Photo Gallery: Crescenta Valley vs. Warren High in girls’ water polo CIF playoff semifinals

Crescenta Valley High School girls water polo player #2 Audrey Taylor chases a pass in CIF SS. Div. V semifinal match vs. Warren High School at Whittier College in Whittier on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. CVHS lost the match. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Feb. 26, 2014 6:05 PM PT

Defending CIF Southern Section Division V girls’ water polo champion Crescenta Valley High came up one game short of defending its title in falling to Warren, 16-9, in the semifinals at Whittier College on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. With the victory, the second-seeded Bears (20-9), the San Gabriel Valley League champion, earned a trip to the divisional championship game Saturday at Irvine’s William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center.

Photo Gallery: Crescenta Valley High girls water polo vs. Warren High in CIF playoff game

Crescenta Valley High School girls water polo player #16 Elissa Arnold looks to pass under pressure in CIF SS. Div. V semifinal match vs. Warren High School at Whittier College in Whittier on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. CVHS lost the match. ( (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Crescenta Valley High School girls water polo player #4 Lynley Fernandez has an opponent all over her back as she tries to grab a pass in CIF SS. Div. V semifinal match vs. Warren High School at Whittier College in Whittier on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. CVHS lost the match. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Crescenta Valley High School girls water polo player #16 Elissa Arnold lines up a shot in CIF SS. Div. V semifinal match vs. Warren High School at Whittier College in Whittier on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. CVHS lost the match. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Crescenta Valley High School girls water polo player #1 goalie Tiffany Duarte tries her best to grab a shot on goal in CIF SS. Div. V semifinal match vs. Warren High School at Whittier College in Whittier on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. CVHS lost the match. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Crescenta Valley High School girls water polo player #2 Audrey Taylor finds herself alone in front of the goal and scores late in CIF SS. Div. V semifinal match vs. Warren High School at Whittier College in Whittier on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. CVHS lost the match. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)