REDLANDS, Calif. – The Macalester College water polo team lost a pair of matches to Virginia Military Institute and the University of Redlands Friday night at Redlands' Thompson Aquatics Center. The Scots drop to 2-11 on the season.

Against VMI, the Keydets outscored Macalester, 13-4 over the first two quarters en route to a 20-5 victory. The Scots' goals were scored by seniors Elizabeth Harte (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark) and Zexin Nai (Singapore/Hwa Chong), sophomores Hannah Gray (Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena) and Brooke Finney (Grand Rapids, Mich./Jenison), and first year Lucille Moran (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron).

In the match against Redlands, the Bulldogs jumped out to a 7-0 lead by halftime and an 11-4 edge after the third quarter. Macalester blanked Redlands in the fourth quarter, with first year Natalie Hoffman (Seattle, Wash./Inglemoor) scoring three of the Scots' four goals in the period. The late surge was not enough to prevent an 11-8 defeat. Hoffman finished with four goals, while Moran scored three goals and Nai added one for Macalester.

Macalester will play two matches at Caltech on Saturday, Mar. 19 in Pasadena, Calif.

MAC – 3 1 0 1 - 5
VMI – 9 4 6 1 - 20
Macalester goals: Harte 1, Nai 1, Gray 1, Finney 1, Moran 1

MAC – 0 0 4 4 - 8
UR – 4 3 4 0 - 11
Macalester goals: Hoffman 4, Moran 3, Nai 1