ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College water polo team finished the regular season today with wins over Wittenberg University, 19-7, and Monmouth College, 12-11. The Scots have now gone undefeated in conference play for two years straight and will go into the CWPA Championship Tournament as the No. 1 seed.

Against Wittenberg, the Scots took a 4-2 lead in the first quarter with two goals from senior Lucille Moran (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron), and one each from junior Oriana Galasso (Gresham, Ore./Central Catholic) and senior Natalie Hoffman (Seattle, Wash./Inglemoor. Then in the second and third quarters, Macalester outscored Wittenberg 12-0.

Galasso had a strong offensive two quarters, scoring five goals. Sophomore Cara Mullery (Palmetto Bay, Fla./MAST Academy) tallied three goals and was followed by two from  first year Riley Waters (Portland, Ore./St. Mary's Academy), two from sophomore Adeline Steward-Nolan (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park And River Forest) and one apiece from first year Annika Krueger (Emerald Hills, Calif./Sequoia), Moran and Hoffman.

Wittenberg came back with five goals in the fourth quarter but the Scots extended their lead to 19-7 with two goals tallied by Waters and one by Hoffman.

The Scots played a close game against Monmouth College, winning 12-11. In the first quarter the Scots went up 4-2 with a goal from Krueger, Hoffman and two from Mullery. The Scots continued to lead as Moran tallied two goals as well as one by  junior Naomi Strait (Beaverton, Ore./Beaverton. Up 7-3, Monmouth made a comeback push and scored four goals in the third quarter. But Moran answered with three goals of her own to make the score 10-7 going into the fourth quarter.

Monmouth outscored the Scots in the fourth 4-2, but Macalester was able to hold on with a goal by Krueger and one by Galasso.

Senior goalkeeper Courtney Overland (Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani) tallied 23 saves on the day for the Scots.

Monmouth College – 2 1 4 4- 11
Macalester – 4 3 3 2 - 12
Macalester goals: Moran 5, Mullery 2, Krueger 2, Hoffman 1, Galasso 1, Strait 1

Wittenberg University – 2 0 0 3 - 7
Macalester – 4 6 6 3 - 19
Macalester goals: Galasso 6, Mullery 3, Moran 3, Hoffman 2, Waters 2, Steward-Nolan 2, Krueger 1

Macalester will now compete in the CWPA Conference Championship Tournament from April 12-14 in New London, Conn.