HAYWARD, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific women's water polo team was tripped up on Saturday afternoon, falling 14-12 at the hands of Cal State East Bay.
 
QUOTABLE: 

• "We got off to a strong start but our youth got the best of us in the second half. I was proud of how focused and intense the girls were. We played with a lot of confidence the entire game. We just need more experience and more games which we will get as the season goes on. We're in a good place right now, and I continue to be excited about this season. We have a lot of water polo ahead of us, and these girls are focused and determined." – head coach Bryan Suhovy

 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS: 

• Final: CSUEB 14, FPU 12
• Records: FPU (0-3), CSUEB (1-0)
• Location: Pioneer Pool | Hayward, Calif.
• All-Time Series: CSUEB leads 21-2
• Box Score

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Sam Witt and Amy Zaninovich opened the afternoon with back-to-back scores in the first 95 seconds of the game, helping the Sunbirds jump out to an early 5-1 lead. 
• The Pioneers put up five goals in the second quarter to head to halftime trailing 8-7.
• FPU put up two goals in each of the final two quarters but were ultimately outscored 4-2 over the final 16 minutes.

 
STATS FROM THE DAY:  

• Witt and Zaninovich each gave the Blue and Orange four goals for the day, with Lily Dinis adding three of her own. 
• Camryn Berra racked up a career-high 11 saves in the cage for FPU, matching Cal State East Bay counterpart Daniela Passoni.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:   

• CSUEB and FPU were picked first and second in last week's WWPA Preseason Coaches' Pollrespectively. 
• The Pioneers won last season's first meeting between the two teams, but the Sunbirds came back to win the next two, including the match that ended CSUEB's season.

 
SOCIAL:

• Twitter - @fpusunbirds
• Instagram - @fpusunbirds 
• Facebook - /FPUathletics

 
UP NEXT: 

• The Sunbirds are back in action next Saturday, when they head to Riverside for a pair of non-conference matches. FPU is set to play CBU at 2:30 p.m. and Cal State Northridge at 6:00 p.m.