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Water Polo: Macalester fifth at CWPA Championship

Scots win twice on final day to of CWPA tournament to concluded 2015 season.

Hannah Gray scored four goals in Macalester's 9-5 win over Utica.
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Macalester rebounded from Friday's first-round loss to win its final two games and claim fifth place at the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Championship.

The Scots began the day with an 8-2 win over Monmouth in the morning before downing Utica, 9-5, in the fifth-place game in the afternoon.

Macalester took a 2-0 lead over Monmouth on goals by Hannah Currens and Sarah Shoemaker and led 3-1 after the first period when Hannah Bonestroo scored with 53 seconds remaining in the opening period.

The Scots got the lone goal of the second quarter when Shoemaker scored scored her second goal of the game. Bonestroo, Brooke Finney and Zexin Nai scored in the third quarter to give Macalester a 7-1 lead and Kaia Lund scored the Scots' final goal in the 8-2 win.

Anya Phillips made eight saves in the win.

Macalester jumped out to a 3-0 lead over Utica after one period on goals by Finney, Bonestroo and Hannah Gray but the Pioneers scored the only two goals of the second quarter and answered three third-quarter goals by Gray as the Scots took a 6-5 lead into the final quarter.

Defensively, Macalester shut down Utica while Finney, Shoemaker and Bonestroo scored goals to give the Scots the 9-5 win.

Phillips backstropped Macalester's defensive effort by make nine saves in the game.

 
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Players Mentioned

Hannah Bonestroo

#14 Hannah Bonestroo

UT
Sophomore
Hannah Currens

#4 Hannah Currens

Driver
Junior
Zexin Nai

#9 Zexin Nai

Center
Junior
Anya Phillips

#1 Anya Phillips

GK
Senior
Sarah Shoemaker

#11 Sarah Shoemaker

UT
Senior
Brooke Finney

#3 Brooke Finney

UT
First Year
Hannah Gray

#12 Hannah Gray

Driver
First Year
Kaia Lund

#7 Kaia Lund

First Year

Players Mentioned

Hannah Bonestroo

#14 Hannah Bonestroo

Sophomore
UT
Hannah Currens

#4 Hannah Currens

Junior
Driver
Zexin Nai

#9 Zexin Nai

Junior
Center
Anya Phillips

#1 Anya Phillips

Senior
GK
Sarah Shoemaker

#11 Sarah Shoemaker

Senior
UT
Brooke Finney

#3 Brooke Finney

First Year
UT
Hannah Gray

#12 Hannah Gray

First Year
Driver
Kaia Lund

#7 Kaia Lund

First Year