Defender Alexandrea Paxton scored on the power-play with 21 seconds left to rally Sunny Hills’ girls water polo team past rival Troy, 11-10, in the third-place match at the Ayala tournament Saturday.

Paxton’s strike capped the Lancers’ five-goal fourth period that helped them rally from an 8-6 deficit going to the final quarter.

Paxton finished with a team-high four goals for Sunny Hills (15-2), whose third-place finish compliments two tournament titles.

The Lancers’ Cecilya Lundy and Kate Vera added three goals apiece.

Troy (6-6) entered the match ranked third in Division 4, one spot ahead of Sunny Hills.

Upland defeated Ayala, 12-7, in a Division 3 duel in the championship.

In a nonleague match:

No. 5 Los Alamitos 9, Santa Barbara 7: Sophomore Sarah Siepker scored three goals and Nikki Quinn made nine saves to lead the visiting Griffins (7-1) past the third-ranked team in Division 1. The Griffins are ranked fifth in Division 1 and the county.

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