SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Macalester College water polo team began conference play at the CWPA Regional, held at Wittenberg University on Saturday. The Scots, who are now 2-8 on the season, lost to Augustana, 17-4 before beating the host Tigers, 10-7.

Against Augustana, the Vikings broke open the match in the second quarter, outscoring Macalester 7-1 to lead 10-3 en route to a 17-4 win. Juniors Eleanor Michaud (Long Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) and Sydney Hollingsworth (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) scored in the first quarter, first year Brooke Lane (Meriden, Conn./Hopkins School) found the net in the second quarter, and Hollingsworth tallied her second goal of the match in the third quarter. First year Kendall Coney (League, Texas/Clear Creek) scored in the fourth quarter. Sophomore goalkeeper Laurel O'Hare (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) made seven saves for the Scots.

The day's second game, senior Riley Waters (Portland, Oregon/St. Mary's Academy) scored the first goal of the match before Wittenberg scored twice to lead 2-1 after one quarter. Goals by Michaud and Hollingsworth sandwiched around a Tigers' goal made the halftime score 3-3. In the third quarter, the Scots hit their stride, getting goals from Waters, first year Elizabeth Matlin (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) and a pair from first year Olivia Dimka (Denton, Texas/John H. Guyer) to lead, 7-4 heading into the final quarter. Wittenberg scored three goals in the fourth, but Waters matched the hosts with three goals of her own to clinch the win, 10-7.

Macalester wraps up the regional against Austin on Sunday, Mar. 27 at 10:30 a.m. Central.

MAC – 2 1 1 1 - 5
AUG – 4 6 4 3 - 17
Macalester goals: Hollingsworth 2, Michaud, Waters, Coney

MAC – 1 2 4 3 - 10
WITT – 2 2 2 3 - 7
Macalester goals: Waters 5, Dimka 2, Michaud, Hollingsworth, Matlin