By Ed Piper
La Jolla's girls water polo team, ranked third in preseason polls, trailed eighth-ranked Westview 4-2 with just over three minutes left in the third quarter Fri., Dec. 22.
It would have been a bit of a stunning defeat, had Coach Amy Jennings' squad, winners of the prestigious El Nino Tournament only three weeks ago, gone down swinging.
The Vikings, with top-scorer Jensine Bugelli limited to three goals by the stingy Wolverine defense, still trailed early in the fourth period after Courtney Hall's goal put the hosts up 5-4 with 6:19 left in the match.
But from there, La Jolla outscored Westview 4-1 to close out a narrow 8-6 win. Sophomore Jessica Newell scored the equalizer only 16 seconds after Hall's goal. Then veteran Julie Shriver scored her second goal of the game in the next minute for a 6-5 Viking lead.
She followed with another goal at the 2:16 mark for 7-5. Bugelli, who had an earlier shot attempt slip out of her hand, fired in her fourth goal from the two-meter spot with 27 seconds left to seal the win.
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