2023 St. Francis Varsity Water Polo News
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Dunham, Hawkins, Wright lead fall All-Delta League awards
November 20, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Grace Dunham earned Athlete of the Year honors for cross country, while Gaby Hawkins and Alynn Wright earned Coach of the Year nods in water polo and volleyball, respectively, as the Delta League rolled out its fall all-league honors over the weekend. -
Four Troubies earn all-section accolades
November 20, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Ashlyn Brock and juniors Abigail Benavidez, Piper Brostrom and Sophia Santsche-Chavez earned second-team nods to the All-Sac Joaquin Section water polo team, as voted by the coaches during the section championship weekend.
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SF water polo season ends against Merced
November 02, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior goalkeeper Sophia Santsche-Chavez posted 15 saves, including five in a two-minute span during the second quarter, but fourth-seeded St. Francis shot just 2-for-19 overall in an 8-2 loss to fifth-seeded Merced in a Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ water polo quarterfinal at American River College Thursday night.
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Troubies blast Panthers to open SJS playoffs
October 31, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Piper Brostrom scored four goals with six assists for a game-high 10 points while junior Abigail Benavidez celebrated her 16th birthday with a team-leading five goals, as fourth-seeded St. Francis rolled past West Park, 25-4, in a Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ water polo tournament first-round game at American River College Tuesday night.
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SF to host West Park at ARC to open section tourney
October 27, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis earned a No. 4 seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ water polo tournament, and will host 13th-seeded West Park on Tuesday night at American River College. First sprint is 7 p.m.
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Benavidez repeats USAWP academic plaudit
October 27, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior center and center-defender Abigail Benavidez repeated her USA Water Polo Academic All-America for the 2022-23 school year, as the national organization rolled out its honor roll this week. The list appears on the USAWP website and will appear in Skip Shot magazine.
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Troubies close regular season against section power
October 25, 2023CARMICHAEL, Calif. – Junior Abigail Benavidez scored a hat trick while Ashlyn Brock added a goal, three assists and three steals, but St. Francis could not keep pace with area powerhouse Davis, ultimately falling by a 17-5 final in the Delta League girls’ water polo regular-season finale Wednesday.
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Brock leads strong finish at Bella Vista
October 23, 2023FAIR OAKS, Calif. – Senior Ashlyn Brock scored four goals – all in the final quarter – with an assist and four steals to lead St. Francis to a 9-3 win in the varsity opener of a girls’ water polo doubleheader at Bella Vista Monday.
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St. Francis finishes sixth at Szmidt tourney
October 21, 2023NAPA, Calif. – St. Francis split its Saturday games against Rio Americano and Marin Catholic to finish sixth at the Julian Szmidt Memorial girls’ water polo tournament, hosted by Vintage High School and held at Napa Valley College. The Troubadours held off a late Raider comeback to win their opener, 8-7; then fell to the Wildcats by an 11-7 final in the fifth-place game.
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Troubies split first day at Szmidt Memorial tourney
October 20, 2023NAPA, Calif. – Junior Piper Brostrom scored six goals while junior goalkeeper Sophia Santsche-Chavez totaled 22 saves as St. Francis split its Friday action at the Julian Szmidt Memorial girls’ water polo tournament at Napa Valley College. The Troubadours opened with a 12-6 loss to Clovis East, then finished the day with a 14-1 drubbing of Dublin in the nightcap.
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Hughes lifts Troubies past Rio in overtime
October 17, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Reese Hughes scored a career-high four goals, including the go-ahead in overtime, as St. Francis pulled off an 11-10 road win at Rio Americano in the varsity end of a girls’ prep water polo game Tuesday night.
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St. Francis-River City water polo canceled
October 16, 2023WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Monday’s varsity-only water polo meeting between St. Francis and River City was canceled due to a lack of officials, resulting in the two teams playing in a practice game.
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St. Francis wins Gold bracket at 45th Western States
October 14, 2023MODESTO, Calif. – Junior Abigail Benavidez scored a total of six goals while junior Sophia Santsche-Chavez amassed 25 saves in two games as St. Francis defeated Turlock and Ponderosa to win the Gold bracket team title at the 45th Western States girls’ water polo tournament at Downey High School.
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Benavidez' double hat trick leads SF at Western States
October 13, 2023MODESTO, Calif. – Junior center defender Abigail Benavidez scored team highs of two goals against Buhach Colony and six against Strathmore to lead St. Francis offensively on the first day of the 45th Western States girls’ water polo tournament at Johansen High School Friday.
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Troubies hang on against McClatchy on Senior Night
October 12, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Piper Brostrom scored two goals and posted a team-best five steals while junior goalkeeper Sophia Santsche-Chavez blocked 14 shots on goal as St. Francis held on against McClatchy, 6-5, in the varsity opener of Thursday’s girls’ prep water polo doubleheader at Jesuit High School.
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Santsche-Chavez reaches milestone in loss at DO
October 10, 2023LOOMIS, Calif. – Junior goalkeeper Sophia Santsche-Chavez logged 16 saves but St. Francis shot just 2-for-19 offensively in falling, 7-2, to Del Oro in the varsity half of a girls’ prep water polo game at Del Oro Tuesday. The Troubadours also dropped their junior varsity matchup in a 9-5 setback to the Golden Eagles in the opener.
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Holy Water rivalry game goes to St. Francis
October 05, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior goalkeeper Sophia Santsche-Chavez posted 15 saves while junior Miranda Ferguson poured in five goals and assisted on two others, as St. Francis topped Christian Brothers, 9-5, in the annual “Holy Water” girls’ water polo rivalry game held at Sacramento City College’s Hoos Pool Thursday.
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Foster scores triple hat trick in league opener
October 03, 2023ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior Maren Foster amassed career highs of nine goals and three assists to lead St. Francis to a 25-0 shutout over Franklin in Delta League girls’ water polo action at Wackford Aquatics Center Tuesday.
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St. Francis falls to section front-runners
October 02, 2023GRANITE BAY, Calif. – Junior Miranda Ferguson scored four goals while junior Sophia Santsche-Chavez posted 11 saves and four steals, but St. Francis ultimately fell to Granite Bay by a 15-6 final in the varsity end of a non-league girls’ water polo doubleheader Monday night.
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Troubies score sudden victory over Pondo
September 30, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Abigail Benavidez scored four goals for the day, senior goalkeeper Sophia Santsche-Chavez totaled 25 saves in two games, while senior Lydia Vlahos netted the game-winning goal 28 seconds in the sudden victory, lifting St. Francis to wins over Inderkum and Ponderosa in Saturday’s portion of Granite Bay’s Grizzly Classic girls’ water polo tourney.
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St. Francis splits Day 1 of Grizzly Classic
September 29, 2023GRANITE BAY, Calif. – Senior Ashlyn Brock scored six total goals, including a game-high five in a 10-5 win over Woodcreek, as St. Francis split its Friday schedule at the sixth-annual Grizzly Classic girls’ water polo tournament, hosted by Granite Bay.
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Troubies snare two wins at Woodcreek tourney
September 23, 2023ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Juniors Abigail Benavidez and Piper Brostrom each posted hat tricks in an 8-1 win over McClatchy while Sophia Santsche-Chavez posted 11 saves in 8-7 thriller against Del Oro in the morning, as St. Francis picked up a pair of wins on the second day of action of the Woodcreek Invitational Saturday.
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Troubies face area powers at Woodcreek tourney
September 22, 2023ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Junior Sophia Santsche-Chavez posted 14 saves and three steals in an afternoon meeting with perennial Central Coast Section powerhouse Sacred Heart Prep, then senior Lydia Vlahos scored two goals and assisted on two others against Sanger in the nightcap, but St. Francis lost both ends of its Friday doubleheader at the Woodcreek Invitational girls’ water polo tournament at Roseville Aquatics Complex.
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Brock, Brostrom hit career highs in dominating win
September 19, 2023ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Junior Ashlyn Brock scored a career-high eight goals while goalkeeper Sophia Santsche-Chavez posted 13 saves against the single goal, as St. Francis rolled past Woodcreek, 15-1, in the varsity end of a girls’ prep water polo doubleheader at Roseville Aquatic Center Tuesday night.
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Troubies clip Rams in key section water polo matchup
September 07, 2023STOCKTON, Calif. – A trio of juniors led St. Francis varsity to a 9-5 win over St. Mary’s in the varsity matchup in a prep water polo quadrupleheader involving the Troubadours, Jesuit High and the host Rams at Cortopassi Aquatics Center Thursday night.
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Varsity water polo opens 2023 season at Oak Ridge
September 05, 2023EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – Junior goalkeeper Sophia Santsche-Chavez posted a career-high 24 saves to go with three assists and three steals, but St. Francis varsity shot just 2-for-11 in the first half en route to an 11-6 loss to Oak Ridge in the team’s 2023 season opener Tuesday night.
