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No. 8 Bulldogs back on the road
2/2/2022 3:01:00 PM | Water Polo
FRIDAY
Fresno State (3-5, 0-0 GCC) at No. 1 USC (2-0, 0-0 MPSF)
Feb. 4, 2022 • 5 p.m. PT • Los Angeles, Calif. • Uytengsu Aquatics CenterÂ
Series History: USC leads 1-0 • Streak: USC W1 • Last: USC 19-3 (2019)Â
SATURDAY
Fresno State (3-5, 0-0 GCC) at No. 3 UCLA (9-0, 1-0 MPSF)
Feb. 5, 2022 • 9 a.m. PT • Los Angeles, Calif. • Spieker Aquatics Center
Series History: UCLA leads 4-0 • Streak: UCLA W4 • Last: UCLA 19-10 (2021)Â
Fresno State (3-5, 0-0 GCC) vs. No. 11 San Jose State (6-3, 0-0 MPSF)
Feb. 5, 2022 • 1 p.m. PT • Los Angeles, Calif. • Spieker Aquatics CenterÂ
Series History: SJSU leads 2-0 • Streak: SJSU W2 • Last: SJSU 10-9 (2021)Â
LIVE STATS (ALL GAMES):Â TheFosh.net
BULLDOG BITES:
- Fresno State is ranked No. 8, the highest national ranking in program history.
- Fresno State is 3-5 this season.Â
- Fresno State is coming off a 2-2 weekend at the Cal Cup.Â
- Fresno State is averaging nine goals per game.Â
- The Bulldogs have been narrowly outscored by their opponents 76-72.Â
- Fresno State has two players with 10+ goals this season in Fanni Muzsnay (18) and Emily Nicholson (11).Â
- Muzsnay leads the Bulldogs on offense with 18 goals, 22 points and 52 shots.Â
- Goalkeeper Paul Nieto Jasny owns a .429 save percentage and is averaging 7.1 saves per game.Â
- Nieto Jasny has also swiped a team-high 11 steals.Â
- Fresno State has a notable victory over then-ranked No. 4 Arizona State to open the 2022 season.Â
2022 OUTLOOK
- Fresno State enters its fifth season of competition under head coach Natalie Benson.
- The Bulldogs check-in at No. 10 in the NCAA preseason rankings
- Fresno State was chosen to repeat as the Golden Coast Conference champions according to the 2022 GCC Preseason Coaches' Poll
- The Bulldogs add 11 newcomers including 10 freshmen and one transfer.
- Fresno State brings back its top two scorers from 2021 in Emily Nicholson and Daphne Guevremont.
- In goal, the Bulldogs return Mackenzie Matheny and Paula Nieto Jasny.
- The Bulldogs' lone transfer is Valley native Savannah Fitzgerald.
- Fitzgerald joins Fresno State after helping lead Pacific two regular-season Golden Coast Conference titles, two GCC Tournament titles and two NCAA Tournament appearances.
- Fresno State will open its 2022 season at the Arizona State Tournament Jan. 21-23. The Bulldogs will face three Top 10 teams in No. 4 Arizona State, No. 5 Cal, No. 7 UC Irvine and No. 8 Michigan.
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