Girls water polo: Carlson scores eight, CdM takes 15th place

IRVINE - It was a wild one, but Corona del Mar High’s girls water

polo team won a madcap 14-11 shootout against San Diego Coronado to take

15th place Saturday at the Irvine Southern California Championships at

Irvine.

Freshman Danielle Carlson was THE offensive star for CdM with eight

goals, outdueling Coronado’s Birttany Hansen, who had six. Down, 10-9,

after three quarter, CdM (14-11, ranked No. 4 in CIF Southern Section

Division IV) exploded for five goals in the fourth quarter for the win.

Christina Hewko scored four times for the Sea Kings. Daniela DiGiacomo

and Melinda Tucker each had one goal for CdM.

In the 13th place semifinals, CdM was edged by Canyon, 6-5. Tucker and

DiGiacomo had two goals each for CdM. Sea King goalie Arin Hendrickson

had four saves.

IRVINE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

15th place game

Corona del Mar 14, Coronado 11

Score by quarters

Coronado 3 1 3 4 - 11

Corona del Mar 5 3 1 5 - 14

Coronado - B. Hansen 6, Rodriguez 4, K. Hansen 1. Saves - Gaskin 11.

Corona del Mar - Carlson 8, Hewko 4, Tucker 1, DiGiacomo 1. Saves -

Hendrickson 2.

13th place semifinals

Canyon 6, Corona del Mar 5

Score by quarters

Corona del Mar 1 0 1 3 - 5

Canyon 1 2 1 2 - 6

Corona del Mar - Tucker 2, DiGiacomo 2, Hapeman 1. Saves - Hendrickson 4.

Canyon - Mathewson 2, McDonald 2, Rafety 1, Volcon 1. Saves- na.