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1 2013 RAMS WATER POLO Colorado State University Weekly Release Weekly Release #7 April 3, 2013 Contact: Nic Hallisey, Assistant SID 970/ SCHEDULE CSU AIMING FOR UPPER-HALF FINISH RAMS TRAVEL TO FINAL REGULAR-SEASON TOURNAMENT DATE OPPONENT TIME (MT) Michigan Kick-Off Ann Arbor, Mich. Jan. 19 at No. 11 Michigan L, 9-15 Jan. 19 vs. No. 14 Indiana L, 7-10 Jan. 20 vs. No. 3 UCLA L 6-14 Jan. 20 vs. No. 9 San Jose State L, 8-16 Brown Invite Providence, R.I. Feb. 9 vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps L, 8-10 (OT) Feb. 9 at No. 20 Brown W, 10-9 Feb. 10 vs. Wagner L, 5-9 Feb. 10 vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps W, 16-9 Feb. 23 Colorado All-Stars * [exh.] W, 19-0 Aggie Shootout Davis, Calif. March 2 vs. Sonoma State W, 11-8 March 2 at No. 14 UC Davis L, 13-6 March 3 vs. Santa Clara L, 11-8 March 3 vs. Concordia (Calif.) L, 12-8 March 16 at No. 14 Loyola Marymount L, 7-16 March 16 vs. Cal State San Bernardino ^ W, 10-5 March 17 at Whittier W, 12-9 March 17 vs. La Verne $ W, 12-4 Arizona State Tournament Tempe, Ariz. March 22 at No. 3 Arizona State L, 7-17 March 22 vs. Cal Baptist L, 7-10 March 23 vs. No. 18 Michigan L, 4-12 March 23 vs. La Verne W, 13-9 March 24 vs. No. 19 Hartwick L, 5-18 March 24 vs. No. 2 Stanford L, 6-16 April 5 at Cal State East Bay 5 p.m. The Bronco Santa Clara, Calif. April 6 vs. No. 17 UC San Diego 12:40 p.m. April 6 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay 6 p.m. April 7 at Santa Clara 9 a.m. April 7 vs. No. 8 Hawai i 1 p.m. April 13 CSU Reunion Game * [exh.] 1:30 p.m. WWPA Championships Santa Clara, Calif. April TBA NCAA Championships Cambridge, Mass. May TBA * Home game; all home games are played at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. ^ Game is played in Los Angeles, Calif. $ Game is played in Whittier, Calif. Colorado State RAMS Record: 7-15 Ranking: N/A Coach: Mike Moody Top Performers Goals: A. Arcidiacono (54) Assists: S. Shaefer (31) Steals: S. Weed (48) Blocks: S. Weed (12) Ej. Drawn: K. Barott (81) Saves: M. Slagle (139) CS East Bay PIONEERS Record: Ranking: N/A Coach: Lisa Cooper Series: CSU, 11-4 Top Performers Goals: S. Hudyn (78 Assists: K. McAfee (37) Steals: C. Pierce (44) Blocks: N/A Ej. Drawn: S. Hudyn (81) Saves: M. Nation (139) UC San Diego TRITONS Record: Ranking: 17 Coach: Brad Kreutzkamp Series: UCSD, 12-1 Top Performers Goals: S. Lizotte (48) Assists: J. Guiliana (35) Steals: J. Guiliana (38) Blocks: N/A Ej. Drawn: N/A Saves: C. MIller (190) SATURDAY, APRIL 6 Game 1: LMU at Santa Clara, 10 a.m. MT Game 2: Cal State East Bay vs. Sonoma State, 11:20 a.m. Game 3: COLORADO STATE vs. UC San Diego, 12:40 p.m. Game 4: LMU vs. Cal State Monterey Bay, 2 p.m. Game 5: Cal State East Bay at Santa Clara, 3:20 p.m. Game 6: UC San Diego vs. Sonoma State, 4:40 p.m. Game 7: COLORADO STATE vs. Cal State Monterey Bay, 6 p.m CSU WATER POLO ROSTER No. Name Position Class Hometown (Last School) 1 Melissa Fisher Goalie SR Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley) 1A Michelle Slagle Goalie RS JR Granite Bay, Calif. (Loyola Marymount) 1B Alexandra Dolan Goalie FR Atwater, Calif. (Stevenson) 2 Abigail Glennon Attacker FR Orlando, Fla. (Winter Park) 3 Jamie Stone Attacker JR El Cajon, Calif. (Grossmont) 4 Megan Richardson Utility FR Hemet, Calif. (Hemet) 5 Alex Daley Attacker SO Mililani, Hawaii (Mililani) 6 Maggie McShane Defender JR Chicago, Ill. (Mother McAuley) 7 Kelcy Barott Center SO Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ann Arbor Huron) 8 Kelsey Carrigan Utility RS JR Concord, Calif. (Sierra College) 9 Brianna Sherrin Utility SO San Jose, Calif. (Leland) 10 Ariel Arcidiacono Utility FR San Diego, Calif. (Ja Jolla) 12 Shelby Schaefer Attacker SR Roseville, Calif. (Air Force) 13 Stephanie Weed Utility JR San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty) 14 Lauren Porteus Center JR Worthington, Ohio (Thomas Worthington) 15 Savannah Carroll Attacker FR Albany, Ore. (West Albany) 16 Danielle Summers Defender/Center FR St. Louis, Mo. (Lindbergh) 18 Morgan Hurley Attacker FR Los Banos, Calif. (Los Banos) Associate Head Coach: Mike Moody (Eighth Season) Assistant Coach: John Mattos (Eighth Season) CS Montery Bay OTTERS Record: 8-15 Ranking: N/A Coach: Gary Figueroa Series: CSUMB, 7-5 Santa Clara BRONCOS Record: Ranking: N/A Coach: Keith Wilbur Series: SC, 11-1 Top Performers Top Performers Goals: J. Walters (52) Goals: J. Peters (33) Assists: A. Tyrrell (30) Assists: J. Anderson (25) Steals: J. Cooper (51) Steals: J. Peters (27) Blocks: C. Keller (49) Blocks: N/A Ej. Drawn: J. Walters (52) Ej. Drawn: E. Anderson (45) Saves: A. Jennings (180) Saves: S. Clements (136) Hawai i WARRIORS Record: 13-9 Ranking: 8 Coach: Maureen Cole Series: Hawai i, 1-0 Top Performers Goals: M. Eggens (53) Assists: N/A Steals: N/A Blocks: N/A Ej. Drawn: N/A Saves: A. Carlson (63) SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Game 8: COLORADO STATE at Santa Clara, 9 a.m. Game 9: Hawai i vs. Cal State East Bay, 10:20 a.m. Game 10: UC San Diego vs. Cal State Monterey Bay, 11:40 a.m. Game 11: Hawai i vs. COLORADO STATE, 1 p.m. Game 12: UC San Diego vs. Cal State East Bay, 3:40 p.m. 311 McGraw Athletic Center Fort Collins, Colo Phone: 970/ Fax: 970/ Tickets: RAMS

2 VARSITY TOP 20 POLL Rank Team Last Week Points 1. USC Stanford Arizona State UCLA California San Diego State UC Irvine Hawaii Long Beach State San Jose State Loyola Marymount Princeton Cal State Northridge Indiana Michigan UC Santa Barbara T UC San Diego UC Davis T Pacific Hartwick OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Cal State Bakersfield, 4. * As of April 3, 2013 QUICK FACTS rmation Location...Fort Collins, Colo. Founded Enrollment...26,735 Nickname... Rams Colors... Green and Gold Elevation...5,004 feet Home Facility...Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center Conference...Western Water Polo Association President... Dr. Anthony A. Frank Director of Athletics...Jack Graham Deputy Director of Athletics... John Morris Sr. Assoc. A.D./SWA...Christine Susemihl Faculty Representative... Jim Francis Athletic Department Phone / Athletic Website... Twitter...@CSUWWaterPolo Ticket Office /491-RAMS Program History First Season All-Time Record (.385) Highest Conference Finish... Fourth/2011 Highest Tournament Finish... Fourth/2010 CLOSING OUT THE REGULAR SEASON The CSU Rams will once again travel to the state of California, this time for the final time of the regular season. The Rams will play a WWPA game at Cal State East Bay on Friday night (5 p.m. MT), followed by The Bronco, a four-game, two-day tournament in Santa Clara, Calif. There, CSU will face two ranked teams No. 8 Hawai i and No. 17 UC San Diego in addition to matchups against Santa Clara and Cal State Monterey Bay. It s the final tournament entering the WWPA Championships, so like any sport, we want to be at our best at this time of year, associate head coach Mike Moody said. I think we re in a good place physically, and I think we ll play well this weekend. The other parts are mentally and emotionally, and we need to make sure that we re focusing on the present; we ve been through a lot this season, and we need to be focused on the next game, nothing more. More tournament information can be found here: the_broncos LOOKING FOR AN UPPER-HALF FINISH Entering the weekend at 2-2 in WWPA play, CSU will finish its conference schedule with three games over the weekend at Cal State East Bay, vs. UC San Diego and vs. Cal State Monterey Bay. The Rams currently sit in fourth place in the eight-team standings, and with a successful weekend, should finish in the upper half of the WWPA standings. Everything s coming together, and this is a great weekend for us to position ourselves for the conference tournament, Moody said. We know that if we take care of business we can be the No. 4 seed. The Rams were the No. 4 seed in 2011, their highest-ever placement entering the conference tournament. Different from past seasons, where any game tournament or single-contest played against a WWPA school counted as a conference game, this year, each team will have seven designated conference games, which will determine seeding for the WWPA Championships (April in Santa Clara, Calif.). The adaptation is in advance to next season s format, which will include a home-and-home series for each WWPA school. Prior to this season, teams could have a different number of league games depending on scheduling. Even if a school plays a WWPA opponent more than once, as CSU has done on several occasions, only the predetermined designated games will count toward a team s conference standings. The complete conference schedule can be found on Page 7. ON A ROLL Freshman Ariel Arcidiacono has scored in all 22 games of her collegiate career. Not only is that the most by a CSU player to begin her career, but it is also the most consecutive games scored in by any Rams player. Arcidiacono passed teammate Shelby Schaefer in the team s most recent tournament. Schaefer recorded a goal in 18 straight games between April 2012 and March After not scoring in one game, the senior has scored in 12 straight, which ranks sixth. WWPA Championships Annual Results Year Seed Record Finish * 12 teams participated between , 11 teams in 2009, 10 teams in 2010 and nine teams in 2011 and Consecutive Games with a Goal Ariel Arcidiacono Shelby Schaefer...18 Laurien White...14 Shelby Schaefer...13 Kallie Berry...13 Shelby Schaefer Caroline Young...12 Annie Quinn...12 Coaching Staff Associate Head Coach Mike Moody...Eighth Season Assistant Coach John Mattos...Eighth Season Water Polo Office Phone / Information Overall Record Conference Finish...Eighth Tournament Finish...Sixth Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 11/2 Newcomers...8 AMONG THE BEST IN THE WEST Three CSU players Ariel Arcidiacono (sixth), Kelcy Barott (eighth) and Shelby Schaefer (12th) rank among the top scorers in the WWPA. CSU is the only WWPA school to have three players in the top 12. Additionally, Stephanie Weed ranks 23rd with 24 goals. The foursome account for nearly 83 percent of the team s offensive production WWPA STANDINGS Team W L Pct. vs. WWPA vs. T-20 Home Away Neutral UC San Diego Loyola Marymount Santa Clara Media Information Colorado State Water Polo Contact... Nic Hallisey Sonoma State Office Phone / Cal State Monterey Bay Cell Phone / Cal State East Bay nic.hallisey@colostate.edu Fax / Cal State San Bernardino Student-Assistant...Sarah Thomsen * as of April 3, Colorado State Water Polo

3 Not only are those players scoring, but they re also tallying assists for each other. Schaefer (31 assists; tied for fifth) and Arcidiacono (27; tied for eighth) also rank in the league s top 10 for helpers. They are just two of five players to be among the top 10 in both categories, and the only set of teammates. Despite splitting time in net, Michelle Slagle (139 saves; sixth) and Melissa Fisher (86; ninth) both rank in the top 10 for saves. The WWPA does not keep track of ejections drawn, but Barott has drawn 81 on the season, a program record. The previous high was IS THE MAGIC NUMBER When the Rams reach double digits in goals, they are a perfect 7-0. When they are held to single digits, however, the Rams are winless (0-15). CSU scored a season-most 16 goals on Feb. 10 vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, which is tied for the ninth-most in single-game history. WWPA STATISTICAL RANKINGS Category WWPA Goals Ariel Arcidiacono (54) 6 Shelby Schaefer (42) 8 Kelcy Barott (34) T-12 Stephanie Weed (24) T-23 Assists Shelby Schaefer (31) T-5 Ariel Arcidiacono (27) T-8 GAINING AN ADVANTAGE The Rams have been able to get on the board first 12 times in the team s 22 games, going 6-6 in those contests. When the team is ahead at halftime, they re a solid 7-2, and when leading entering the fourth quarter, they re 6-3. However, in games in which CSU is trailing at halftime, the Rams are The same goes for trailing entering the final period (0-12). SCHEDULING THE BEST Now in his eighth season with the Rams, Moody is known to piece together challenging schedules. More than half of his team s opponents over the past two seasons have been ranked at some point in the CWPA Women s Varsity Top 20 poll. Of the 20 teams currently ranked, CSU has faced or will face 11 of them. Additionally, the Rams have played Michigan twice, and could play UC San Diego or LMU for a second time in this month s conference tournament. What s more, CSU played an exhibition contest against Cal State Northridge in January currently ranked No. 13 and defeated Brown on Feb. 9, which was ranked No. 20 at the time. ALL IN Playing 10 games in a nine-day period required Moody to adjust his lineup a bit, allowing some of his bench to get additional playing time. Freshmen Savannah Carroll, Danielle Summers and Alexandra Dolan each saw their first action of the season March 16-17, in addition to Abigail Glennon, also a freshman, receiving extra time in the pool. Glennon and freshman Morgan Hurley recently scored their first collegiate goals. Our depth got so much better over the Arizona State Tournament, Moody said. I have confidence in our depth and our bench now, which is what hurt us early on in the season. BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES With three consecutive victories March 16-17, CSU earned its longest winning streak in two years. It was the program s ninth streak of three games or more, and its first since March CSU defeated Cal State San Bernardino, Whittier and La Verne to close out a 3-1 road trip. TOP GOALIE IN PROGRAM HISTORY Senior goalie Melissa Fisher made history on March 3 by becoming CSU water polo s all-time saves leader. On her final stop against Concordia, Fisher amassed her 671st save, passing Krystyna McCright. It actually means a lot, Fisher said. The girl who held the record before me was my coach my freshman year. It s almost like I m living a legacy. It s what every goalie hopes for in her four years. While the milestone is an honor for Fisher, recognition is nothing new for the native of Danville, Calif. Fisher posted 245 saves during her sophomore season, which ranks second in CSU history. Her season total as a freshman (223) ranks fourth, and as a junior she ranked seventh (144). In a February game against Wagner, Fisher posted 16 saves, which is tied for CSU s single-game mark. Fish getting the all-time saves record is a really great accomplishment for her, Moody said. It s been an absolute joy working with her these last four years. She s a heck of a goalie, and is very consistent. She s a great athlete, a great leader and I m really happy to see her finish her career here and getting this honor. PICKING UP AN HISTORIC WIN The Rams victory over No. 20 Brown on Feb. 9 was an historic one, as it marked the second time in program history that CSU has beaten a nationally ranked team. The victory showed great efforts by senior Shelby Schaefer, who led the Rams with three goals, and junior Michelle Slagle, who had 12 stops in net. After holding a slim lead, 6-5, at halftime, the Bears tied the score at 7-7 entering the final period. After a Brown goal with 34 seconds remaining made it 9-9, Schaefer responded, scoring with 4 tics on the clock to give the Rams a 10-9 upset. CSU s other ranked victory came on April 11, 2010, against No. 17 UC San Diego. Steals Stephanie Weed (48) 3 Ariel Arcidiacono (37) 9 Goalie Saves Michelle Slagle (139) 6 Melissa Fisher (86) 9 ARCIDIACONO NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ariel Arcidiacono was honored as the KAP7 Co-WWPA Player of the Week for her performance Feb at the Brown Invite. The freshman from San Diego, Calif., tied a CSU single-game record with six goals against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, a 16-9 victory. She also had three assists, one steal and a drawn ejection in the win, which secured third place in the four-team tournament. Arcidiacono scored twice and had three assists and a steal in the Rams victory over No. 20 Brown. In four games during the weekend, she scored 10 goals, recorded 10 assists, had eight steals and drew five ejections. Ariel is doing a really great job, not only in the pool, but academically as well, Moody said. She s an impact player. When we recruited her out of San Diego we knew what we were getting. How well she s done is a testament to how great she is. She s a great teammates, a great player and is great all around. She s one of the reasons we ve been competitive all season, and why we ll be successful going forward Colorado State Water Polo

4 On the season, the freshman has 54 goals, which ranks eighth in single-season history. With 15 more, she can reach second place for a season and break into CSU s career top-10 list. 100TH VICTORY With its victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Feb. 10, CSU picked up the 100th victory in school history. The program, which began in 2005, is (.385) in eight-plus seasons. GAINING NATIONAL ATTENTION CSU spent two weeks receiving national recognition in February, earning one vote in back-to-back CWPA Women s Varsity National Top 20 polls. The single point put them tied for 22nd nationally each week. The Rams received votes on five occasions last season, cracking the top 20 for the first time in program history on Jan. 25, DOUBLE TROUBLE Going into camp a year ago, Moody knew he had two viable options in goal. Now, more than a year later, it remains much of the same. Entering the final month of the season, Michelle Slagle, a junior has played games, compared to senior Melissa Fisher s Fisher holds three of CSU s top seven single-season saves totals, while Slagle, who transferred to CSU from Loyola Marymount, set a single-game saves record with 16 stops at Michigan (Jan. 21, 2012). Her 139 saves this season ranks eighth, and for her career, she ranks fifth (263). FOURTH IN THE WWPA For the second consecutive season, CSU was picked by the WWPA coaches to finish fourth in the league, which tied the team s highest-ever preseason seed. We went into the WWPA Championships last year seeded No. 8, so to have us at No. 4, I m a little bit surprised, Moody said in January. I know the talent that we have, and what we re capable of doing, but for others to see that as well, that feels good STATISTICS No. Player Games Goals Assists Steals Blocks Ejections Ej. Drawn 2 Abigail Glennon Jamie Stone Megan Richardson Alex Daley Maggie McShane Kelcy Barott Kelsey Carrigan Brianna Sherrin Ariel Arcidiacono Caroline Young Shelby Schaefer Stephanie Weed Lauren Porteus Savannah Carroll Danielle Summers Morgan Madrid Morgan Hurley TEAM TOTALS No. Player Games Saves Goals All. Assists Steals 1 Melissa Fisher A Michelle Slagle B Alexandra Dolan TEAM TOTALS GOALS BY PERIOD OT 2OT 3OT Total CSU Opponents Colorado State Water Polo

5 Finishing ahead of CSU in the preseason poll was Loyola Marymount (49 points), UC San Diego (43) and Santa Clara (36). Loyola Marymount and UC San Diego are currently ranked. The bottom half of the poll included Cal State East Bay (24), Sonoma State (20), Cal State Monterey Bay (15) and Cal State San Bernardino (7). NEW AQUATIC CENTER For seven years, EPIC had been home to the CSU water polo team. But beginning in 2012, the Rams relocated to the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center (VMAC), a new facility located in Thornton, Colo. It also allows the Rams to play their home games in a regulation water polo pool 25 meters in length by 20 meters in width, and at least seven meters deep for the first time. The VMAC is a $19.5-million facility that features a 765,000-gallon, 50-meter Olympic-size pool. The facility opened two years ago. In addition to playing its home contests there, CSU also spends Saturdays practicing at the facility. The Rams will host a reunion game at the VMAC on April 13 (1 p.m. MT), featuring former players from the program. FINAL SEASON OF WATER POLO AT CSU The water polo program was hit with hard news on Jan. 24, as it was announced that Colorado State University will discontinue the sponsorship of the sport after the completion of this season. Water polo, in its ninth season, was CSU s newest sport until CSU announced that it will add women s soccer in place of water polo. While there was obvious shock and disappointment, Moody believes that the announcement can bring his team together. It was obviously very emotional and very difficult, but we got right back to work and stayed focus on our routine, Moody said. We re in a good position mentally, physically and emotionally. We understand that we have a job to do and goals to accomplish, and that next year has no bearing on this season HIGHLIGHTS The program received its first-ever national ranking, earning the No. 20 spot in the Women s Varsity Top 20 poll on Jan. 25. CSU earned three All-WWPA honors, including Kallie Berry (third team), Caroline Young (honorable mention) and Kelcy Barott (freshman). Four players earned academic recognition from the WWPA and ACWPC: Kallie Berry, Michelle Slagle, Stephanie Weed and Caroline Young. As a team, CSU was one of 13 schools nationally to have a cumulative grade-point average above 3.0. It marked the first season played in the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, CSU s new home facility and state-ofthe-art pool in Thornton, Colo. The Rams recorded two victories in the WWPA Championships, securing the No. 6 spot after entering seeded eighth. THE RAMS RECORD WHEN... Playing at home Playing on the road In a neutral pool Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing on Sunday Playing during the day Playing at night Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March Playing in April Playing in May Scoring game s first goal Allowing game s first goal Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading entering fourth quarter Trailing entering fourth quarter Tied entering fourth quarter Longest winning streak...3 Longest losing streak...5 Current streak...l, 2 Current home streak...n/a Current road streak...l, 1 Current neutral streak...l, 2 FOLLOWING THE RAMS ONLINE, ON TWITTER Fans of CSU water polo can get all of the latest news on CSU s athletic website, For all history, facts and information about CSU water polo, check out the 2013 media guide, which can also be found online. The Rams are also on Twitter, with daily news and insight regarding the program. The team s Twitter handle LOOKING AHEAD CSU will host a reunion game on Saturday, April 13, at 1:30 p.m. MT. The game will be held at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, the Rams home facility in Thornton, Colo. The exhibition game will be the final home contest for the water polo program, and will welcome back many former players. Two weeks later, CSU will compete in the pinnacle tournament of the season, the WWPA Championships, in Santa Clara, Calif. The Rams are guaranteed three games, with the winner earning an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships Colorado State Water Polo

6 A LOOK BACK ON 2013 Training at Arizona State (March 22-24) Competing in one of the toughest tournaments in the country, CSU went 1-5 at the Arizona State Tournament, defeating La Verne, Four of CSU s five losses came against nationally ranked teams, including No. 2 Stanford and No. 3 Arizona State. Even though we didn t get many wins out of the trip, I saw the entire weekend as a success in a lot of ways, Moody said. It was a competitive training trip for us, and playing these top teams bodes well for the future of our schedule. We got better in a lot of areas, like our bench and depth. Four-game road swing in California (March 16-17) After being defeated by No. 14 Loyola Marymount, CSU picked up three consecutive victories, including a 10-5 win over WWPA foe Cal State San Bernardino. The threegame winning streak was the longest since March Aggie Shootout (March 2-3) The Rams made their first trip to the West Coast, coming away with a WWPA victory and an overall record of 1-3. While CSU would have liked to have gotten more wins on the weekend, the team was pleased to get a win in its WWPA debut, against Sonoma State. CSU also faced Santa Clara, No. 14 UC Davis and Concordia. Exhibition game vs. Colorado All-Stars (Feb. 23) Filling an open weekend, the Rams hosted the second annual exhibition game against the Colorado Club All-Stars, a makeshift team made up of the top players from the Air Force Academy, University of Colorado and University of Denver club teams. The Rams were dominant on both ends of the pool, shutting out the All-Stars, Had the game been a regulation contest, it would have marked CSU s first shutout, in addition to the most goals ever scored by the Rams. Freshman Ariel Arcidiacono scored just 24 seconds into the contest to put the Rams on top, 1-0. Three of CSU s first goals came from Arcidiacono, who finished the day with a team-high five. In addition to the freshman, six other Rams scored in the first half, giving CSU a 10-0 lead entering the intermission. At that point, Moody was able to use some of his reserves, including allowing goalie Michelle Slagle to play on offense, where she scored two goals. Brown Invite (Feb. 9-10) Storm Nemo prevented two teams Bucknell and St. Francis to make the trip to Providence, R.I., and trapped CSU in its hotel for about 24 hours. The tournament format was then reshuffled, beginning with round-robin matchups, followed by a championship and consolation game. Despite letting a lead slip away against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, and losing 10-8 in overtime, the Rams responded with an upset over nationally ranked Brown. In the second day, CSU again led early including 4-1 after the first period and 5-4 entering the final frame but allowed five goals in the fourth quarter to fall to Wager, 9-5. That set up a rematch against CMS, where the Rams were dominant from start to finish, leading 8-0 early and never trailing in the 16-9 win to claim third. Season opener at the Michigan Kick-Off (Jan ) Playing in one of the premier tournaments in the nation, the Rams began their 2013 season 0-4 after dropping four contests all of which were to teams ranked in the top 14 nationally. While the Rams were unable to come with a victory, Moody saw several bright spots. We knew coming in it was going to be a tough battle, Moody said. In the end of the day, it s a difficult tournament. We played better in this tournament this year than we did last year, which I think will show that we re making strides in the right direction Colorado State Water Polo

7 CAREER UPDATES Several Rams are within reach, or are approaching, statistical records for their performance in the pool this season and for their careers: Ariel Arcidiacono Despite being just a freshman, is just 14 goals away from reaching CSU s top 10 for career goals. Her 54 goals this season ranks eighth in CSU history, needing five more goals to move into fifth, 11 more for fourth and 17 goals to rank second all-time. She already has three single-game figures in CSU s top 10 for goals, including six vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Feb. 10) and Sonoma State (March 2), which is tied for first. She is one of seven players ever to reach that mark, and the only one to do it twice. Has 27 assists this season, which tied for 10th. With five assists this weekend she can move into fourth. Her four assists vs. Cal State San Bernardino (March 16) is tied for seventh in single-game history. Kelcy Barott Her 108 career ejections drawn ranks fourth in CSU history, needing six more to crack the top three. She has 81 ejections drawn this season, the program mark. The previous record was 60. She owns CSU s top five single-game ejections drawn marks eight vs. Michigan (Jan. 19) and Santa Clara (March 3), seven vs. San Jose State (Jan. 20) and Hartwick (March 24) and six vs. Michigan (March 23). She also holds two figures that are tied for eighth, with five ejections drawn. Her 13 career blocks ranks ninth, two from moving into the No. 7 slot. Kelsey Carrigan Her five steals vs. Cal State San Bernardino (March 16) are tied for ninth in single-game history. Melissa Fisher Has 698 career saves, which is a program record. The previous record was 660. With 16 saves in a loss to Wagner (Feb. 10), she tied a school record for saves in a game. She holds three of CSU s top seven single-season saves records, including 245 in 2011 (second), 223 in 2010 (fourth) and 144 in 2012 (seventh). She needs 34 more stops this season to become the first goalie to reach the top 10 each season of her career. Maggie McShane Has 14 career blocks, which ranks seventh. Lauren Porteus Has 49 career ejections drawn (ninth), needing six more to reach eighth place. She twice has recorded four in a game, which is tied for ninth in single-game history. Holds 14 career blocks (seventh), needing three to move into the top five. She had 11 in 2012, which ranked fifth in single-season history. Shelby Schaefer Her 113 career goals ranks eighth in CSU history, needing 14 more to move into seventh place. With 42 goals this season, she is already four goals higher than her previous season high (2012), and needs just 10 more goals to reach the single-season top 10. Has 92 career assists, which ranks second, two shy from possessing the most in CSU history (Ali Pavlik, ). With 31 assists this season, she is tied for fourth in CSU single-season history, needing six more for third, and eight to pass last season s total (38) for second. In 2012, she broke a program record and finished second all-time with 38 assists in a season. Had six assists in a win vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Feb. 10), which tied a school record. She ranks fourth all-time with 205 career points, 55 shy of third place. Has 84 career ejections drawn, which ranks fifth. In 2012, she had 42, which tied for seventh for a single season. On April 28, 2012, against Loyola Marymount, she drew six ejections, which is tied for fourth all-time. Michelle Slagle Holds 263 career saves in one-plus season, which puts her at No. 5 all-time. She needs four stops to move into fourth place. Broke into the single-season top 10, and now owns 139 saves this season (eighth). She needs six more to reach seventh. Her 124 saves in 2012 ranked eighth. She also holds two single-game top-10 figures for saves, including a program-record-tying 16 vs. Michigan (Jan. 21, 2012). Stephanie Weed Holds 93 steals this season, which ranks eighth all-time. She needs 27 more to move up to seventh. Has 48 steals this season, which moves her into the top 10 (ninth). She is three shy of eighth place. Has 37 assists is 2013, and is now tied for 10th, needing seven more for ninth place. Her seven steals vs. Santa Clara (March 2) are tied for second in single-game history. She also had five in a win over No. 20 Brown (Feb. 9), which is tied for ninth. Has 20 career blocks, which ranks fifth. She needs five more to reach fourth place. Her 12 blocks this season rank fifth all-time, needing six more for second WWPA CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Jan. 18 Sonoma State 13, Cal State Monterey Bay 12 (OT) Jan. 26 UC San Diego 16, Santa Clara 8 Loyola Marymount 14, Santa Clara 12 Jan. 27 UC San Diego 11, Sonoma State, 6 Feb. 2 Santa Clara 8, Cal State Monterey Bay 6 Feb. 17 Santa Clara 9, Cal State East Bay 8 March 1 Santa Clara 12, Cal State San Bernardino 6 UC San Diego 11, Loyola Marymount 10 March 2 COLORADO STATE 11, SONOMA STATE 8 March 3 SANTA CLARA 11, COLORADO STATE 8 March 9 Santa Clara 9, Sonoma State 8 March 15 Sonoma State 13, Cal State East Bay 8 March 16 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 16, COLORADO STATE 7 Loyola Marymount 15, Cal State San Bernardino 3 COLORADO STATE 10, CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO 5 March 21 Cal State Monterey Bay 18, Cal State San Bernardino 8 March 22 Cal State East Bay 14, Cal State San Bernardino 12 Loyola Marymount 16, Cal State East Bay 5 Loyola Marymount 10, Sonoma State 2 March 23 Loyola Marymount 13, Cal State Monterey Bay 3 Sonoma State 13, Cal State San Bernardino 7 March 30 Cal State Monterey Bay 10, Cal State East Bay 9 April 5 COLORADO STATE AT CAL STATE EAST BAY April 6 UC San Diego vs. Cal State East Bay CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY VS. COLORADO STATE April 7 UC San Diego vs. Cal State Monterey Bay UC SAN DIEGO VS. COLORADO STATE April 19 Cal State San Bernardino at UC San Diego Colorado State Water Polo

8 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Record: 7-15, 2-2 WWPA Date Opponent Result Score Streak Record CSU Goals Jan. 19 at No. 11 Michigan L 9-15 L1 0-1 Barott (4), Schaefer (2), Young (2), Arcidiacono Jan. 19 vs. No. 14 Indiana L 7-10 L2 0-2 Arcidiacono (2), Weed (2), Schaefer, Stone, Young Jan. 20 vs. No. 3 UCLA L 6-14 L3 0-3 Barott (2), Arcidiacono, Schaefer, Weed, Young Jan. 20 vs. No. 9 San Jose State L 8-16 L4 0-4 Barott (3), Arcidiacono (2), Weed (2), Schaefer Feb. 9 vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps L 8-10 (OT) L5 0-5 Schaefer (2), Arcidiacono, Barott, Carrigan, Porteus, Richardson, Stone Feb. 9 at No. 20 Brown W 10-9 W1 1-5 Schaefer (3), Arcidiacono (2), Stone (2), Barott, Carrigan, Weed Feb. 10 vs. Wagner L 5-9 L1 1-6 Weed (2), Arcidiacono, Barott, Schaefer Feb. 10 vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps W 16-9 W1 2-6 Arcidiacono (6), Barott (4), Schaefer (2), Stone (2), Weed (2) March 2 vs. Sonoma State W 11-8 W2 3-6 Arcidiacono (6), Schaefer (2), Barott, Daley, Stone March 2 at No. 14 UC Davis L 6-13 L1 3-7 Barott (2), Carrigan (2), Arcidiacono, Weed March 3 vs. Santa Clara L 8-11 L2 3-8 Arcidiacono (2), Schaefer (2), Weed (2), Barott, Daley March 3 vs. Concordia L 8-12 L3 3-9 Arcidiacono (3), Barott (2), Richardson, Schaefer, Weed March 16 at No. 14 Loyola Marymount L 7-16 L Schaefer (3), Arcidiacono (2), Barott (2) March 16 vs. Cal State San Bernardino W 10-5 W Schaefer (5), Barott (2), Arcidiacono, Carrigan, Weed March 17 at Whittier W 12-9 W Arcidiacono (5), Barott (2), Richardson (2), Carrigan, Schaefer, Weed March 17 vs. La Verne W 12-4 W Arcidiacono (3), Schaefer (3), Barott (2), Weed (2), Carrigan, Stone March 22 at No. 3 Arizona State L 17-7 L Arcidiacono (3), Schaefer (2), Hurley, Richardson March 22 vs. California Baptist L 10-7 L Arcidiacono (4), Schaefer (2), Barott March 23 vs. No. 18 Michigan L 12-4 L Arcidiacono (2), Schaefer, Weed March 23 vs. La Verne W 13-9 W Arcidiacono (3), Schaefer (3), Weed (3), Barott, Glennon, Porteus, Richardson March 24 vs. No. 19 Hartwick L 18-5 L Arcidiacono (2), Schaefer (2), Barott March 24 vs. No. 2 Stanford L 16-6 L Arcidiacono (2), Schaefer (2), Barott April 5 at Cal State East Bay April 6 vs. No. 17 UC San Diego April 6 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay April 7 at Santa Clara April 7 vs. No. 8 Hawai i April at WWPA Championships May at NCAA Championships Colorado State Water Polo