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10
Fresno Pacific FPU (0-2, 0-0)
19
Winner Redlands UR (2-2, 0-0)
Fresno Pacific FPU
(0-2, 0-0)
10
Final
19
Redlands UR
(2-2, 0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fresno Pacific FPU 1 3 3 3 10
Redlands UR 4 4 6 5 19
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Fresno Pacific FPU (3-10)
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Winner California Baptist CBU (9-12)
Fresno Pacific FPU
(3-10)
7
Final
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California Baptist CBU
(9-12)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fresno Pacific FPU 2 2 1 2 7
California Baptist CBU 7 4 6 7 24

Game Recap: Men's Water Polo |

Sunbirds Fall to #15 Lancers and Bulldogs in First Day of The Joust

RIVERSIDE, Calif.- The Fresno Pacific Sunbirds (3-12 overall) dropped their first two games in the Lancer Joust Tournament to the #15 California Baptist University Lancers (10-12 overall) and the University of Redlands Bulldogs (11-5 overall) Friday at the Lancer Aquatic Center.
 
The Sunbirds and the Lancers traded a pair of goals on their first possessions, with Scott Tashima finding the back of the net for the 'Birds. 
 
CBU scored on back-back possessions to take an early 3-1 before the Sunbirds answered on a goal from Christian Clark off the assist from William Hoyle. 
 
The Lancers scored four unanswered goals to close the 1st period and take a commanding lead 7-2. 
 
Fresno Pacific opened the 2nd scoring back-back goals from William Green and Eugenio Maldonado to cut the Lancer lead to three.
 
CBU countered back quickly scoring four unanswered goals to close the 2nd period and take their largest lead of the game 11-4. 
 
The 3rd period opened with three more goals for the Lancers. 
 
The Sunbirds lone goal in the 3rd came from Pietro Cattano. 
 
CBU scored three more unanswered to maintain the lead 17-5 heading into the 4th. 
 
The Lancers tallied six more goals before Cameron Reynolds finally broke through for the Sunbirds ending the scoring drought. 
 
The 4th period ended with another goal from CBU and a last second goal from FPU's Andrew Duncan to end the game 24-7. 
 
Seven different Sunbirds combined for all seven goals. 
 
The Sunbirds offensive struggles continued into the second game of the day against the University of Redlands. 
 
The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead scoring four unanswered. 
 
On back-to-back possessions the Sunbirds were finally able to convert off as Nikita Kravstov added two goals to end the 1st period 6-2. 
 
The Sunbirds scored the first points of the 2nd period for both teams with a goal from Reynolds to bring the 'Birds back within three. 
 
Redlands scored two more before the 'Birds Cattano broke through to score his second goal of the day. 
The 3rd period started quickly with two more goals from the Redlands to take their largest lead of the match 11-4. 
 
Another pair of back-to-back goals from Maldonado and Gray broke the Bulldogs scoring run bringing the 'Birds back within five. 
 
The Bulldogs would end the 3rd with two more goals taking a 13-6 lead into the 4th period. 
 
The Sunbirds offensive struggles continued as the Bulldogs convert multiple Sunbird turnovers into four goals. 
 
The lone goals in the 4th period came from Gray and Maldonado, for both of their second goals of the game.
 
Time expired and the Sunbirds fell 18-8. 
 
Fresno Pacific will head to La Mirada to face LMU and Santa Clara tomorrow at 12:30 and 2:45pm for their final games of the Lancer Joust Tournament. 

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