TEMPE– No. 19 Sun Devil Water Polo (8-11, 0-4) fought goal-for-goal early on against No. 3 UCLA Bruins (18-4, 3-1) in the, 17-10, loss in Saturday's matinee at Mona Plummer. Freshman attacker led all scorers with six goals which tied her career high and is the most UCLA has allowed to a player all season, but ASU drops to 0-4 in Mountian Pacific sports federation play.
Petra Pardi praised her team's performance against
Freshman goalkeeper Alexa Knutson got her sixth straight start in net and recorded 10 saves on the day against the Bruins
Graduate attacker Tina Doherty put the Sun Devils on the board first just two minutes into the game, and senior utility player Olivia Traxler found junior center Alba Olivé Martí up the middle for the second goal of the day for an early 2-0 lead.