Been There, Done That: UCLA Is in Title Game
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UCLA, the two-time defending NCAA women’s water polo champion, will be in a familiar circumstance today at USC’s McDonald’s Swim Stadium.
The Bruins (34-1) got three goals from Coralie Simmons in a 10-3 win over Hawaii on Saturday to advance to the tournament finals, where they will meet California.
California, which is third-seeded, set up its finals rematch by getting three consecutive goals in the fourth period from Alisa vonHartitzch in an 8-4 win over second-seeded Stanford.
Cal (27-5) is the only team to beat UCLA (34-1) this season. The Bears had beaten Stanford in last season’s semifinals to advance to a finals game against UCLA.
In other games, USC (21-16) beat No. 7 Massachusetts (30-5), 8-4, to advance to a fifth-place game against No. 8 UC Santa Barbara (17-17).
The Gauchos beat San Diego State, 9-8, on Kara Watkins’ goal 43 seconds into sudden death after they had blown a 6-4 lead they held midway through the third quarter.