{"id":359681,"date":"2019-03-22T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=359681"},"modified":"2019-03-22T16:59:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T23:59:18","slug":"big-west-water-polo-round-up-hawaii-uc-irvine-and-uc-santa-barbara-ahead-of-the-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/big-west-water-polo-round-up-hawaii-uc-irvine-and-uc-santa-barbara-ahead-of-the-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Big West Water Polo Round-Up; Hawai\u2019i, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara Ahead of the Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the distraction<\/a>\u2014as well as an expected loss\u2014produced from a visit last Saturday by the top-ranked Trojans of USC, Hawai\u2019i can get back the business at hand: extending an impressive regular season win streak against Big West opponents. The Rainbow Wahine\u2014#5 in the latest Collegiate Water Polo Association\u2019s Top-25 poll<\/a>\u2014have a match Saturday at home against conference rival California State University at Northridge (CSUN). This kicks off month-long sprint, as 24 of combined 33 matches for all six Big West members are against conference foes\u2014meaning seeding for the 2019 Big West Tournament, to be played April 26 – 28 at Long Beach State, will be determined now.<\/p>\n

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Despite back-to-back losses to MPSF powers #4 Cal and #1 USC, Hawai\u2019i<\/a> (12-4; 1-0 Big West)\u2014led by Irene Gonzalez<\/strong> (44 goals in 2019; 210 for her career) and Elyse Lemay-Lavoie<\/strong> (35 goals)\u2014remains<\/a> Swimming World\u2019s <\/em>choice to finish on top of the Big West regular season standings. Close losses to non-conference opponents\u2014the Golden Bears won by a goal and the Trojans by four\u2014have no bearing on the Rainbow Wahine\u2019s drive for first-place, though they underscore the gap between the big four (USC, Stanford, UCLA, Cal) and the rest of the country.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s goalie Bridget Layburn<\/strong> who is likely most essential to Hawai\u2019i’s continuing its Big West winning ways. The freshman from New Zealand has become Head Coach Maureen Cole\u2019s<\/strong> first choice in goal, and she\u2019s delivered thus far, backstopping wins over #7 Pacific, #8 Arizona State and #11 UC Davis\u2014the latter\u2019s tenth-straight in conference regular season play. With team\u2019s most important remaining match in two weeks, when Hawai\u2019i travels to Irvine for a match up with UCI, reigning conference champs, Layburn will look to shut down her team\u2019s chief antagonist.<\/p>\n

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The Rainbow Wahine are #5 in the country, but rankings go out the window when they meet the Anteaters, currently the nation\u2019s tenth-ranked team. In last year\u2019s Big West final, Hawai\u2019i was again ranked fifth, but the host UC Irvine<\/a> (13-7; 0-1 Big West) delivered a resounding upset in their pool, taking an 8-7 victory in sudden-death overtime. The golden goal was delivered by senior Cara Borkovec<\/strong>; she\u2019s no longer playing for Head Coach Dan Klatt<\/strong>, but Tara Prentice<\/strong> (47 goals) is, and Mary Brooks<\/strong> (37 goals) has returned after red-shirting in 2018. Brooks was back-to-back Big West Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017, so her addition to the Anteater line-up is a huge shot of offensive adrenaline.<\/p>\n

[Q&A with Mary Brooks on her Water Polo Passion]<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

UCI has a non-conference match on Monday against #2 Stanford, and will then face CSUN on March 30 before hosting The Rainbow Wahine on April 6. This match may determine the big cheese in the Big West.<\/p>\n

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Contrary to prognosticators, it\u2019s NOT a two-team race for top spot in the conference. UC Santa Barbara<\/a> (16-5; 1-0 Big West) already owns a win this season over UC Irvine, and is sitting at #9 in the Top-25. Head Coach Serela Kay<\/strong> has gotten predictable production from Sarah Snyder<\/strong> (53 goals) and Kate Pipkin<\/strong> (27 goals). The pleasant surprise has been the play of freshman Amanda Legaspi<\/strong> (35 goals); she\u2019s been the difference maker in a number of Gaucho wins, including a huge goal late in an early season upset over then #7 Arizona State.<\/p>\n

On the UCSB back-lines, Kay has employed a goalie rotation of junior Kenzi Snyder<\/strong> and sophomore Becca Buck<\/strong>. Both netminders have Goals Against Averages (GAA) under 6, and they provide a potent argument that no one should take the Gauchos lightly.<\/p>\n

\"uc-davis-aggies\"#11 UC Davis is\u2014like all the Big West squads\u2014ranked in the CWPA poll. With a loss to Hawai\u2019i earlier this month, the Aggies<\/a> (13-9; 0-1 Big West) appear to be the odd team out in the Big West merry-go-round. backed by freshman Noelle Wijnbelt<\/strong> (40 goals) and Annie Kutt<\/strong> (36 goals) and Chloe Robinson<\/strong> (26 goals, 33 assists, team-high 59 points), Head Coach Jamey Wright<\/strong> certainly has a strong offensive core that can compete with any conference rivals. Top Goalie Caitlin Golding has a GAA just under 10; if the Aggies are to get to the Big West title match for the first time since 2012.<\/p>\n

\"LBS\"At eight games and counting, the 49ers of #14 Long Beach State<\/a> (12-10; 2-0 Big West) are riding their longest winning streak since a 14-match splurge in 2013. A non-conference match against Brown next Wednesday is a warm-up for the biggest threat to LBSU\u2019s streak: an April 5 contest against the Aggies\u2014who the 49ers beat in last year\u2019s Big West third place match\u2014following by a match April 7 against Hawai\u2019i.<\/p>\n

Orsi Hertzka<\/strong> (55 goals) and Marilia Eleni Mimidi<\/strong> (35 goals) have powered the LBSU winning streak; the difference for Gavin Arroyo’s<\/strong> squad against Big West opponents will likely be goalie Eirini Patras<\/strong> (13 GAA) who has started every match this season and will likely be between the 49er pipes the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

\"csun\"In a year of offensive explosions, Tori Wilson<\/strong> of CSUN may be the conference\u2019s most impressive performer. A transfer from Hartwick\u2019s shuttered program<\/a>, the Canadian native has racked up superb numbers as a member of the #21 Matadors<\/a> (13-13; 0-1 Big West). In her first season of Big West play, Wilson is making a case as the league\u2019s top player. According to the Chris Hargrave<\/strong>, the Big West\u2019s Assistant Director of Championships & Communications, she\u2019s tied for the league lead in goals (54), is third in assists (25), first in points (79) and first in steals (33). But the junior is not a one-woman wrecking crew. Madasonne Butler<\/strong> (31 goals) and Katia Andon-Mateos<\/strong> (30 goals) have supported their new teammate, while goalie Emma Pfister<\/strong> has registered an impressive 199 saves to go along with a sub-10 GAA (9.05).<\/p>\n

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Tori Wilson (seen here playing for Hartwick last season) has continued her torrid scoring out West. Photo Courtesy: Gerry Raymonda<\/p><\/div>\n

The Matadors may not be favored to win the Big West this season, but Head Coach Matt Warshaw\u2019s<\/strong> squad is sure to be a tough out in the conference tournament six weeks from now\u2014and tomorrow against Hawai\u2019i.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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