San Marcos girls water polo took down Mater Dei by a score of 11-8 on Friday at Santa Barbara High’s pool.
It was a back-and-forth affair between two of the strongest teams in the CIF Southern Section.
Naomi Enright stuffed the stat sheet for the Royals with three goals, two assists, two steals and two blocks. Bethany King also tallied a multi-goal performance with three goals to go with an assist and a drawn ejection.
Defensively, Charlotte Raisin ended with four steals while Lucy Haaland-Ford collected three. Goalie Serenity Stanfield recorded four blocks, including a clutch three-block sequence in the second quarter.
San Marcos (3-1) will take on Laguna Beach and Newport on Saturday at Santa Barbara High.
Newport Harbor 14, Dos Pueblos 6
The Chargers couldn’t contain Newport Harbor in a loss to open their season.
Despite the loss, Megan Garner turned in a solid performance in the cage for Dos Pueblos with eight saves and four steals.
Offensively, Dev Wigo and Frankie Court scored two goals apiece. Rounding out the scoring for the Chargers were Alina King and Hana Abel.
Addison Parrish also drew four ejections in the season opener.
Dos Pueblos (0-1) returns on Saturday with a matchup against Mater Dei at 10 a.m.
Newport Harbor 16, Santa Barbara 5
The Dons struggled defensively in an 11-goal loss to Newport Harbor.
Layla Szymczak ended the game with four goals, four drawn ejections and an assist. Meanwhile, Addie Sweeney tallied one goal and a trio of assists.
