Girls water polo: Newport finishes eighth

IRVINE - Newport Harbor High’s girls water polo team lost twice

Saturday at the Irvine Southern California Championships, but still

finished in eighth place at Irvine.

In the seventh place game, Foothill (16-7), who Newport beat, 7-5, the

previous week, got revenge with an 11-6 win. Katherine Belden led Newport

(18-7, ranked No. 7 in CIF Southern Section Division I) with three goals,

But No. 3 Foothill’s Daylene Coberly and Brittany Hayes combined for

seven goals.

Newport’s Jenna Murphy scored twice and Kyndra Cox once for the Sailors.

Their goalie, Heather Deyden, made eight saves.

In the fifth place semifinals, Long Beach Wilson came back from a 5-3

deficit after three quarters to beat Newport, 8-7. It’s the second time

the No. 2 Bruins (17-7) have defeated the Sailors by a single goal this

season. Cox led Newport’s attack with three goals. Newport’s Ali Taylor

scored twice, and Belden and Erin Ball each had one goal. Deyden made

nine saves.

IRVINE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Seventh place game

Foothill 11, Newport Harbor 6

Score by quarters

Newport Harbor 1 2 1 2 - 6

Foothill 2 3 3 3 - 11

Newport Harbor - Belden 3, Murphy 2, Cox 1. Saves - Deyden 8.

Foothill - Coberly 4, Hayes 3, Domanic 1, Card 1, Pirro 1, Allison 1.

Saves - Feher 6.

Fifth place semifinals

Long Beach Wilson 8, Newport Harbor 7

Score by quarters

Long Beach Wilson 1 1 1 5 - 8

Newport Harbor 1 3 1 2 - 7

Long Beach Wilson - Bell 2, McMullen 2, Azevedo 2, Hogan 1, Turley 1.

Saves - Barr 7.

Newport Harbor - Cox 3, Taylor 2, Belden 1, Ball 1. Saves - Deyden 9.