Behrend Women's Water Polo Falls Twice at CWPA Championships
The Penn State Behrend women’s water polo team dropped its final two games at the CWPA Division III Championships held at Wheaton College. The Lions fell to Austin 23-10 and Connecticut, 16-7.
NORTON, Mass. – The Penn State Behrend women's water polo team dropped its final two games at the CWPA Division III Championships held at Wheaton College. The Lions fell to Austin 23-10 and Connecticut, 16-7.
Key Moments:
* The Lions fell to the seventh-place match with the loss to Austin
* Behrend then fell to Connecticut for eighth place
* Against the Camels, the Lions started strong with two quick goals but fell behind as the Connecticut responded with a flurry of scoring
* By the end of the first period, the score was 5-2 in favor of the Camels
* Behrend managed to put up three goals in the second but could not close the gap, trailing 9-5 at halftime
* Connecticut continued to dominate in the second half, outscoring the Lions, 7-2
* Hope Edwards tallied three goals, while Kaitlyn True added two
* Monica Villasenor made four saves
* Against Austin, Behrend trailed by three at halftime but the Kangaroos scored 14 goals over the next 16 minutes for the commanding lead
* Austin tallied nine goals in the third period and finished with a .523 shot percentage