SAN PABLO, Calif. -- The No. 3 ranked California women's water polo team defeated No. 4 ranked Hawaii, 8-7, Wednesday at Contra Costa College Pool in San Pablo. The Bears improve to 15-3 on the season, while the Rainbows fall to 12-4. Sophomore Colette Glinkowski scored a goal with 51 seconds left in the match to give Cal the hard-fought 8-7 victory. The contest was dead even except for the second period when the Bears scored the quarter's only goal. Hawaii started the match off by taking a 2-0 lead on consecutive goals by Vanessa Wasik, but the Bears were able to battle back to tie the score, 2-2 after one period on goals by Karen Cook and Heather Petri. Petri's lone goal with 4:27 left in the second period ended up being the difference as both teams scored three goals in the third period and two goals in the fourth period. In the third quarter, Hawaii was led by three goals from freshman Marie-Luc Arpin, while Cal countered with goals by Melanie vonHartitzsch, Cook and Alisa vonHartitzsch. Cal scored the first goal of the fourth period on a shot by freshman Beth Irwin to take a 7-5 lead. Again, the Rainbows came back on a goal by Karin Umemura and then Arpin tied the match with her fourth goal of the contest, 7-7 with 2:21 left in game. The Bears will next host USC, Friday, Mar. 27 at 4 p.m. at Contra Costa College.

Hawaii          2   0   3   2   --7
California      2   1   3   2   --8

    
UH:  Arpin 4, Wasik 2, Umemura.
Cal:  Cook 2, Petri 2, Glinkowski, Irwin, A. vonHartitzsch, M. vonHartitzsch. 

Goalie Saves:
UH: Fraser, 7.
Cal: Schueller, 8.

Records: 
California, 15-3; Hawaii, 12-4