ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College water polo team closed out the Macalester Tournament with two losses Sunday at Riley Pool in the Leonard Center. The Scots conclude the tournament with a 1-3 record to open the 2016 season following a 15-11 defeat to Monmouth and an 18-13 loss to Caltech today.
Against Monmouth, the two teams were tied at 6-6 through two quarters before Monmouth pulled away by outscoring the Scots, 9-5 over the final two quarters. First year
Lucille Moran (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) led the way for Macalester with six goals, while sophomore
Hannah Gray (Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena) scored twice.
In the final match of the day, the Scots erased a four-goal deficit to briefly lead, 12-11 late in the third quarter. Trailing 14-13 entering the fourth quarter, Macalester surrendered four unanswered goals to fall, 18-13. First year
Natalie Hoffman (Seattle, Wash./Inglemoor) scored six goals, while senior
Zexin Nai (Singapore/Hwa Chong) found the net three times.
Before the final match on Sunday, Macalester honored seniors Nai,
Elizabeth Harte (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark) and
Emma Swanson (Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti).
Macalester returns to action on Mar. 11-12 with five games at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis.
MAC - 2 4 3 2 - 11
MC - 3 3 5 4 - 15
Macalester goals: Moran 6, Gray 2, Finney 1, Nai 1, Harte 1
Monmouth goals: O'Connell 6, Dabrowski 5, Unger 2, Bowers 1, Clarke 1
MAC - 3 5 5 0 - 13
CalT - 7 3 4 4 - 18
Macalester goals: Hoffman 6, Nai 3, Moran 2, Gray 1, Harte 1
Caltech goals: Johnson 9, Kannan 4, Lawler 3, Zemsky 1, Ordner 1
Here are the results for the weekend:
Saturday, Feb. 279:00 a.m. - Macalester 15, Monmouth 9
10:00 a.m. - Carthage 21, Caltech 6
2:30 p.m. - Caltech 17, Monmouth 11
3:30 p.m. - Carthage 12, Macalester 8
7:00 p.m. - Carthage 16, Monmouth 9
Sunday, Feb. 288:00 a.m. - Carthage 19, Caltech 10
9:00 a.m. - Monmouth 15, Macalester 11
12:00 p.m. - Carthage 17, Monmouth 7
1:00 p.m. - Caltech 18, Macalester 13
*All games played at Riley Pool in the Leonard Center
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