GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Macalester College water polo team wrapped up its 2022 season with an 11-4 loss to Wittenberg University in the third-place game of the CWPA Tournament Saturday morning at Grove City College's James E. Longnecker Competition Pool. The Scots end their season with a 6-13 record, while the Tigers finish with a record of 10-18.

Wittenberg led 4-0 early in the second quarter when junior Sydney Hollingsworth (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) tallied the first Macalester goal of the game with 6:30 left in the quarter. Junior Eleanor Michaud (Long Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) followed with back-to-back goals to bring the Scots to within one, 4-3 at halftime. The Tigers regained control with the first two goals of the third quarter, then senior Annika Krueger (Emerald Hills, Calif./Sequoia) scored for Macalester to make the score 6-4 Wittenberg. From that point on, the Scots struggled offensively and were held scoreless, as the Tigers put five more goals on the board for an 11-4 victory.

Sophomore goalkeeper Laurel O'Hare (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) registered 10 saves in goal and earned a spot on the All-Tournament second team. Michaud, who totaled four goals in the three-game tournament, made the All-Tournament first team.

The game also marked the final contest in the Orange and Blue for seniors Krueger, Honor Kalala (Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair) and Riley Waters (Portland, Oregon/St. Mary's Academy).

Austin College, which defeated Macalester in Friday's semifinal round, won the CWPA Tournament championship with an 18-7 win over Augustana.

The Scots, coached by Scott Reed, will return 11 players from this year's team in 2023.

MAC – 0 3 1 0 - 4
WITT – 3 1 4 3 - 11
Macalester goals: Michaud 2, Hollingsworth, Krueger

2022 CWPA Tournament - Grove City, Pa. (times are Central)
Thursday, April 21
Game 1 – Carthage 17, Connecticut College 9
Game 2 - Wittenberg 21, Utica 0
Game 3 - Augustana 17,  PSU-Behrend 2
Game 4 – Macalester 15, Grove City 5
Game 5 - Austin 20, Carthage 1
Game 6 – Wittenberg 15, Washington & Jefferson 9

Friday, April 22
Game 7 – Penn State-Behrend 19, Connecticut College 15
Game 8 – Grove City 14, Utica 3
Game 9 – Austin 13, Macalester 4
Game 10 - Augustana 15, Wittenberg 13
Game 11 - Washington & Jefferson 12, Penn State-Behrend 11
Game 12 - Grove City 20, Carthage 7
Ninth Place - Connecticut College 20, Utica 15

Saturday, April 23
Seventh Place - Penn State-Behrend 12, Carthage 13
Fifth Place - Grove City 10, Washington & Jefferson 9
Third Place - Wittenberg 11, Macalester 4
Championship - Austin 18, Augustana 7