The Davis Water Polo Club’s Girls 18U team went undefeated in the third round of the Cal Cup League-Northern California competition on Sunday.

Davis defeated the Nor Cal Water Polo Club from Atherton, 11-5, in its first game, then came out ahead, 11-6, against the 680 Drivers in Game 2. The wins set up a finals matchup with longtime rival, American River, who had gone through the tournament with a 33-4 goal differential.

Using early scoring from Hannah Levien, Rachel Brooks and Elsie Fullerton, the locals kept pace, then goals by Keelia Houston, Hailey Wright and Rachel Johnson helped clinch the 11-7 victory over American River. Goalie Haley Cameron was key to the win, recording over a dozen saves, and DWPC would not have been in position to capture the final without Kaitlyn Cozens and Kaitlyn Dawson.

Girls 16U

DWPC’s 16U girls team dominated the third round of the Cal Cup League-Northern California on Sunday, going undefeated.

Davis went 3-0 in round-robin competition, downing Lamorinda Water Polo Club, 14-2, and the 680 Drivers (San Ramon), 10-1, before beating Diablo Water Polo (Danville), 9-4.

The final game of the day the locals matched up with the also-undefeated Sacramento Water Polo team, and DWPC came away with the 6-5 victory. Second-half goals from Mara Dominguez and Lauren Owens insured the win.

Davis goalie Alicia Demaree and field players Sofia Cardenas, Monica Ferrera, Katie Van Deynze, Claire Evans, Colby Stapleton and Heather Johnson also contributed to the unbeaten run.

Girls 14U

The DWPC’s 14U girls team, combined with the club U12 squad and placed fifth at the competitive Cal Cup League-Northern California last weekend.

Davis lost its first two games, against the American River WPC (Sacramento) and 680 Drivers (San Ramon), before bouncing back to beat the Diablo water polo team (Danville), 8-7, in overtime.

A balanced performance by the locals saw key contributions from Scout Brown, Alena Alvarez, Hailey Cavanaugh, Annie Fullerton, Anastasia Golyakova, Kyla Leacox, Madelyn Reeves, Sarah Valdes-Chabot, Avery Warhover, Moira Williams, Emily Blackwell, Megan Femling, Jennalyn Barthels, Marcela Cardenas, Hayley Looney, Kinsey Van Deynze and Julianne Zanobini.

Boys 12U

The DWPC’s boys 12U team went 3-0 at the Cal Cup League-Northern California competition on Saturday.

The locals stopped American River, 11-5, before edging Lamorinda WPC, 11-10, in a back-and-forth contest. The final goal from Csaposs secured the Game 2 win.

In the day’s final contest, Davis turned a small halftime lead into a 14-7 win over Stanford Water Polo. Garrett Dawson was strong in goal through all three contests, with help from the stellar man-to-man defense of Scott Soderquist, Alex Tell, Peter Blumberg, George Van Vorhis, Nick Masson, Liam Donahue and Matthew Blackwell. Offensively, the DWPC squad got key plays from Daniel Alvarez, Jake Taylor, Csaposs and Cameron Wright.

The U12 team finished league play at 11-0 and now looks forward to competing in the Cal Cup State Championships next month. For more information on Davis youth water polo, contact Jamey Wright at [email protected] or (530) 758-1234.

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