Lions Score Two Wins On Second Day of Championships
The No. 5 Penn State Behrend women's water polo team took down No. 8 Connecticut College and No. 9 Wheaton on the second day of the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Championships.
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - The No. 5 Penn State Behrend women's water polo team took down No. 8 Connecticut College and No. 9 Wheaton on the second day of the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Championships.
Match One
Score: No. 5 Penn State Behrend 21, No. 9 Wheaton 2
Records: No. 5 Penn State Behrend (5-13), No. 9 Wheaton (0-13)
Key Moments:
* Seven Lions delivered multiple scores against Wheaton
* Behrend's defense only allowed two Lyon goals, coming in the second period
* Hope Edwards (Bloomfield, MI/Seaholm) and Makenzie Rickerd (Rockford, MI/Rockford) led Behrend with a game-high four goals
* Darragh Martin (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) registered a hat trick, while Nic Darrell (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) (two goals), Lauren True (Denton, TX/Guyer) (two goals), Priscilla Gil (Chicago, IL/Riverside Brookfield) (two goals), Susie Carrillo (Fresno, CA/Clovis North Educational Center) (two goals), Calla Williams (Longwood, FL/Lyman), and Mikaela Hernandez (Ontario, CA/Chaffey) all found the back of the net
* Carrillo also handed out six assists to finish with a game-high eight points
* To go along with her scores, Rickerd tallied three assists and five steals
* As a team, Behrend earned a .636 shot percentage, scoring on 21 of its 33 shots
Match Two
Score: No. 5 Penn State Behrend 9, No. 8 Connecticut College 8 - OT
Records: No. 5 Penn State Behrend (6-13), No. 8 Connecticut College (4-11)
Key Moments:
* Three straight goals in the second period by Rickerd, Martin, and Hernandez gave the Lions a 5-3 advantage
* The Camels retook the lead in the fourth period (7-5), but a pair of goals from Rickerd in the final minutes of regulation forced overtime
* True and Rickerd each scored in overtime to secure a spot in the fifth-place game tomorrow for Behrend
* Rickerd recorded a team-high four goals, while Martin (three goals) and True (two goals) chipped in scores
* On the defensive side, Rickerd tallied a game-high five steals
* Darrell notched two assists and three takeaways
* Goalie Monica Villasenor (San Gabriel, CA/Pasadena) finished with 11 saves to go along with three steals
Up Next:
* Behrend will matchup against No. 6 Carthage in the fifth-place game tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. CT/11:30 a.m. ET