Friday, February 28
Claremont, CA
11:30 AM
UC Irvine
vs
LMU
UCI Heads To Convergence Invitational
February 27, 2025 | Women's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. – No. 10/9 UC Irvine closes out the tournament portion of the non-conference season at the Convergence Invitational (Feb. 28-Mar. 1), playing four games in two days.
Week Six Notes
GAME SCHEDULE
No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. No. 12/13 LMU
Friday, February 28 | 11:30 AM | Axelrod Pool
Live Stats
No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. La Salle
Friday, February 28 | 3:15 PM | Heldeman Pool
Live Stats
No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. No. 20/20 San Diego State
Saturday, March 1 | 10:15 AM | Heldeman Pool
Live Stats
No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. Cal State Monterey Bay
Saturday, March 1 | 4:30 PM | Heldeman Pool
Live Stats
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
> UC Irvine enters the week ranked tenth in the CWPA Weekly Poll and ninth in the Association of College Water Polo Coaches poll
> UCI is set to close out the tournament portion of the schedule this weekend at the Convergence Invitational
> The Anteaters are scheduled to take on No. 12/13 LMU, La Salle, No. 20/20 San Diego State, and Cal State Monterey Bay
> No. 12/13 LMU enters the contest with an 8-8 overall record, 1-0 in the GCC
> The Lions and Anteaters just recently met at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational where UCI escaped with the 15-14 win
> LMU is paced by Ruth Arino Ruiz' 56 goals and 35 assists, good for first in the GCC respectively
> Alyssa Barnuevo tops the Lions and conference with 112 saves
> La Salle heads into the tournament with a 2-9 overall record, but are playing Whittier prior to the tournament
> It is the first meeting between the Anteaters and Explorers
> No. 20 San Diego State is 7-5 on the year, 1-0 in the GCC
> The Aztecs have been off for two weeks, last collecting wins over California Baptist 22-14 on Feb. 14 and then-No. 23 Pomona-Pitzer 13-10 on Feb. 15
> Claudia Valdez leads with 51 points (30 goals, 21 assists) followed by Mimi Stoupes with 40 points (32 goals, eight assists)
> Stoupes also leads with 29 drawn exclusions
> Cal State Monterey Bay is 3-11 on the year, 1-0 in the WWPA
> The Otters went 2-1 in the Fresno Pacific Mini Tournament, defeating both La Verne (W, 21-11) and Chapman (W, 17-10) before falling to No. 18 San Jose State (L, 22-8)
> Autumn Day paces CSUMB with 50 points (34 goals, 16 assists) and nine steals
> Marissa White leads with 134 total saves and 11 total steals
NOTES
> UC Irvine went 1-3 over the weekend at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational with their lone win against then-No. 14/13 LMU, 15-14
> The Anteaters dropped to No. 3 UCLA (L, 16-8), No. 10 UC San Diego (L, 12-11), and No. 8 Long Beach State (L, 14-13 OT)
> Lauren Hett leads the Anteaters with 29 points on 19 goals and 10 assists
> Brooke Hourigan is right behind with 26 points on a team-high 14 assists to go along with 12 goals
> Both Nioka Thomas and Kennedy East have 20 points on the season each
> Thomas has drawn 12 exclusions while East has a team-high six field blocks
> Rachel Kirchner has a team-high 33 saves in 144 minutes played to go with 11 steals
Week Six Notes
GAME SCHEDULE
No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. No. 12/13 LMU
Friday, February 28 | 11:30 AM | Axelrod Pool
Live Stats
No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. La Salle
Friday, February 28 | 3:15 PM | Heldeman Pool
Live Stats
No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. No. 20/20 San Diego State
Saturday, March 1 | 10:15 AM | Heldeman Pool
Live Stats
No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. Cal State Monterey Bay
Saturday, March 1 | 4:30 PM | Heldeman Pool
Live Stats
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
> UC Irvine enters the week ranked tenth in the CWPA Weekly Poll and ninth in the Association of College Water Polo Coaches poll
> UCI is set to close out the tournament portion of the schedule this weekend at the Convergence Invitational
> The Anteaters are scheduled to take on No. 12/13 LMU, La Salle, No. 20/20 San Diego State, and Cal State Monterey Bay
> No. 12/13 LMU enters the contest with an 8-8 overall record, 1-0 in the GCC
> The Lions and Anteaters just recently met at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational where UCI escaped with the 15-14 win
> LMU is paced by Ruth Arino Ruiz' 56 goals and 35 assists, good for first in the GCC respectively
> Alyssa Barnuevo tops the Lions and conference with 112 saves
> La Salle heads into the tournament with a 2-9 overall record, but are playing Whittier prior to the tournament
> It is the first meeting between the Anteaters and Explorers
> No. 20 San Diego State is 7-5 on the year, 1-0 in the GCC
> The Aztecs have been off for two weeks, last collecting wins over California Baptist 22-14 on Feb. 14 and then-No. 23 Pomona-Pitzer 13-10 on Feb. 15
> Claudia Valdez leads with 51 points (30 goals, 21 assists) followed by Mimi Stoupes with 40 points (32 goals, eight assists)
> Stoupes also leads with 29 drawn exclusions
> Cal State Monterey Bay is 3-11 on the year, 1-0 in the WWPA
> The Otters went 2-1 in the Fresno Pacific Mini Tournament, defeating both La Verne (W, 21-11) and Chapman (W, 17-10) before falling to No. 18 San Jose State (L, 22-8)
> Autumn Day paces CSUMB with 50 points (34 goals, 16 assists) and nine steals
> Marissa White leads with 134 total saves and 11 total steals
NOTES
> UC Irvine went 1-3 over the weekend at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational with their lone win against then-No. 14/13 LMU, 15-14
> The Anteaters dropped to No. 3 UCLA (L, 16-8), No. 10 UC San Diego (L, 12-11), and No. 8 Long Beach State (L, 14-13 OT)
> Lauren Hett leads the Anteaters with 29 points on 19 goals and 10 assists
> Brooke Hourigan is right behind with 26 points on a team-high 14 assists to go along with 12 goals
> Both Nioka Thomas and Kennedy East have 20 points on the season each
> Thomas has drawn 12 exclusions while East has a team-high six field blocks
> Rachel Kirchner has a team-high 33 saves in 144 minutes played to go with 11 steals
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