Sophomore Tiffany Hodgens scored five goals to lead UC Davis to a 13-7 win over Cal Baptist University in a women's collegiate water polo game at Hickey Pool Friday. The Aggies improve to 9-6 on the year. The Lancers fall to 5-4. We started getting greedy and rushing our offensive opportunities. I had to call a timeout to get them to slow things down.
Quick shots give the other team more possessions and a chance to get back in the game.
The two teams squared off for a more evenly matched second half. Katie Ferguson scored all three of her goals in the second half to lead all Lancer scorers, while Kim Parker scored her third goal for UC Davis in the fourth quarter. UC Davis goalkeeper Alexis Muecke posted a career-high 13 saves in net, including four each in the second and fourth periods. Muecke also blocked a four-meter penalty shot to finish the first quarter. Both teams will participate in the eight-team Davis Shootout tournament, held all day Saturday and Sunday at Hickey Pool.