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Water Polo: Offense Sparks Macalester to Two Victories at Monmouth

MONMOUTH, Ill. – The Macalester College water polo team scored 36 goals in conference victories over Wittenberg and Monmouth on Sunday at Monmouth College. The Scots, who beat Wittenberg, 18-9 before defeating Monmouth, 18-7, went 3-1 this weekend to improve to 5-3 on the season.

In the morning match against Wittenberg, Macalester led 6-4 after two quarters before breaking the game open with six goals in the third quarter. First year Sydney Hollingsworth (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) tallied three goals in the quarter, which ended with the Scots leading 12-5. Two goals apiece from senior Oriana Galasso (Gresham, Ore./Central Catholic) and sophomore Riley Waters (Portland, Ore./St. Mary's Academy) helped Macalester register another six-goal quarter in the fourth to close out the win.

Galasso, Hollingsworth and senior Cara Mullery (Palmetto Bay, Fla./MAST Academy) each scored four goals, while Waters and first year Eleanor Michaud (Long Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) tallied three goals apiece.

Against Monmouth, Macalester continued to pour it on offensively, taking an 8-2 lead after two quarters before scoring seven goals in the third quarter for a 15-4 bulge. Six different Scots found the net in the third, with Galasso scoring twice. Galasso finished with six goals against Monmouth, giving her 10 for the day and 20 on the weekend. Mullery scored three goals, while senior Naomi Strait (Beaverton, Ore./Beaverton), Hollingsworth and Waters had two goals apiece. First year Malia Borg (Charleston, S.C./Academic Magnet), sophomore Annika Krueger (Emerald Hills, Calif./Sequoia) and junior Adeline Steward-Nolan (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest) also found the net.

Macalester heads to California for five matches Mar. 18-22, beginning with matches against VMI and Cal Lutheran on Mar. 18 in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

MAC – 3 3 6 6 - 18
WU – 3 1 1 4 - 9
Macalester goals:
Galasso 4, Hollingsworth 4, Mullery 4, Michaud 3, Waters 3

MAC – 5 3 7 3 - 18
Mon – 1 1 2 3 - 7
Macalester goals:
Galasso 6, Mullery 3, Hollingsworth 2, Strait 2, Waters 2, Borg, Krueger, Steward-Nolan  


 
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Players Mentioned

Oriana Galasso

#7 Oriana Galasso

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Senior
Annika Krueger

#2 Annika Krueger

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Sophomore
Cara Mullery

#8 Cara Mullery

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Senior
Adeline Steward-Nolan

#15/1A Adeline Steward-Nolan

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Junior
Naomi Strait

#9 Naomi Strait

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Senior
Riley Waters

#11 Riley Waters

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Sophomore
Malia Borg

#13 Malia Borg

ATT
First Year
Eleanor Michaud

#3 Eleanor Michaud

UT
First Year
Sydney Hollingsworth

#4 Sydney Hollingsworth

ATT
First Year

Players Mentioned

Oriana Galasso

#7 Oriana Galasso

Senior
UT
Annika Krueger

#2 Annika Krueger

Sophomore
ATT
Cara Mullery

#8 Cara Mullery

Senior
ATT
Adeline Steward-Nolan

#15/1A Adeline Steward-Nolan

Junior
ATT
Naomi Strait

#9 Naomi Strait

Senior
ATT
Riley Waters

#11 Riley Waters

Sophomore
C
Malia Borg

#13 Malia Borg

First Year
ATT
Eleanor Michaud

#3 Eleanor Michaud

First Year
UT
Sydney Hollingsworth

#4 Sydney Hollingsworth

First Year
ATT