ATHERTON, Calif. – The St. Francis water polo team split two matches on Friday, falling 9-7 to Miramonte in the opener and winning 6-5 over Soquel at the Nor Cal Championships in their final preparation for the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.

Senior Ally Tambornini scored twice and five players added a single tally including Jenna Barthels, Maggie Oys, Kira Chavez, Sam Reinl and Frances Barbour. St. Francis fell behind 9-3 before rallying for four goals in the fourth quarter to cut the final deficit to two.

Tambornini scored two more goals in the second game to help the Troubies to a 6-5 win in overtime. SF trailed 5-2 before scoring three times in the fourth period to force overtime and eventually pulled out the win with a goal in the first extra period. Julie Zanobini, Reinl, Sally Ferguson and Oys also scored.

St. Francis also received a No. 2 seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section bracket announced Friday. The Troubadours will host a game at Jesuit High School on Thursday, Nov. 5 against the winner of the Enochs-Turlock first round game on Tuesday.