A pair of players from the Cal women\u2019s water polo team contributed to the USA winning the U20 World Championship at Salvador, Brazil.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Americans beat Spain 16-15 in the gold medal match on Sunday with Cal junior Julia Bonaguidi scoring twice and sophomore Rosalie Hassett contributing one goal.<\/p>\n
The Americans went undefeated in the week-long event, beating Italy 13-11 in the Friday semifinal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bonaguidi, from La Jolla, scored 15 goals in six games and Hassett, from Orinda, put the ball in the net eight times.<\/p>\n
Cal head coach Coralie Simmons served as an assistant on the USA staff.<\/p>\n
In group play, Bonaguidi scored six times on seven shots in a 14-6 win over Italy. Hassett had three goals in an 11-10 victory over Hungary.<\/p>\n
Five Cal players participated in the event, also including Eszter Varro, a sophomore from Hungary,\u00a0 Holly Dunn, a sophomore from New Zealand, and Despoina Drakotou, an incoming freshman from Greece.<\/p>\n
Drakatou was scoreless in Greece\u2019s 10-7 win over Italy in Sunday\u2019s bronze-medal match. She scored two goals in the tournament.<\/p>\n
Varra scored two goals in Hungary\u2019s 19-11 win over the Netherlands in the fifth-place match. She scored eight goals in seven games.<\/p>\n
Dunn had two goals and two assists as New Zealand beat Israel 11-10 for 11th place. She had 13 goals in the tournament.<\/p>\n
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