Ocean View’s girls water polo team showed its resiliency again Thursday night in the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs.
The second-seeded Seahawks scored on their first four possessions of the fourth period to shake Santa Ynez, 10-8, in a tightly contested first-round match at Ocean View.
Ocean View (23-6) led, 5-4, going into the fourth period, but it quickly seized the momentum on a spectacular goal by Nikki Langley, who fired a shot from 8 meters in off the bottom of the crossbar 57 seconds into the quarter.
Shelby Romo added a counterattack strike about 30 seconds later, after a steal by Kari Lane, and attacker Elena Isogawa added two goals, including a well-placed lob from 8 meters.
Ocean View opened a 9-4 lead with 3:01 left and then held on behind senior goalie Alyssa Welfringer (12 saves).
“I wasn’t really concerned going into the fourth quarter with a one-goal lead,” Ocean View coach Melissa Fernandez said. “This team has really been resilient all year.”
Ocean View highlighted its regular season by rallying from a four-goal deficit against University and claiming the Golden West League title by sweeping Segerstrom, which beat the Seahawks in the CIF Division 7 final last season.
Isogawa paced Ocean View with five goals and three steals, and Leah Parlato netted five goals for Santa Ynez (17-12), a runner-up to Cabrillo of Lompoc in the Los Padres League.
Welfringer made several impresses saves in the second half.
“She saved us like she always does,” Fernandez said.
In other first-round games:
Also in Division 6:
Cypress 10, Culver City 9: Ali Cosentino scored the winning goal with six seconds left to lift the host Centurions (19-7).
In Division 2:
Schurr of Montebello 13, Dana Hills 12: Madison Baba netted seven goals, including one from 14 meters in the second period, for the visiting Dolphins (17-12).
El Toro 19, Newbury Park 3: Maddie Parenteau scored six goals to help pace the top-seeded and host Chargers (20-9).
San Clemente 21, Long Beach Poly 7: Attacker Alaina Cousineau scored seven goals and added four steals, and Amber McCutcheon scored six goals to lead the host Tritons (17-7).
In Division 4:
Trabuco Hills 20, Arlington 7: Sarah Kreiser racked up five goals, six assists and 10 steals to lead the host Mustangs (15-9).
In Division 7:
La Sierra of Riverside 11, Los Amigos 8: The third-seeded Lobos (19-9) fell to the Eagles (21-8) in a duel of top 10-ranked teams in the division at Garden Grove.
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