Women's Water Polo Gets Past W&J at CWPA DIII Weekend; Rickerd Scores Career High

GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's water polo team split a pair of matches on day one of the CWPA Division III Weekend hosted by Grove City on Friday afternoon.

Match One
Score: Penn State Behrend 17, Washington & Jefferson 16
Records: Washington & Jefferson (3-3), Penn State Behrend (3-4)

Key Moments:

* The win avenges a pair of loses to the Presidents this season
* Hope Edwards scored the game-winning goal with 12 second remaining in the game
* Edwards tallied the final two goals in the fourth quarter for Behrend
* Tied 15-all, Edwards scored the go-ahead goal with 1:43 left, but W&J only needed 13 seconds to take tie it again
* After a Lions timeout, Edwards tallied the game winner and the defense held off the Presidents
* W&J held a 11-9 lead at half, while Behrend outscored the Presidents 8-5 in the second half for the win
* Mackenzie Rickerd led the Lions with a career-high eight goals and Karis Barth added three goals
* Monica Villasenor made seven saves in goal

Match Two

Score: Connecticut Coll. 18, Penn State Behrend 6
Records: Connecticut Coll. (2-1), Penn State Behrend (3-5)

Key Moments:

* E. Luna scored seven goals to lead the Camels past the Lions
* Connecticut scored six goals in the second and fourth quarters to get out front and stay in the lead
* Rickerd tallied a pair of goals and Lauren True posted a hat trick

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action tomorrow against Wheaton and Grove City. First match is at 12 p.m.