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Varsity Girls Water Polo
Menlo-Atherton 1st, NorCal Championships

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Despite not getting a chance to avenge its only loss of the season, the Menlo-Atherton girls' water polo team nonetheless made it a successful weekend by winning the NorCal Invitational on Saturday at UC Davis.

The Bears (23-1) went 4-0 in the two-day tournament that brought together many of the top teams in Northern California. M-A topped its performance with a 4-3 victory over Monte Vista (Danville), rated the top team from the East Bay. Junior MJ O'Neill scored the winning goal in the fourth quarter in addition to getting two assists and two steals. Senior Becca Dorst scored two goals. Sophomore Brittany Krappe added a solo goal with junior goalie Emily Dorst stopping 12 shots. She finished the tournament with 46 blocks while Becca Dorst tallied nine goals and had 12 steals.

The Bears, who have won 21 straight this season, reached the title match with a 5-4 victory over Campolindo. Becca Dorst led the way with four goals and five steals while Emily stopped 11 shots. On the first day, senior Vanessa Lane scored three goals and Emily Dorst had 18 saves in a 7-2 second-round win over St. Francis (Sacramento). The Bears opened the tourney with a 13-5 victory over St. Ignatius. Lane led the way with three goals and four steals.

NorCal Championships
At UC Davis
Championship
Monte Vista 1 0 1 1 -- 3
Menlo-Atherton 0 3 0 1 -- 4
MV -- not reported.
M-A -- R. Dorst 2, O'Neill, Krappe.
Records: Menlo-Atherton 23-1

Semifinals
Campolindo 0 1 2 0 -- 4
Menlo-Atherton 0 3 0 2 -- 5
C -- not reported.
MA -- R. Dorst 4, Bogott.
Records: Menlo-Atherton 22-1

Quarterfinals
St. Francis (Sact.) 0 0 1 1 -- 2
Menlo-Atherton 0 3 3 1 -- 7
SF -- not reported.
MA -- Lane 3, R. Dorst 2, Geiduschek, Bogott.
Records: Menlo-Atherton 21-1

First round
Menlo-Atherton 5 3 2 3 -- 13
St. Ignatius 2 0 1 2 -- 5
MA -- Lane 3, O'Neill 2, Krappe 2. Popp, Flanagan, R. Dorst, Geiduschek, Winters, Fero.
SI -- not reported.
Records: Menlo-Atherton 20-1



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M-A Girls take first place in NorCal Tournament at UC Davis


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