Women's Water Polo Returns Home to Host Nationally Ranked Foes

Posted: Mar 16, 2023

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Santa Clara University women's water polo team returns home to the Sullivan Aquatic Center to host nationally ranked opponents No.13 Pacific and No.15 Harvard on Saturday.

THE TEAMS

#13 Pacific (14-5) vs Santa Clara (7-12)
#15 Harvard (23-7) vs Santa Clara (7-12)

MATCH INFO

vs. Pacific
When: Saturday, March 18 • 10 a.m.
Where: Sullivan Aquatic Center (Santa Clara, Calif.)

vs. Harvard
When: Saturday, March 18 • 4:30 p.m.
Where: Sullivan Aquatic Center (Santa Clara, Calif.)

NOTES

#13 Pacific and #15 Harvard will also face each other in a neutral match on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Sullivan Aquatic Center.
Sophomore Kate Rodman leads the Broncos with a team-high 36 goals.
Goalie Liyara Senadheera has 104 saves so far this season.
On Friday and Saturday, Santa Clara returned once again to Southern California to face LMU and Azusa Pacific in Golden Coast Conference play, falling in both games.
During the week of March 2, the women's team traveled to Southern California for five games for the Claremont Convergence Tournament, as well as their GCC opener at Concordia.
- For their first game in Southern California, SCU water polo narrowly fell, 11-8, in its GCC opener at Concordia on March 2.
- On the first day of the Claremont Convergence Tournament, they earned a split as they defeated Cal State Fullerton, 17-5, in the afternoon after narrowly falling to Villanova, 9-6, in the morning.
- On the final day of the tournament, the Broncos split again this time, with a major 21-8 win over Westcliff University followed by a close 16-12 setback versus Long Island University.
The Broncos defeated Cal State East Bay, 8-5, on Feb. 25, scoring two goals in every period.
- The Broncos had three multi-goal scorers in the game. Lauren Baglietto scored two, Natalie Brauser scored two, and Elle Fredrickson scored two. Chloe Morrison and Kate Rodman added one goal each.
The Broncos had a two-game split in the Bronco Invitational on February 19, beating Cal State Monterey Bay, 12-8, in a rematch from their season opener and fell to Marist, 17-11.
Santa Clara went 1-3 in the Bruno Classic, hosted by Brown University. Santa Clara earned its first victory of the season on Saturday, beating Siena, 12-9. They were barely edged Saturday morning, 11-10, by Bucknell and fell, 12-5, to Long Island University. SCU played much better on Sunday, and was nearly victorious against Saint Francis (Pa.) but ultimately fell, 10-9.
Santa Clara will play 14 games from the comfort of home at the Sullivan Aquatic Center.
- They hosted a home tournament during the weekend of Feb. 18-19.
The Broncos return 16 players from last year's roster, including fifth-years Lauren Baglietto and Lauren Voss. Baglietto was honored as a second-team all-conference selection last year at the season's end.
A total of five newcomers joined the SCU roster in the offseason - Sophomore Stephanie Nelson and freshmen Megan Chambliss, Sydney Maccabe, Avary Torres, and Mila Erceg.