March 18, 2009

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March 21	No. 6 Cal vs. No. 12 Hartwick	San Diego	1 p.m.
March 21	No. 6 Cal vs. Brown		San Diego	4:45 p.m.
March 22	No. 6 Cal vs. No. 18 Indiana	San Diego	8 a.m.

This Week in Cal Women's Water Polo
The No. 6 Golden Bears (24-4 overall and 2-2 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) head South to the Aztec Invitational for three games over two days in San Diego. On Saturday, March 21, Cal will take on No. 12 Hartwick at 1 p.m. and Brown at 4:45 p.m. The Bears will play just one game Sunday, at 8 a.m. versus No. 18 Indiana. This is the first year in program history that Cal will participate in the tournament.

Golden Bears Go Undefeated in Weekend Slate
Cal opened last weekend's schedule of five games with a 13-11 upset over No. 5 San Diego State in MPSF competition on Saturday, March 14. Later in the day on Saturday, the Bears earned a 9-6 win over Maryland. The Bears completed their weekend sweep of its opposition with three victories at the Convergence Tournament on Sunday. The Bears defeated George Washington, 18-8, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 22-5 as well as Occidental, 14-5.

Did You Know?
• Against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3/15), Cal scored 22 goals, which was a new season high.
• Sixteen different Bears have combined for 91 multi-goal games.
• Cal is 21-2 in tournament games this season and 22-1 when holding its opponents to less than 10 goals.
• The Bears have outscored their opponents, 376-168, this year, only allowing an average of 6.0 goals per game.

Paige Lorenz Leads Bears to Five Ws
Senior two-meter defender Paige Lorenz helped the Bears to five wins over the weekend, including a key 13-11 upset over MPSF opponent No. 5 San Diego State on March 14. In total, Lorenz scored a team-high 15 goals and was one of or the leading scorer in four of Cal's five games. The Old Greenwich, Conn., native had two goals against SDSU and three in the 9-6 route of Maryland at home at Spieker Aquatics Complex in Berkeley. On March 15, Lorenz had three scores in the games against George Washington and Occidental as well as a weekend best of four goals versus Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. With her 15 goals on the weekend, Lorenz nearly doubled her season total to date, which was 17, to bring her 2009 total to 32, which is fifth on the team. Lorenz has also put forth 10 multi-goal performances, five of which came last weekend.

Q&A With the Golden Bears
CalBears.com will be running question and answers with the Cal women's water polo team all season. This week's Q&A is with junior utility Camille Hewko. Junior utility Camille Hewko is a key member of the California women's water polo team as she leads the Golden Bears in drawn penalties and ejections for the third straight year. Over the weekend, which saw Cal win five straight games, Hewko had four goals as well as several key ejections and five-meter penalty shots earned. With multiple immediate and extended family members who also play or have played collegiate water polo, Hewko comes from a self-described "water" family. CalBears.com spoke with Hewko to discover more about her personality.

To read the Q&A with Camille Hewko, click here.

To see an archive of Q&As, click here or click on the Q&A With the Golden Bears on the Cal women's water polo sidebar.

Next Up for Cal
The Bears will spend next weekend in Hawaii for one game. Cal takes on No. 4 Hawaii in a MPSF match on March 28 at 4 p.m. PST.