Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, February 22
Fresno, CA
12 p.m. PT
Fresno State
7-5, 1-0GCC
20
vs
6
Concordia
1-8, 0-1GCC
1
2
3
4
F
Concordia
1
1
1
3
6
Fresno State
7
3
6
4
20
Team Stats
CUI
FS
Shots
23
36
Goals
6
20
Assists
1
11
Points
7
31
Exclusions
9
8
Steals
9
16
Sprints
1
3
1
Brooke Ochoa
7:51
Hailey Andress
7:06
Megan Cranley
6:31
Elisa Grim
5:36
Hailey Andress
2:32
Abbey Simshauser
1:39
Allyson Corbett
0:34
Abbey Simshauser
0:21
2
Sofia Smith
7:12
Ella Simone
6:56
Ella Simone
2:40
Caitlyn Mossman
1:03
3
Megan Cranley
7:01
Elisa Grim
6:22
Hailey Andress
5:56
Ella Simone
4:22
Abbey Simshauser
3:35
Anna Tyukasz
3:08
Abbey Simshauser
0:39
4
Hailey Andress
6:45
Anna Tyukasz
6:27
Sidney Strickland
6:10
Sierrah Ferguson
5:46
Brooke Ochoa
1:07
Sierrah Ferguson
0:52
Abbey Simshauser
0:35
Game Leaders
Shots
6
Goals
5
Assists
2
Points
7
Shots
5
Goals
4
Assists
1
Points
5
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points
5
Shots
4
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
Players Mentioned
Attacker
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Goalkeeper
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Attacker
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Attacker
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Goalkeeper
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Center
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Defender
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Goalkeeper
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Photo by: Amiee Sabado
Simshauser nets 100th goal as a Bulldog in GCC opener
2/22/2025 2:35:00 PM | Water Polo
FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 7 Fresno State water polo team opened Golden Coast Conference play with a 20-6 win over CUI on Saturday afternoon at the Aquatics Center. The Bulldogs were led in scoring by senior Abbey Simshauser, who scored five goals on Saturday to reach 100 in her Bulldog career. Simshauser has played in 41 games as a Bulldog, joining the program ahead of the 2024 season. She became the fastest player to 100 goals in program history.
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Hailey Andress scored four goals, Ella Simone had three, Brooke Ochoa, Elisa Grim and Megan Cranley added two each, and Caitlyn Mossman and Sidney Strickland scored one apiece.
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Ida Tully-Giles got the start in the cage, and recorded six saves in the first half. Islay Martin-Hill came in for the third quarter and played 11:44 minutes with three saves. Abigayle Armstrong closed out the game and added one save.
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How it happened
Fresno State got out to a 6-0 lead in the first seven minutes of play, scoring goals by five different Bulldogs. Andress scored two in the first quarter as CUI scored its first goal of the game with 34 seconds remaining in the opening quarter. Simshauser scored the final two goals of the quarter for the Bulldogs, and helped the team carry a 7-1 lead into the second quarter.
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CUI scored the first goal of the second, but was held to nothing after that. The Bulldogs answered with three before the half in credit to two from Simone and one from Mossman.
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Fresno State led 10-2 at halftime.
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Fresno State scored five unanswered to open the second half. The Golden Eagles scored their first goal of the third quarter with just over three minutes remaining in the quarter. Simshauser scored her fourth of the game on a powerplay chance in the final minute.
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The Bulldogs edged CUI in the fourth quarter, 4-3, with goals from four different players. Simshauser scored goal number 100 in the final minute of play, knocking in the final goal of the game with 35 seconds remaining.
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Notable
Up Next
Fresno State will face No. 3 UCLA on the road next Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Hailey Andress scored four goals, Ella Simone had three, Brooke Ochoa, Elisa Grim and Megan Cranley added two each, and Caitlyn Mossman and Sidney Strickland scored one apiece.
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Ida Tully-Giles got the start in the cage, and recorded six saves in the first half. Islay Martin-Hill came in for the third quarter and played 11:44 minutes with three saves. Abigayle Armstrong closed out the game and added one save.
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How it happened
Fresno State got out to a 6-0 lead in the first seven minutes of play, scoring goals by five different Bulldogs. Andress scored two in the first quarter as CUI scored its first goal of the game with 34 seconds remaining in the opening quarter. Simshauser scored the final two goals of the quarter for the Bulldogs, and helped the team carry a 7-1 lead into the second quarter.
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CUI scored the first goal of the second, but was held to nothing after that. The Bulldogs answered with three before the half in credit to two from Simone and one from Mossman.
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Fresno State led 10-2 at halftime.
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Fresno State scored five unanswered to open the second half. The Golden Eagles scored their first goal of the third quarter with just over three minutes remaining in the quarter. Simshauser scored her fourth of the game on a powerplay chance in the final minute.
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The Bulldogs edged CUI in the fourth quarter, 4-3, with goals from four different players. Simshauser scored goal number 100 in the final minute of play, knocking in the final goal of the game with 35 seconds remaining.
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Notable
- Fresno State saw its second-largest margin of victory in a conference game.
- Fresno State scored at least 20 goals in a conference game for the sixth time in program history.
- Fresno State won its sixth-straight GCC opener, and moved to 6-2 in the conference opening games.
- Abbey Simshauser became the sixth player in program history to score 100 career goals. She did so in just 41 games as a Bulldog, the fastest player to score 100 goals.Â
- Three current players have scored 100 career goals in Simshauser (100), Hailey Andress (165) and Brooke Ochoa (178).
- With four goals on Saturday, Andress has nine hat tricks on the season and 31 in her career. She has the most career hat tricks in program history.
- Andress extends her streak to 17 games with at least one goal.
- Ella Simone had a season-high three goals.Â
- Megan Cranley had a season-high two goals.Â
Up Next
Fresno State will face No. 3 UCLA on the road next Saturday at 1 p.m.
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