SEASIDE, Calif. –  Savannah Mangrum scored three goals on Saturday afternoon, helping the FPU women's water polo team snap a seven game-losing streak. Hannah Holly came up with the game-winning score late, and Head Coach Bryan Suhovy picked up his 100th career victory.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: Cal State East Bay 19, Fresno Pacific 13
Box Score
Records: FPU (9-16, 3-3), Cal State Monterey Bay (4-19, 0-1)
Location: Seaside, Calif. | The Otter Tank
Series: FPU trails 6-13
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Sam Witt started the scoring early, but the Otters pulled even less than a minute later when Lucy Gates tallied her first goal.
• The Sunbirds retook the lead near the end of the first quarter behind a score from Savannah Mangrum.
• CSUMB opened the second with a pair of quick scores, but Julia Ponce answered with two scores of her own to again give FPU the edge.
• With 19 seconds to play in the half, Marisa Lovos connected with Otter teammate Sarah Smith, who sent the game to a 4-4 tie at the break.
• Gates' opened the third quarter with her third score of the afternoon, but Emma McBride followed with yet another equalizer.
• The Otters found their sixth goal just before the third quarter drew to a close, but Mangrum began the fourth with two goals in three minutes to.  
• CSUMB again turned to Gates, who pushed the game to a 6-6 tie late with her fourth score.
• Madeline Frey and Hannah Holly teamed up to find the final goal with just 1:24 remaining, and the Sunbirds were able to hang on for the victory.
 
STATS:
• Mangrum's three scores led the team, while Gates' four was good enough for a game-high.
• The Otters outshot their guests by a margin of 31-25.
• Madeline Frey racked up 11 saves in the cage, while Otter counterpart Shelby Stephens saved seven shots.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• The Sunbirds picked up just their second all-time victory in Seaside but have now won five of the last seven meetings against the Otters.
• Three FPU wins this season have been separated by a single goal, and Holly has been credited with game-winner in each.
 
UP NEXT:
• The Sunbirds return home next Saturday, when they host Sonoma State at 1:00 p.m. in the final game of the regular season. FPU will honor the 2018 senior class prior to the game.