Water polo completes weekend unbeaten

January 25, 2009

The No. 8 Arizona State University water polo team completed a perfect opening weekend with a 15-7 victory over Bucknell on Sunday at the Michigan Invitational. The Sun Devils improve to 3-0 with the win, the second-best start in the program's eight-year history, behind only a 4-0 start in 2006.<separator></separator>Senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/mcgrath_addison00.html"… McGrath</a> scored four goals in the victory, giving her 13 over the three games of the tournament. Sophomore <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/unbehaun_nikki00.html">… Unbehaun</a><separator></separator> added three goals for her second career hat trick.<separator></separator>Sophomores <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/smith_lynlee00.html">Ly… Smith</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/schubert_sam00.html">Sam Schubert</a> scored two goals apiece in the game, as both of them have now scored in each of their first three collegiate games. Juniors <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/miles_bonnie00.html">Bo… Miles</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/phelps_kelly00.html">Ke… Phelps</a> and freshmen <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/salloum_mariam00.html">… Salloum</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/white_kelsey00.html">Ke… White</a> all had a goal each. It was White's first career goal.<separator></separator>As they did in their first game yesterday against Colorado State, the Sun Devils jumped ahead early and never looked back. They led 6-3 after the first quarter and built the lead to five by the half. They extended the lead to 14-6 after three before going on to the 15-7 win.<separator></separator>ASU will return to action next weekend, facing three Top 20 foes in two one-day tournaments in California. The Sun Devils will play at the Cal Baptist Mini-Tournament in Riverside, Calif., on Saturday, and they will face No. 18 CS Bakersfield at 11:30 a.m. PT and No. 14 CS Northridge at 3:30 p.m. The Devils will then head to Irvine, Calif., on Sunday for the UC Irvine Mini-Tournament, where they will match up with No. 12 Hartwick at 9 a.m. PT. <separator></separator>No. 8 Arizona State vs. Bucknell At Michigan Invitational - January 25 ASU 6-4-4-1=15 BUCK 3-2-1-1=7 <separator></separator>ASU Goals - McGrath 4, Unbehaun 3, Smith 2, Schubert 2, Miles, Phelps, Salloum, White BUCK Goals - Rozas 3, Rowe 2, Palencia, Canonica<separator></separator>