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Orange Lutheran’s girls water polo team achieved a repeat Saturday after falling short of its three-peat last week.
The Lancers captured a second consecutive CIF Southern California Regional title by defeating Trinity League rival Mater Dei 10-6 in the Division I final at Long Beach City College.
The Lancers (26-4) scored three times in the first two minutes to take control and led 5-1 early in the second period.
Orange Lutheran held a 7-4 advantage at intermission and carried a 10-6 lead into the fourth period.
Michelle Urkov scored three goals and Allison Cohen, Estelle Karaba and Jailynn Robinson each had two goals for the Lancers, whose bid to capture a third straight CIF-SS Open Division title was dashed by Newport Harbor in the semifinals.
Orange Lutheran goalie Kyla Pranajaya made 10 saves, including a penalty shot in the third period.
Freshman Paige Segesman and sophomore Maggie Ryan each had two goals for Mater Dei (25-5) while goalie Sienna Sorensen collected nine saves.
Mater Dei finished the season 3-2 against Orange Lutheran, which won the Trinity League title. The Monarchs won three tournament titles with a core group featuring one senior.
In the other regional finals, Clairemont beat Valhalla 9-6 in Division II and Cathedral Catholic raced past Birmingham 20-5 in Division III. Both schools won their first regional crowns.
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