'Dogs prepare for Cal Cup

BERKELEY, Calif. - The No. 13 Fresno State women's water polo team will travel to compete in the Cal Cup on Jan 25-26, at the Legends Aquatic Center. The 'Dogs will face four teams all ranked within the Top 20.

SCHEDULE - The 'Dogs will start the weekend against No. 18 San Jose State on Saturday at 8:30 a.m., followed by a match against No. 2 Stanford at 4 p.m.. On Sunday, the Bulldogs will face No. 10 UC Davis at 9:45 a.m. and No. 5 UC Irvine at 1 p.m. to finish the weekend.

HOW TO FOLLOW – Live stats will be available at TheFosh.net for all games except Fresno State's game against No. 18 SJSU on Saturday. There are no live stats available in the Bulldogs' game versus the Spartans.

Tournament notes:

Fresno State has moved to No. 13 in the national rankings.
The 'Dogs snatched their first win of the 2020 season last week in defeating Marist College 9-5.
Fresno State's offense has scored 18 goals this season, averaging six goals per game.
Fresno State is coming off a big 8-6 win over No. 12 LMU (Jan 19).
Emily Nicholson and Daphne Guevremont lead the Bulldogs on offense with 4 goals each.
Senior Madelynn Garcia has spent the bulk of the minutes in goal for Fresno State. Garcia has grabbed 13 total saves in three games this season.
San Jose State holds the all-time record against Fresno State 1-0. The last time the teams met, Fresno State fell to San Jose State 5-6 on January 26, 2018.
Stanford owns the all-time record against Fresno State 2-0. The last time the two teams faced each other, Fresno State was downed by Stanford 23-7 on January 27, 2019.
UC Davis owns the all-time record against Fresno State 2-0. The last time the teams competed, Fresno State fell to UC Davis 18-9 on February 18, 2020.
This will be the first time that Fresno State will face UC Irvine in program history.

2020 GCC PRESEASON POLL
The eight Golden Coast Conference women's water polo head coaches voted Pacific at the head of the conference to win the regular season title. In its third season of competition, Fresno State was picked to finish third. The poll chose Pacific (49 points, 7 first place votes), Loyola Marymount (42 points, 1 first place vote), and Fresno State (38 points) at the top of the conference. San Diego State (31 points) and Azusa Pacific (24 points) were tabbed to finish in the middle of the pack. California Baptist (20 points), Santa Clara (11 points), and Concordia - Irvine (9 points) received the last three spots to conclude the preseason rankings.

RANKED WINS
Fresno State has defeated two ranked teams this season. No. 13 Fresno State knocked off No. 22 Marist College 9-5 on Jan 18. The following day, the 'Dogs upset No. 12 LMU 8-6 on Jan 19 in an exhibition game.

QUICK LOOK AT THE DOGS
The Bulldogs return 14 letterwinners including three All-GCC selections in Emily Nicholson, Callie Woodruff and Daphne Guevremont. Six freshmen were also welcomed to the roster for the upcoming season. The 'Dogs were picked to finish third in the Golden Coast Conference standings in the 2020 Preseason Coaches' Poll.

In the 2019 season, the Bulldogs completed their second competition season with a 14-15 overall record (4-3 GCC), finishing in fourth place in the regular season conference. The 'Dogs went on to clinch third place in the Golden Coast Conference Championships.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

Team Notes:

The Spartans are No. 18 in the national rankings.
Last week, the Spartans defeated Sonoma State 20-7 to snag their first win in the 2020 season.
San Jose State returns their lead scorer All-American Olga Descalzi Portell who was the top freshman goal scorer in the MPSF scoring 57 goals in 25 matches in the 2020 season.
The Spartans finished the 2019 season with an overall 10-15 (2-4 MPSF) record.
San Jose State took a sixth-place finish in the MPSF Conference Championships last season.

SCOUTING THE CARDINAL

Team Notes:

The Cardinal are No. 2 in the national rankings.
Last week, the Cardinal defeated No. 18 San Jose State 13-5 and Sonoma State 18-6 to put them 2-0 on the 2020 season.
Sanford returns starting All-American goalkeeper Emalia Eichelberger who recorded 172 saves on the 2020 season.
Stanford is the reigning national champion, winning its fourth national title in six seasons.
The Cardinal finished the 2019 season with an overall 23-2 (6-0 Pac-12) record.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES

Team Notes:

The Aggies are No. 10 in the national rankings.
Last week, the Aggies defeated Santa Clara 11-4 and Fresno Pacific 14-5 to kick off the season with a 2-0 record.
UC Davis returns All-American and Big West Freshman of the Year Noelle Winjnbelt. Winjnbelt recorded a total of 49 goals of the 2019 season.
The Aggies finished the 2019 season with an overall 18-13 (3-2 Big West) record. UC Davis recorded a third-place finish in the Big West Conference Championships.

SCOUTING THE ANTEATERS

Team Notes:

The Anteaters are No. 5 in the national rankings.
Last week, the Anteaters defeated Cal Berkeley 12-7 and No. 7 Michigan 14-9 improving to a 2-0 record to open the 2020 season.
UC Irvine returns two-time All-American Tara Prentice who recorded 70 goals and 24 assists on the 2019 season.
UC Irvine finished the 2019 season with an overall 19-9 (4-1 Big West) record. The Anteaters completed the 2019 season as runner-up in the Big West Conference Championships.

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