Fresno State Athletics
Friday, February 13
Irvine, Calif.
3 p.m. PT
Fresno State
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No. 2 UCLA
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Bulldogs head south for matchups at Barbara Kalbus Invite
2/12/2026 5:40:00 PM | Water Polo
FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 13 Fresno State water polo team will compete in its final regular season tournament of the year this weekend, traveling to Irvine for the Barbara Kalbus Invitational.
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
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FS GAME 1: No. 13 Fresno State (7-5, 0-0 GCC) vs No. 2 UCLA (7-0, 0-0 MPSF)
Friday, February 13 • 3 p.m. PT • Anteater Aquatics Complex • Irvine, Calif.
Live Stats: TheFOSH
Twitter: @FresnoStateWP
Series History: UCLA leads 10-0
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Friday, Feb. 13
Game 1: No. 1 Stanford at No. 11 UC Irvine – 12 p.m. PT
Game 2: No. 5 Hawai'i vs. No. 4 California – 1:30 p.m. PT
Game 3: No. 13 Fresno State vs. No. 2 UCLA – 3 p.m. PT
Game 4: No. 7 Long Beach State vs. No. 3 USC – 4:30 p.m. PT
Saturday, Feb. 14
Game 5: Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 1 – 12 p.m. PT
Game 6: Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 – 1:30 p.m. PT
Game 7: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 1 – 3 p.m. PT
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3 – 4:30 p.m. PT
Sunday, Feb. 15
Game 9 (Seventh Place): Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 5 – 9 a.m. PT
Game 10 (Fifth Place): Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5 – 10:30 a.m. PT
Game 11 (Third Place): Loser Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7 – 12 p.m. PT
Game 12 (First Place): Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7 – 1:30 p.m. PT
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Tournament Notables
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TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
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FS GAME 1: No. 13 Fresno State (7-5, 0-0 GCC) vs No. 2 UCLA (7-0, 0-0 MPSF)
Friday, February 13 • 3 p.m. PT • Anteater Aquatics Complex • Irvine, Calif.
Live Stats: TheFOSH
Twitter: @FresnoStateWP
Series History: UCLA leads 10-0
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Friday, Feb. 13
Game 1: No. 1 Stanford at No. 11 UC Irvine – 12 p.m. PT
Game 2: No. 5 Hawai'i vs. No. 4 California – 1:30 p.m. PT
Game 3: No. 13 Fresno State vs. No. 2 UCLA – 3 p.m. PT
Game 4: No. 7 Long Beach State vs. No. 3 USC – 4:30 p.m. PT
Saturday, Feb. 14
Game 5: Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 1 – 12 p.m. PT
Game 6: Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 – 1:30 p.m. PT
Game 7: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 1 – 3 p.m. PT
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3 – 4:30 p.m. PT
Sunday, Feb. 15
Game 9 (Seventh Place): Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 5 – 9 a.m. PT
Game 10 (Fifth Place): Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5 – 10:30 a.m. PT
Game 11 (Third Place): Loser Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7 – 12 p.m. PT
Game 12 (First Place): Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7 – 1:30 p.m. PT
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Tournament Notables
- Fresno State returns to the Barbara Kalbus Invitational for the first time since 2024, and just the second time in program history
- The field of eight teams includes some of the nation's top talent including the Top 5 teams in this week's national rankings
- All eight teams are ranked in the Top 13
- All but one school (Hawai'i) are from the State of California
- Fresno State will face UCLA first on Friday. UCLA is one of three opponents Fresno State doesn't have a win over in program history (Cal, UCLA and Hawai'i)
- Fresno State is the only GCC program competing at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational this season.
- Fresno State opens the tournament against No. 2 UCLA, facing the Bruins for the second time this season
- The UC Irvine Invitational was renamed The Barbara Kalbus Invitational in 2017 to honor longtime friend and water polo icon, Dr. Barbara Kalbus.
Bulldog Bones
- Fresno State is set to compete in its third tournament of the season
- The Bulldogs are 7-5 overall this season, with all five losses coming to Top 20 teams and four of them to teams in the Top 6
- Fresno State fell three spots in the CWPA Top 25 to No. 13 this week
- The Bulldogs saw their streak of 79-straight weeks in the Top 10 come to an end
- Fresno State scored 26 goals in its win over UC Santa Barbara last weekend, its second-most in a game this seasonÂ
- Of its five losses this year, four have been decided by four or fewer goals
- Fresno State is led in scoring by Hailey Andress with 34 goals so far this season
- Fresno State has started true freshman Katelyn Mobley in the cage in 11 games this season, totaling 107 saves
- Fresno State is coached by Natalie Benson, in her ninth season at the helm
- Benson has an overall record of 121-84 as the Bulldogs' head coach
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Alone at the top
Last time out, senior attacker Hailey Andress became the program's all-time leading scorer. With 15 goals through the four games, she surpassed Brooke Ochoa who owned the record with 217 goals at the end of her career in 2025. Andress is up to 225 career goals, and counting. The senior is primed to extend the goals record far beyond what it is, having been the program's top sharp shooter in each of her seasons at Fresno State.
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Andress also owns the program record in career hat tricks with 41 entering this weekend. She already has seven this season. The single season hat trick record is 15, held by Ochoa in 2025.
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A balanced attack
Andress does have a lot of help, and young help at that. The Bulldogs' second and third-leading scorers are freshmen Riaan Bryant and Charley Stephens. Bryant is second with 19 goals and Stephens adds 16 to the tally.
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Young across the board
Fresno State brought on six true freshmen to the roster for 2026, and all six of them have seen time as consistent contributors for the Bulldogs. In addition to Bryant and Stephens, Charli Munoz, Katya Aleshina, Noa Markovsky and Katelyn Mobely have made a difference in the pool this spring.
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A moment for Mobes
Fresno State freshman goalkeeper Katelyn Mobley was named the Golden Coast Conference Player of the Week following her performance at the Brigitte Donner Daws Memorial Invite.
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Mobley had 44 saves in four games, all against Top 20 opponents. She led the Bulldogs to wins over No. 12 San Jose State (10-8) and No. 16 UC Davis (13-9), while falling to No. 4 and host Cal (15-11) and No. 3 UCLA (14-6). Mobley had a .500 save percentage last weekend, going up against some of the nation's top talent.
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The true freshman had her best performance of the weekend with a season-high 16 saves against No. 16 UC Davis. Her 16 saves are enough for second in a game in program history, and the most by a true freshman. She allowed only nine goals for a .640 save percentage against the Aggies, her highest of the season.
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She had 10 or more saves in three of the four games on the weekend.
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Through 12 games this season, Mobley has totaled 107 saves. She earned the Bulldogs' first GCC Player of the Week honor this season.
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International 'Dogs
Of the 25 players on the Bulldogs' roster, 10 are international student-athletes. The Bulldogs have athletes on the roster from New Zealand, the Netherlands, Australia, Russia and Israel (in addition to the United States).
Alone at the top
Last time out, senior attacker Hailey Andress became the program's all-time leading scorer. With 15 goals through the four games, she surpassed Brooke Ochoa who owned the record with 217 goals at the end of her career in 2025. Andress is up to 225 career goals, and counting. The senior is primed to extend the goals record far beyond what it is, having been the program's top sharp shooter in each of her seasons at Fresno State.
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Andress also owns the program record in career hat tricks with 41 entering this weekend. She already has seven this season. The single season hat trick record is 15, held by Ochoa in 2025.
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A balanced attack
Andress does have a lot of help, and young help at that. The Bulldogs' second and third-leading scorers are freshmen Riaan Bryant and Charley Stephens. Bryant is second with 19 goals and Stephens adds 16 to the tally.
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Young across the board
Fresno State brought on six true freshmen to the roster for 2026, and all six of them have seen time as consistent contributors for the Bulldogs. In addition to Bryant and Stephens, Charli Munoz, Katya Aleshina, Noa Markovsky and Katelyn Mobely have made a difference in the pool this spring.
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A moment for Mobes
Fresno State freshman goalkeeper Katelyn Mobley was named the Golden Coast Conference Player of the Week following her performance at the Brigitte Donner Daws Memorial Invite.
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Mobley had 44 saves in four games, all against Top 20 opponents. She led the Bulldogs to wins over No. 12 San Jose State (10-8) and No. 16 UC Davis (13-9), while falling to No. 4 and host Cal (15-11) and No. 3 UCLA (14-6). Mobley had a .500 save percentage last weekend, going up against some of the nation's top talent.
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The true freshman had her best performance of the weekend with a season-high 16 saves against No. 16 UC Davis. Her 16 saves are enough for second in a game in program history, and the most by a true freshman. She allowed only nine goals for a .640 save percentage against the Aggies, her highest of the season.
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She had 10 or more saves in three of the four games on the weekend.
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Through 12 games this season, Mobley has totaled 107 saves. She earned the Bulldogs' first GCC Player of the Week honor this season.
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International 'Dogs
Of the 25 players on the Bulldogs' roster, 10 are international student-athletes. The Bulldogs have athletes on the roster from New Zealand, the Netherlands, Australia, Russia and Israel (in addition to the United States).
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