The regular season came to a screeching halt for the ASU water polo team.
The No. 17 Sun Devils dropped six of their final eight games, including three straight to end the season.
Fourth-year coach Vicki Gorman's team has a chance to salvage its season this weekend at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships in Berkeley, Calif.
The Sun Devils (9-19, 3-9 MPSF) enter the 13-team tournament as the No. 12 seed. They'll meet fifth-seeded Long Beach State (19-7, 8-3) in today's opening round.
Long Beach State downed ASU 7-3 last month in the lone meeting between the teams. The Sun Devils are 0-5 all time against Long Beach State.
Junior Tessa Wyborny scored two goals and freshman Caylinn Wallace made 12 saves in this year's loss against Long Beach State, but ASU couldn't recover from a 6-1 deficit.
Junior Cassie Azevedo leads Long Beach State with 58 goals in 26 games. She torched ASU for three goals earlier this season.
The Sun Devils went 1-2 in last year's MPSF Champion-ships. They suffered a 14-6 loss against California and a 7-6 setback against San Jose State. Their lone win came against UC Irvine.
A victory over Long Beach State would pin ASU against the Hawaii-Pacific winner in Friday's second round. If ASU falls to Long Beach State, it will face the Hawaii-Pacific loser.
Reach the reporter at brian.knapp@asu.edu.
