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No. 7 Water Polo Opens Season at Michigan Kick-Off

The Aztecs open their season at the Michigan Kick-Off.
The Aztecs open their season at the Michigan Kick-Off.

Jan. 16, 2013

SAN DIEGO - No. 7 San Diego State opens its 19th season of water polo on Saturday when it competes at the two-day Michigan Kick-Off. The six-team event, which features SDSU, Colorado State, No. 14 Indiana, No. 11 Michigan, No. 9 San Jose State and No. 3 UCLA, will be held at Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Aztecs' first foe of 2013 will be former MPSF member, UCLA, at noon ET. It was at this tournament in 2010, when San Diego State defeated the Bruins, 7-6, in overtime. The victory was the Scarlet and Black's first over UCLA since 1995 and fourth in program history. A year ago, SDSU went 0-2 vs. UCLA and played the Bruins close in the quarterfinals of the MPSF Championship before they pulled away in the second half to notch the 9-5 decision.

The Last Meeting
San Diego State11
No. 9 (6) San Jose State (Consolation)8
April 28, 2012
Palo Alto, Calif.
SDSU Defeats SJSU, 11-8, In MPSF Consolation Bracket
The eighth-ranked and seventh-seeded San Diego State women's water polo team bounced back on Saturday against San Jose State with an 11-8 win in the consolation bracket at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship. With the win, SDSU improves to 22-10 on the year, while the Spartans drop to 18-13.

Recap
The Last Meeting
San Diego State5
No. 3 (2) UCLA (Quarterfinals)9
April 27, 2012
Palo Alto, Calif.
SDSU Falls to UCLA in MPSF Quarterfinals
The eighth-ranked and seventh-seeded San Diego State women's water polo team was unable to prevent No. 3 and second-seeded UCLA from pulling away late as the Aztecs dropped a 9-5 decision on Friday in the quarterfinal round at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship.

Recap
The Last Meeting
San Diego State14
No. 7 Michigan12
February 13, 2011
San Diego, Calif.
No. 9 SDSU Beats No. 7 Michigan, Takes Third at UCSD
The No. 9 San Diego State water polo team upset seventh-ranked Michigan in the third-place game of the UCSD Triton Invitational on Sunday. The Aztecs avenged a loss to the Wolverines earlier this season with a 14-12 victory today. SDSU improves to 8-2 after completing tournament action with a 3-1 mark.

Recap
The Last Meeting
No. 11 Indiana2
San Diego State7
March 17, 2012
Aztec Aquaplex
SDSU Water Polo Wins Big Against Indiana, 7-2
AZTEC INVITE RESULTS
The San Diego State water polo team easily handled Indiana 7-2 this afternoon in their second game of the Aztec Invitational presented by Courtyard Marriot. SDSU advanced to 14-6 on the season, while the Hoosiers fell to 19-7 on the year.

Recap
At 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, the Aztecs will face another old MPSF opponent in San Jose State. San Diego State went 2-1 vs. the Spartans in 2012, claiming a 7-4 win at the UC Irvine Invitational, dropping an overtime conference game in San Jose, 9-8, before emerging victorious in the consolation bracket of the MPSF tournament, 11-8.

On day two, the Aztecs will face a pair of Midwest teams in Indiana and the host school, Michigan. SDSU and IU will tangle at 9:10 a.m. ET on Sunday, before meeting the Wolverines at 12:15 p.m. ET.

San Diego State and Indiana met once in 2012, at the Aztec Invitational. SDSU led, 2-0, after one quarter and never looked back en route to a 7-2 win. The Aztecs and Wolverines, meanwhile, are seeing one another for the first time since 2011. SDSU won the most recent get-together, 14-12, which took place at the UCSD Triton Invitational. The first meeting that season took place in the third game of the year at the UCSB Winter Invitational and the Wolverines earned a 12-11 decision.

This is the second time San Diego State has competed at the Michigan Kick-Off. In 2010, the Aztecs won their first three games vs. UC San Diego, UCLA and Colorado State before falling to the Wolverines in the final tilt of the tournament.

SDSU opens the season with 11 letterwinners and three starters off a 2012 squad that posted a 22-11 record. Headlining the team in 2013 is a pair of All-Americans in Amber Pezzolla and Anique Hermann. Pezzolla, a senior utility, led the team with 65 goals and 80 steals, while tying for second with 38 assists in 2012. Hermann, meanwhile, completed her freshman year with 36 goals, 26 assists and 55 steals.

Pezzolla and Hermann are two of the Aztecs' three returning starters. The other is senior Alex Ford, who did a little bit of everything a season ago. Ford scored 15 goals, accumulated 38 assists and recorded the second-most steals on the team with 75.

After the tournament, San Diego State will play its annual alumni game at Aztec Aquaplex on Saturday, Jan. 26, at noon PT.

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