Sydney Uni women’s water polo team maintained their unbeaten run and the competition lead in the national league when they ventured west for Round 4 last week.
The Lions accounted for UWA Torpedoes 13-5 at HBF Stadium Aquatic Facility, Perth, on Thursday, backed up with an 11-6 result over Fremantle Marlins at Bicton Pool, Fremantle, on Friday, and returned to Perth on Saturday to annihilate the Torpedoes 17-3.
Keesja Gofers and Matilda Kearns each nested eight goals over the three matches, while Hannah Buckling scored four in the win over Fremantle.
Sydney Uni Lions head the women’s ladder on 40 points after 10 matches (four rounds), with defending premiers Queensland Thunder (31), Fremantle Marlins (23), UTS Balmain Tigers (20), ACU Cronulla Sharks (18) and UNSW Killer Whales (16) making up the top six.
Sydney University’s men’s team posted two from three, opening with a 13-8 win over the Torpedoes on Thursday, suffering a 12-10 loss to Fremantle on Friday, and accounting for the Torpedoes 9-6 on Saturday.
George Ford led the scoring with seven goals over the three games, while Johnno Cotterill netted six times.
The loss to Fremantle saw the Mariners take the competition lead on 33 points (with a game in hand) from Sydney Uni Lions (29). Defending premiers UNSW Wests Magpies (20 with four games in hand), UWA Torpedoes (20 with a game in hand), Drummoyne Devils (18 with four games in hand) and UTS Balmain Tigers (16 with four games in hand) make up the top six.
Round five will see the Lions men’s and Women’s teams host UTS Balmain Tigers at Peter Montgomery Pool, Sydney Uni Spots and Aquatic Centre on Thursday (from 7pm) and Sunday (from 2pm).
Scoreboard
National Water Polo League – Round 4
Women: Sydney Uni Lions 13 (Matilda Kearns 3, Keesja Gofers 3, Emma Lewis 2, Danielle Morrissey 2, Tayla Walsh, Aspen Henderson, Lucinda Haig) defeated Western Australia Torpedoes 5 (Kimberley Johnson 2, Rebecca Liddle, Allison Wieseler, Claire Durston) at HBF Stadium Aquatic Facility, Perth, on Thursday.
Sydney Uni Lions 11 (Hannah Buckling 4, Matilda Kearns 3, Keesja Gofers 2, Tayla Walsh, Danielle Morrissey) defeated Fremantle Mariners 6 (Madeleine Quinn 2, Sofia Chaves 2, Pia Rodgers, Sarah Siepker) at Bicton Pool, Fremantle, on Friday.
Sydney Uni Lions 17 (Keesja Gofers 3, Mia Willows 2, Tayla Walsh 2, Danielle Morrissey 2, Sienna Green 2, Matilda Kearns 2, Lucinda Haig 2, Isobel Bishop, Aspen Henderson) University of Western Australia Torpedoes (Dayna O’Leary 3) defeated HBF Stadium Aquatic Facility, Perth, on Thursday.
Men: Sydney Uni Lions 13 (George Ford 4, Ivan Bebic 3, Johnno Cotterill 2, Goran Tomasevic, Harry Molnar, Kal Glanznig, Andre Grgureciv) defeated University of Western Australia Torpedoes 8 (Alberta Llovera Castillo 2, Jeremie Cote 2, Matthew Oberman, Nicholas Hughes, Lewis Putt, Lachlan Emanuel) at HBF Stadium Aquatic Facility, Perth, on Thursday.
Fremantle Mariners 12 (Luke Pavillard 3, James Fannon 3, Luca Altieri 2, Jordan Kremers-Taylor 2, Pol Barbena Triola, Petar Tomasevic) defeated Sydney Uni Lions 10 (Ivan Bebic 3, Johnno Cotterill 2, Goran Tomsevic 2, Chris Dyson 2, George Ford) at Bicton Pool, Fremantle, on Friday.
Sydney Uni Lions 9 (George Ford 2, Johnno Cotterill 2, Tom McJannett 2, Ivan Bebic, Andre Grgureciv) defeated University of Western Australia Torpedoes 6 (Byron Kelly 2, Samuel Rowbottom, Matthew Oberman, Nicholas Hughes, Lewis Putt) at HBF Stadium Aquatic Facility, Perth, on Saturday.
