ORANGE, Calif. – The Macalester College water polo team lost to Chapman University today 7-6.

The Scots fell behind 2-0 in the first quarter but recovered to tie the game 2-2 in the second with goals from sophomore Cara Mullery (Palmetto Bay, Fla./MAST Academy) and senior Lucille Moran (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron). The Panthers then scored three straight to take back the lead.

But with 45 seconds left in the quarter Moran scored her second goal to make the score 5-3. Chapman scored the only goal of the third quarter.

In the fourth, Macalester pulled one back as sophomore Adeline Steward-Nolan (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park And River Forest) scored her second goal of the season.

Chapman continued to score and tallied one more goal to lead 7-4 with just over four minutes left in the game. Macalester made a run to tie the game with goals from first year Riley Waters (Portland, Ore./St. Mary's Academy) and senior Natalie Hoffman (Seattle, Wash./Inglemoor). But the Scots were unable to find the third goal to even the score and the Scots lost 7-6.

Junior Oriana Galasso (Gresham, Ore./Central Catholic) had two assists and senior goalkeeper Courtney Overland (Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani) tallied 11 saves.

Macalester – 0 3 0 3 - 6
Chapman – 3 3 1 1- 7
Macalester goals: Moran 2, Mullery 1, Hoffman 1, Waters 1, Steward-Nolan 1

Macalester will face California Lutheran University Thursday, Mar. 21, in Thousand Oaks, Calif.