TEMPE, Ariz. – The No. 9 Sun Devil Water Polo team (8-3) capped the weekend on a high note, avenging a loss from a week ago, defeating No. 7 UC Santa Barbara, 7-5, to finish fifth at the UCSD Triton Invitational.
Earlier in the day, the Sun Devils earned another top-25 win, 8-6, over No. 13 Loyola Marymount to advance to the fifth-place match.
Six of the Sun Devils' eight wins so far have come over top-25 opponents while the UCSB win was their first top-10 win of the season.
ASU has two weeks to prepare for their next action, traveling to UC Irvine's Barbara Kalbus Invitational Feb.