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Macalester closed out its season over the weekend at the College Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Eastern Championships in Utica, N.Y. The Scots played third-seeded Wheaton (Ill.) closely in Friday's opener in a 14-10 setback, but bounced back in Friday's second game to topple Penn State-Behrend 15-6. In Saturday's fifth-place match, Connecticut College toppled the Scots 12-9.
Sarah Ellerton (Sr., Suffield, Conn. / Suffield Academy) closed out her outstanding Macalester career by being named to the all-tournament team, and
Catherine Flint (So., Palo Alto, Calif. / Henry Gunn) picked up second team all-tourney honors. Ellerton - Mac's all-time scoring leader - netted 17 goals in Mac's three games and Flint added 11, while being named Player of the Game in the victory over Penn-State Behrend.
Grove City (Pa.) edged Carthage (Wis.) 9-8 for the team championship.
Ellerton and Flint dominated the game with PSU-Behrend, accounting for all 15 Macalester goals. Ellerton scored eight and Flint had seven. The Scots led 7-2 at halftime.
In addition to getting 17 goals from Ellerton and 11 from Flint, Mac picked up two goals apiece from
Jillian Benson (Jr., Evanston, Ill. / Evanston Township) and
Ramona McCabe (So., Santa Cruz, Calif. / San Lorenzo Valley).
Grace Fleming (So., Northampton, Mass.) and
Elizabeth Nelson (Fy., Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids). Goalkeeper
Hannah Strauss-Albee (Fy., Plymouth, Minn. / Wayzata) was solid in all three games and recorded seven saves in Mac's win.
Ellerton finishes the season with 100 goals, breaking her own school marks for goals in a season.
The Scots finish their season with a 6-15 record.
Division III Eastern Championship All Tournament Teams:
Coach of the Tournament - Jon MIller, Grove City
Rookie of the Tournament - Karalee Angus, Wheaton College
Most Valuable Player - Amanda Thomson, Grove City College
First Team
Phoebe Bakanas, Connecticut College
Pattie Blatter, Carthage College
Sarah Ellerton, Macalester College
Katie Stiebler, Grove City College
Sachelle Taylor, Chatham
Amanda Thompson, Grove City College
Karalee Angus, Wheaton College
Second Team
Jess Barby, W & J
Heather Crofckett, Wheaton College
Catherine Flint, Macalester College
Kimmy Genian, Carthage College
Emma Higgins, Wheaton College
Katie Silvestri, W & J
Amanda Johnston, Grove City College
Macalester tournament box scores:
3rd Seed-Wheaton 14 6th Seed-Macalester 10 11:30 a.m.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Macalester 1 2 4 3 10
Wheaton 4 4 5 1 14
Goals:Wheaton College: Akins, E; Crockert, H (7); Morris, E (2); Sheehy, K (2); Sullivan, L (2)
Macalester College: Ellerton, S (6); Fleming, G; Flint, C (3)
Player of the Game: Heather Crockett (Wheaton College)
#6 Macalester 15 vs #7 Penn State-Behrend 6 3:15 p.m.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
PSU-Behrend 1 1 3 1 6
Macalester 3 4 4 4 15
Goals: Macalester: Ellerton, S (8); Flint, C (7)
PSU-Behrend: Boland, T (2); Duffy, K; MacManus, H; Pontillo,S; Spooner, M
Player of Game: Catherine Flint (Macalester College)
#5 Connecticut College 12 #6 Macalester 9 11 p.m.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Macalester College 5 1 2 1 9
Connecticut College 3 2 4 3 12
Goals: Connecticut College: Bakanas, P (5); Hunter, E (3); Kohnstam, J; Lampley, K (3)
Macalester College: Benson, J (2); Ellerton, S (3); Flint, C; McCabe, R (2); Nelson, E
Goalie Saves: Connecticut College: Lovejoy, P (5)
Macalester College: Strauss-Albee, H (3)
Player of Game: Phoebe Bakanas (Connecticut College)
