No. 25 Water Polo Hosts California Baptist Thursday

SAN DIEGO – The No. 25-ranked San Diego State water polo team returns to Aztec Aquaplex for its penultimate home game of the 2023 regular season when it hosts the California Baptist Lancers in a Golden Coast Conference tilt on Thursday, April 6, at 4 p.m. PT.
 
This Week
No. 25 San Diego State vs. California Baptist Lancers
Aztec Aquaplex – San Diego, Calif.
4 p.m. PT
 
Links for live stats and live streaming video, when available, will be listed on the water polo schedule page at www.GoAztecs.com.
 
About the Aztecs
• San Diego State's record stands at 9-15, 2-2 in Golden Coast Conference (GCC) play and currently in fifth-place in the standings. 
• The Aztecs are paced offensively by freshman Claudia Valdes and senior Amanda Legaspi who share the team lead with 37 goals each.  
• Valdes leads the team in shots (84), points (63), and steals (35).
• Legaspi has the best shot percentage (.463) among players who have attempted at least two shots in each game she has played, tops the squad in ejections drawn (43),and ranks second in shots (80), points (58) and steals (28).
• Sophomore Rose Kanemy has 31 assists to pace the team and is third in points (50), shots (73) and is fourth in goals (19).
• Freshmen Tiaare Ahovelo and Mandy Lagerlof have played all but eight minutes in goal.  Lagerlof is 6-10 in a team leading 417:12 minutes. Her GAA is 13.96 with a .445 save percentage and she has added five steals and 10 assists with a team-high 146 saves. Ahovelo has played 315:08 minutes with a 3-5 record and a goals against average of 11.17 with a .453 save percentage. She has stopped 91 shots and has six assists and seven steals. 

Inside the Matchup
• In the all-time series, which began in 2000, the Aztecs hold a 22-2 with all eight of the games that have been played at the  Aquaplex ending in a San Diego State win.
• The Aztecs are in a 20-game win streak against California Baptist dating to the 2001 season.
• California Baptist enters the week with a 14-16 record but have dropped its last three and six of its last seven.
• The Lancers are 0-5 in Golden Coast Conference games this year.
• The Aztecs have outscored California Baptist 65-38 or more than three goals a game.