NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Macalester College water polo team played three matches at the CWPA Regional Tournament on Saturday, defeating host Connecticut College and Grove City College before falling to Carthage. The results give the Scots an 8-6 record overall and a 3-2 mark through two days of the regional tournament.

Macalester erased an early 2-1 deficit to Connecticut College with six consecutive goals en route to a 12-4 victory. Sophomore Lucille Moran (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) scored all five of her goals in the first half, while first year Oriana Galasso (Gresham, Ore.) tallied four of her five goals in the second half. Sophomore Natalie Hoffman (Seattle, Wash./Inglemoor) and first year Cara Mullery (Palmetto Bay, Fla./MAST Academy) also scored goals for the Scots.

In an 11-5 win over Grove City, Macalester jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first half, then put the game out of reach with five goals in the third quarter. Moran and Mullery had four goals apiece, with Galasso scoring twice and first year Jenny Granston (Boulder, Colo./Boulder) scoring once.

Against Carthage, the Scots used goals by Mullery and Moran to take a 5-4 lead midway through the second quarter. After Carthage scored twice, junior Brooke Finney (Grand Rapids, Mich./Jenison) found the net just before halftime to tie the score at 6-6. But Macalester, who was playing its third game of the day, struggled to get the offense going in the second half. Carthage  scored two goals in each of the remaining two quarters to pull away for a 10-6 win.

The Scots wrap up play at the CWPA Regional Tournament with matches against Monmouth College and Penn State-Behrend on Sunday, Mar. 26.

MAC – 3 3 2 4 - 12
ConnC – 2 0 2 0 - 4
Macalester goals: Moran 5, Galasso 5, Mullery, Hoffman

MAC – 3 2 5 1 - 11
GCC – 0 1 1 3 - 5
Macalester goals: Moran 4, Mullery 4, Galasso 2, Granston

MAC – 3 3 0 0 - 6
Carth – 4 2 2 2 - 10
Macalester goals: Moran 2, Mullery 2, Galasso, Finney