Santa Barbara's Betsy Hendrix scored three goals on Tuesday. (Peter Trabucco Photos)
Santa Barbara’s girls water polo team continued its hot start on Tuesday, knocking down San Marcos 13-4 in the Channel League opener for both teams.
The Dons are off to a 3-0 start and just moved up to No. 4 in the CIF Division I rankings.
Santa Barbara, which never trailed against the Royals, benefitted from a trio of hat tricks from Makenzy Fowler, Charlotte Hendrix and Betsy Hendrix.
San Marcos’ Hannah Koper scored twice and Brittny Hummel and Halie Johnson scored for the Royals.
“It was a good first game of the year for us,” said Royals coach Brian Roth. “I feel that I learned a lot about my team, and my team learned a lot about themselves.”
San Marcos plays again on Thursday against Fountain Valley in the first round of the Villa Park Tournament.
SANTA BARBARA 13, SAN MARCOS 4
SB 5 3 4 1 — 13
SM 0 1 2 1 — 4
SB Goals — Fowler 3, C. Hendrix 3, B. Hendrix 3, Burns, Cusimano, Gaffney, Trabucco. SM —Hummel, Johnson, H. Koper, R. Koper
Saves: SB —Trabucco 6, Carter 3. SM — Brown 4
