Feb. 8, 2013

LOS ANGELES -

The No. 3 UCLA women's water polo team (11-1) hosts Cal Lutheran (0-0) in its 2013 home opener on Saturday (Feb. 9) at Spieker Aquatics Center. The contest is slated to start at 1:00 p.m.

LEADING SCORERS
Sophomore attacker Emily Donohoe leads UCLA in scoring with 26 goals (2.17 goals per game), which ranks tied for sixth in the MPSF. Freshman Rachel Fattal is second on team in scoring with 20 goals (1.7 goals per game), which ranks 11th in the MPSF. Freshman defender Alys Williams and senior attacker Gisselle Naranjo round out the top four scorers for UCLA, each with 10 goals.

THE LAST MEETING

UCLA	22
Cal Lutheran	3

March 8, 2009
Thousand Oaks, Calif.

No. 3 UCLA Women's Water Polo Downs Cal Lutheran, 22-3 Freshman Randi Bresee scored a career-high four goals and sophomore Kelsey McGinley added a career-best three goals to help lead the No. 3 UCLA women's water polo team past Cal Lutheran, 22-3, on Sunday morning at Cal Lutheran's Samuelson Aquatics Center.

Recap

IN THE CAGE
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper, Sami Hill, is off to a great start in 2013 and currently leads the MPSF in saves per game at 11.19. She is also second in the MPSF in goals against, giving up 4.96 per game. Hill also is second on the team with 11 assists and is tied for third in steals with eight.

FEMME FATTAL
True freshman Rachel Fattal leads the Bruins in steals (17), sprints won (14) and field blocks (7) and is second in scoring (20 goals) and third in assists (9).

HILL WITH THE ASSIST
Freshman attacker Kodi Hill leads the Bruins with 16 assists on the year. Hill also has five goals, four steals and four field blocks on the year.

BROOKS ON DECK FOR YEAR FOUR
Brandon Brooks begins his fourth season as UCLA's head women's water polo coach in 2013. He was named the third head coach in program history on June 3, 2009, and has compiled a 82-20 (.804) record.

SCOUTING CAL LUTHERAN A mix of returning players and a large incoming class sets the Division III No. 5 ranked Cal Lutheran women's water polo team up for a competitive 2013 campaign despite a very difficult schedule that features numerous Division I opponents early in the season. A group of eight freshmen will experience collegiate water polo for the first time, joining with a core of 11 returning players that feature a quartet of seniors. Leading that effort will be 2012 Honorable Mention All-American Morgan McCardell. Joining the Regals from UC Irvine, McCardell made an immediate impact last year, as the team-leader with 28 assists while tying for the team lead in steals (41), adding 31 goals and 12 drawn ejections after starting 27 games. Also returning for her senior season is Shannon Streeter. The center played in all 29 games a year ago and started 19 times. She was third on the 2012 team with 30 steals, recording 16 drawn ejections, handing out 12 assists and scoring 20 times. After a car accident in December of 2011 forced Jane Galluzzi from the pool and school, she returns healthy and ready to contribute during her senior season. Galluzzi was a threat in each of her first three seasons for the Regals. As a junior in 2011 she led the team with 44 goals and was second with 39 steals while tallying 14 assists and 12 drawn ejections. Rounding out the senior foursome is goalkeeper Kylee Tomasetti. In 2012 she started all 17 games she appeared in and made 119 saves. She also contributed with 16 steals, seven assists and even scored a goal for the Regals last spring.