The Pirates' women's water polo team went 1-1 in a pair of games to begin the San Diego Tournament at Miramar College Friday. VC (7-6, 2-1) fell to Palomar 14-8 in the opener before defeating East Los Angeles 15-3 in the second match of the day. Paige Treloar-Ballard scored five goals in the two games with two assists and three steals and Brittany Camp had three goals, an assist and two steals.
Ventura 8, Palomar 14
The Pirates led 4-2 after the first quarter behind three goals from Treloar-Ballard and another score by Maeve Flynn, but could not hold off the Comets, falling 14-8. Treloar-Ballard finished with four scores and a steal and Flynn had a goal, an assist and two steals. Reginae Maturino found the back of the net once with a pair of assists and a steal while Camp had a goal and a steal. Cheyanne Irigoyen scored the Pirates' other goal and Danielle Pfeifer finished with three assists and a steal. Miranda Campos had six saves in goal and Anjali Paramanandam turned back five shots in the cage.
Ventura 15, East Los Angeles 3
Ventura came back in the nightcap to easily defeat the Huskies, 15-3. VC held a commanding 9-0 advantage at intermission. Irigoyen, Camp, Paramanandam, Raquel Rodriguez and Lauren Wiksell all scored two goals for Ventura in the victory. Flynn added five steals defensively and Pfeifer had a solid all-around game with a goal, two assists, two steals and two drawn exclusions. Elizabeth Seacord recorded a score, two assists, two exclusions and three steals. Campos recorded three saves.
The Pirates will complete the tournament in San Diego on Saturday Oct. 3 before hosting Santa Monica on Wednesday Oct. 7. The Pirates will also host the annual Ventura Tournament on Friday and Saturday Oct. 9 and 10 at the Ventura Aquatic Center.