on Feb. 10 and Cal State East Bay on March 1.
In its first game, the Rams knocked off host Redlands, 12-8, on the strength of hat tricks from freshman sensations Ali Pavlik and Andrea Victoria. According to Head Coach John Mattos, many of those scoring opportunities were the result of strong defense, led by senior Emily McCullough and junior Emily Chambers.
“When their defense is on, they create opportunities for our offense,” Mattos said. “That’s really important to the flow of the game. They had a lot of steals and those steals really helped our counter attack and fast break. Most of our quick goals were set up by our ability to play great defense.”
Chambers, who hails from San Clemente, Calif., also had two goals of her own in helping to turn away the Bulldogs. Annie Quinn and Shannon Kohl each added a pair of goals, while goalie Krystyna McCright denied 14 Redlands shots.
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