ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The Macalester College water polo team began CWPA play on Saturday with a pair of one-goal losses to Austin College and host Augustana College at Anne Greve Lund Natatorium. The Scots are now 2-8 overall and 0-2 in the CWPA.

Against Austin, Macalester trailed 4-2 after one quarter despite goals from first year Alana Nadolski (Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood) and senior Eleanor Michaud (Long Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson). Senior Sydney Hollingsworth (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) tallied the Scots' lone goal of the second quarter, as Austin led 6-3 at the half. Michaud answered am Austin goal with one of her own in the third quarter, then Hollingsworth and sophomore Sian Lewandowski (North Haven, Conn./Williston Northampton) scored in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to one, 7-6 with 4:05 remaining. But Macalester was unable to score the equalizer, as Austin closed out the win. Junior goalkeeper Laurel O'Hare (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) made 14 saves in goal for the Scots.

In the match with Augustana, the Vikings led 3-0 into the second quarter before first year Jess Palmer-Sammons (Half Moon Bay, Calif./Half Moon Bay) found the net for Macalester with 3:01 on the clock. After Augustana scored its fourth goal, Michaud notched a goal before the end of the quarter to make the halftime score 4-3. Each team scored one goal in the third quarter, with Nadolski scoring for the Scots. The Vikings opened the fourth quarter with two goals for a 7-4 lead. With time running down in the match, sophomore Elizabeth Matlin (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) and Michaud sparked a comeback attempt with goals near the end of the quarter. Augustana tallied a goal with 1:15 left to make the score 8-6 before Palmer-Sammons netted her second goal of the game with 1:07 remaining. But that's how the game ended, with Augustana recording an 8-7 victory. First year Jayden Kratt (Palo Alto, Calif./Henry M. Gunn) registered 12 saves in goal for Macalester.

The Scots face Wittenberg University in another CWPA match on Sunday, Mar. 19, beginning at 1:45 p.m. in Rock Island, Ill.

MAC – 2 1 1 2 - 6
AC – 4 2 1 0 - 7
Macalester goals: Michaud 2, Hollingsworth 2, Nadolski, Lewandowski


MAC – 0 2 2 3 - 7
AUG – 2 2 1 3 - 8
Macalester goals: Michaud 3, Palmer-Sammons 2, Matlin, Nadolski