Griffin girls fall to Corona del Mar

The Los Alamitos High girls water polo team saw its season come to an end in the second round of the CIF-SS Division I playoffs on Saturday.

The Griffins fell to Corona del Mar, 7-5 at Corona del Mar High.

The Griffins took a 3-2 lead into the half, but the Corona del Mar defense held the Griffins scoreless in the third period to take a 4-3 lead into the fourth quarter.

The Griffins were able to put two more goals on the board in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough as the Sea Queens added three more goals for the final score.

The Griffins were led by Stephanie Mutafyan with two goals and had one each from Becca Corb, Shannon Crowley and Ella Weber.

Goalie Nikki Quinn had 10 saves in the game.

The Sea Queens were led by two goals from Maddie Musselman and had 11 saves from goalie Erica Weed.

Last Thursday, the Griffins had little trouble in a first round match against Costa Mesa.

The Griffins rolled past the Mustangs, 17-2, to advance to face Corona del Mar.

The Griffins had four goals from Mutafyan and three from Weber. Corb and Crowley each added two in the win.