Claremont, CA – The Marist water polo team is set to travel to California for a pair of matches on Friday and Saturday. The #21 ranked Red Foxes will take on CUI, Chapman, Santa Clara, and USC, who are tied for #1 ranked nationally.

The Red Foxes enter the Convergence tournament at 6-5 overall, with a 2-0 conference record.
 

Last Time Out

• The Red Foxes won three out of four at the Bronco Invitational, defeating #20 University of the Pacific.
  • Game one: 18-16 win vs #20 University of the Pacific.
    • Emily Scheerer scored six goals, a new career-high, and Ella Baumgarten added four more.
  • Game two: 10-9 win over #22 CSUN.
    • Inés Sánchez saved 18 shots and Rachel Dean scored a hat trick.
  • Game three: 8-11 loss to #20 San Jose State University
    • Seven different Red Foxes scored, including two from Scheerer and Dean.
  • Game four: 18-9 win against California State University Monterey Bay.
    • Kendell De Beer scored four goals, and Alyssa Valente recorded her first-career hat trick.

 

Scouting CUI

• CUI is 1-9 on the year and 0-2 in conference, currently on a four game losing streak.
• The Golden Eagles have given up 15 or more goals in six of their ten games.
• Players to watch:
  • Anna Tyukasz has 25 goals and four assists so far, including five against Cal State Fullerton.

  

Scouting Chapman

• Chapman is 1-4 overall, losing their last four games.
• The Panthers went 0-2 at the Fresno Pacific Tournament, losing 11-12 to the hosts and 10-17 to CSU Monterey Bay.
• Player to watch:
  • Alyssa Fricker has 24 goals and five assists in five games, recording nearly six points per game.

  

Scouting Santa Clara

• Santa Clara enters the weekend at 4-4, splitting their four games as the hosts of the Bronco Invitational.
• The Broncos beat CSU Monterey Bay 11-10 and UC Merced 14-8, while dropping to CSUN 10-14 and Brown 5-16.
• Player to watch:
  • Haley Tassell has started all eight games in goal, giving up only 12.28 goals per game and saving 78 shots.

  

Scouting #1 USC

• The Trojans come in at 14-1, with their first lost being to fellow #1 ranked team Stanford 6-10.
• USC has beaten seven top-10 opponents, and eight total ranked with a goal differential of +47.
• Player to watch:
  • Emily Ausmus has 81 points in 15 games, scoring 52 goals on 78 shots and assisting 29 goals.

  

Up Next

• The Red Foxes travel to Providence, RI to play in the Bruno Classic on Saturday Mar 8.
• Game one against Brown will begin at 3 p.m., and game two against Harvard is scheduled for 6 p.m.