Fresno State Athletics
Tuesday, March 19
Fresno, Calif.
5:30 p.m. PT
Fresno State
12
vs
13
Harvard
No. 13 Fresno State falls in overtime to No. 18 Harvard
3/19/2019 11:55:00 PM | Water Polo
FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State water polo team fell to No. 18 Harvard in a battle 13-12, Tuesday night. The No. 13 Fresno State had three Bulldogs record hat tricks in the upset.
"I'm glad we had the opportunity to play in an overtime game like this before we start conference play on Saturday," head coach Natalie Benson said. "We have been talking about one-goal games all season. Last season, we had four one-goal games that we lost. Our goal is to win these one-goal games this season. We had our first opportunity to do that, some players responded well to the challenge while others didn't. We scored nine goals in the first half, and only scored two goals in the second half. We had a lot of opportunities that we didn't capitalize on, and that's how you lose a game. This is a great check for our team. You have to play all four quarters. We are going to learn from this experience and prepare for our conference opener."
Fresno State falls to 8-11 (0-0 GCC) on the season, and 2-2 at home.
How it happened – Harvard opened the game winning the first quarter sprint. The Crimson scored back-to-back goals, taking a 2-0 lead. Claire Schade put Fresno State on the scoreboard with 2:55 left in the quarter. Goalkeeper Mackenzie Richards made a big save on a power play to feed a counter attack. Emily Nicholson tied the game 2-2 with a goal off a pass from Maddie Loggins. The Bulldogs capped the first quarter with a goal from Sydney Coachman to take a 3-2 lead, after scoring three consecutive goals.
Nicholson started the second quarter with back-to-back goals, logging a hat trick and giving the Bulldogs a 5-2 lead. Schade and Callie Woodruff scored consecutive goals, making it a 7-0 run for Fresno State. Harvard halted the Bulldogs' run with a goal to make it a 7-3 game with 3:21 left in the quarter. The Crimson and the Bulldogs exchanged goals, before Freshman Daphne Guevremont capitalized on a penalty shot. Harvard finished the quarter with two consecutive goals. Fresno State took a 9-7 lead into halftime.
Harvard's defense held Fresno State scoreless in the third quarter. The Crimson logged two goals to tie the game 9-9, going into the final quarter.
Harvard won the sprint to open the fourth quarter. The Crimson added to its run with back-to-back goals to take 11-9 lead over the Bulldogs with 4:11 left in regulation. Schade made it a one-goal game with 2:31 left, tying her season-high with three goals. Guevremont tied the game with a clutch goal at the end of regulation, pushing the game into overtime.
The Crimson struck first in overtime, taking a 12-11 lead with 2:37 left. Guevremont came up big for the Bulldogs with her third goal of the game to tie the game 12-12.
Harvard won its sixth sprint of the game to open the second period of overtime. The Crimson scored with 1:36 left to take a 13-12 lead. The Bulldogs took a timeout with 30 seconds left to chalk up one final play. Fresno State got a shot off with 13 seconds left, but the Harvard defense blocked the shot. The Crimson would come away with a 13-12 upset over the Bulldogs.
Guevremont, Nicholson and Schade finished the game with three goals apiece. Richards was solid in the goal for the Bulldogs with 10 saves on the night.Â
SCORING
Harvard: 2, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1 | 13
Fresno State: 3, 6, 0, 2, 1, 0 | 12
Fresno State Goals: Nicholson 3, Guevremont 3, Schade 3, Woodruff, Coachman and Jagielski.
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What's next – No. 13 Fresno State will host No. 6 Pacific in its 2019 Golden Coast Conference opener on Saturday, March 23 at 12 p.m. PT in the Aquatics Center.
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
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"I'm glad we had the opportunity to play in an overtime game like this before we start conference play on Saturday," head coach Natalie Benson said. "We have been talking about one-goal games all season. Last season, we had four one-goal games that we lost. Our goal is to win these one-goal games this season. We had our first opportunity to do that, some players responded well to the challenge while others didn't. We scored nine goals in the first half, and only scored two goals in the second half. We had a lot of opportunities that we didn't capitalize on, and that's how you lose a game. This is a great check for our team. You have to play all four quarters. We are going to learn from this experience and prepare for our conference opener."
Fresno State falls to 8-11 (0-0 GCC) on the season, and 2-2 at home.
How it happened – Harvard opened the game winning the first quarter sprint. The Crimson scored back-to-back goals, taking a 2-0 lead. Claire Schade put Fresno State on the scoreboard with 2:55 left in the quarter. Goalkeeper Mackenzie Richards made a big save on a power play to feed a counter attack. Emily Nicholson tied the game 2-2 with a goal off a pass from Maddie Loggins. The Bulldogs capped the first quarter with a goal from Sydney Coachman to take a 3-2 lead, after scoring three consecutive goals.
Nicholson started the second quarter with back-to-back goals, logging a hat trick and giving the Bulldogs a 5-2 lead. Schade and Callie Woodruff scored consecutive goals, making it a 7-0 run for Fresno State. Harvard halted the Bulldogs' run with a goal to make it a 7-3 game with 3:21 left in the quarter. The Crimson and the Bulldogs exchanged goals, before Freshman Daphne Guevremont capitalized on a penalty shot. Harvard finished the quarter with two consecutive goals. Fresno State took a 9-7 lead into halftime.
Harvard's defense held Fresno State scoreless in the third quarter. The Crimson logged two goals to tie the game 9-9, going into the final quarter.
Harvard won the sprint to open the fourth quarter. The Crimson added to its run with back-to-back goals to take 11-9 lead over the Bulldogs with 4:11 left in regulation. Schade made it a one-goal game with 2:31 left, tying her season-high with three goals. Guevremont tied the game with a clutch goal at the end of regulation, pushing the game into overtime.
The Crimson struck first in overtime, taking a 12-11 lead with 2:37 left. Guevremont came up big for the Bulldogs with her third goal of the game to tie the game 12-12.
Harvard won its sixth sprint of the game to open the second period of overtime. The Crimson scored with 1:36 left to take a 13-12 lead. The Bulldogs took a timeout with 30 seconds left to chalk up one final play. Fresno State got a shot off with 13 seconds left, but the Harvard defense blocked the shot. The Crimson would come away with a 13-12 upset over the Bulldogs.
Guevremont, Nicholson and Schade finished the game with three goals apiece. Richards was solid in the goal for the Bulldogs with 10 saves on the night.Â
SCORING
Harvard: 2, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1 | 13
Fresno State: 3, 6, 0, 2, 1, 0 | 12
Fresno State Goals: Nicholson 3, Guevremont 3, Schade 3, Woodruff, Coachman and Jagielski.
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What's next – No. 13 Fresno State will host No. 6 Pacific in its 2019 Golden Coast Conference opener on Saturday, March 23 at 12 p.m. PT in the Aquatics Center.
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
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