Hawks Win The Play In
By Matt Schwab
Jayden Helm and Camryn Hobizal had three goals apiece, and the Las Positas women's water polo team showed how far it's come in a 7-4 triumph over College of San Mateo in a Coast Conference play-in game on Nov. 5.
The Hawks will face host Merced in the conference tournament semifinals at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 7.
"It was a great game," Las Positas head coach Kate Faix Bennett said. "This win puts us in the prime position to perform well at our conference tournament."
The Hawks defense was tenacious and effective.
Hobizal, a freshman driver out of Foothill High, scored three of the team's final four goals to effectively clinch the victory. Helm, a freshman attacker out of Livermore, upped the Hawks' lead to 5-3 with an unassisted goal in the third period. Hobizal tacked on two more goals in the period as the Hawks outscored CSM 3-0.
The Hawks, who are 3-17 overall, defeated CSM 12-8 in conference play on Oct. 22 in San Mateo.


