Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, January 28
Berkeley, CA
11 A.M. PT
Fresno State
vs
No. 11 UC Davis
Photo by: Khon Saysamongdy
Bulldogs head to Berkeley for Cal Cup
1/27/2023 10:00:00 AM | Water Polo
Week 2:Â Cal Cup
Jan. 28-29, 2023 • Berkeley, Calif.. • Legends & Spieker Aquatics Complex
SATURDAY:Â vs. No. 11 UC Davis, 11 a.m. PT
           vs. No. 1 Stanford, 4:30 p.m. PT
SUNDAY:Â vs. No. 3 UCLA, 8:30 a.m. PT
                 vs. No. 14 San Jose State, 2 p.m. PT
LIVE STATS:Â TheFosh.com (All Games)
2023 OUTLOOK
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Jan. 28-29, 2023 • Berkeley, Calif.. • Legends & Spieker Aquatics Complex
SATURDAY:Â vs. No. 11 UC Davis, 11 a.m. PT
           vs. No. 1 Stanford, 4:30 p.m. PT
SUNDAY:Â vs. No. 3 UCLA, 8:30 a.m. PT
                 vs. No. 14 San Jose State, 2 p.m. PT
LIVE STATS:Â TheFosh.com (All Games)
2023 OUTLOOK
- Fresno State opened its sixth season in the water last weekend hosting the Bulldog Fest falling in four matches to No. 7 Michigan, No. 5 UC Irvine, No. 6 Hawaii & No. 4 Cal.
- The Bulldogs rank No. 9 in this week's CWPA rankings.
- The 'Dogs will take on four more ranked opponents this weekend at the Cal Cup in No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 UCLA, No. 11 UC Davis & No. 14 San Jose State.
- The Bulldogs bring back 11 returners and welcome eight newcomers this season.
- The Bulldogs finished the season with an overall record of 19-8 and went a perfect 7-0 in the GCC.
- The 'Dogs won their second straight GCCÂ regular season championship and went on to win their second straight GCC tournament title with an 11-8 win over Loyola Marymount.
- Head coach Natalie Benson was named the GCC Coach of the Year for a second straight season.
- The Bulldogs bring back three All-GCC selections from last season in Paula Nieto Jasny, who was a second team selection, while Daphne Guevremont was tabbed an honorable mention and Brooke Ochoa earned GCC All-Freshman honors.
- Despite suffering four losses at the Bulldog Fest last weekend, all to top-seven nationally ranked opponents, Fresno State remains in the top 10 nationally in the CWPA rankings this week checking in at No. 9.
- Freshman Hailey Andress had a standout debut weekend for the Bulldogs scoring five goals and added two assist while tying for second on the team with 22 shots.
- In the 'Dogs season opener against Michigan, Andress scored four goals and attempted nine shots.
- The Glendora native added a goal and two assists against UC Irvine.
- UC Davis gets its 2023 season underway this weekend after going 16-12 in 2022 with a 3-3 mark in the Big West.
- The Aggies fell to UC San Diego in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament.
- UCD was picked fourth in the Big West preseason poll and senior center Noelle Wijnbelt was named to the Big West preseason coaches' team.
- Stanford also gets its 2023 season started this weekend at the Cal Cup.
- The Cardinal went 25-2 last season winning both the MPSF Tournament and the NCAA Championship with a 10-7 win over USC.
- Stanford has reached the NCAA final in 11 of the last 12 seasons while appearing in every NCAA Championship since the event's inception in 2001.
- UCLA comes into the weekend ranked No. 3 in the nation and is off to a 5-0 start with wins over Indiana, San Diego State, Wagner, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.
- The Bruins went 24-6 last season and advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament falling to Stanford.
- UCLA has totaled 77 goals while only allowing 26 goals through its first five matches.
- San Jose State ranks No. 14 in the nation and is 2-1 on the season after wins over No. 20 Loyola Marymount and No. 25 Marist while falling to No. 6 Hawaii.
- The Spartans went 11-16 with a 0-6 mark in the MPSF in 2022.
- SJSU has scored 42 goals this season with a season-high 20 against LMU.
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