ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Macalester College water polo team concluded the regular season with a 19-4 victory over Carthage in Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III action at home in Riley Pool. The Scots are now 5-11 overall and 4-4 in the conference.
Macalester put the game out of reach in the first quarter with eight goals, including three apiece from senior Riley Waters (Portland, Ore./St. Mary’s Academy) and junior Eleanor Michaud (Long Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson), to lead 8-1 after eight minutes.
Senior Annika Krueger (Emerald Hills, Calif./Sequoia) tallied two of the Scots’ four goals in the second quarter for a 12-3 advantage at halftime. Five different Scots found the net in the third quarter, including first years Kendall Coney (League City, Texas/Clear Creek), Elizabeth Matlin (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) and Sian Lewandowski (North Haven, Conn./Williston Northampton), while Krueger and first year Luna Johnston (Chicago, Ill./Northside College Prep) scored in the fourth quarter.
Sophomore goalkeeper Laurel O’Hare (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) registered five saves, while senior Honor Kalala (Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair) made two stops.
Release courtesy Macalester College Athletics Communications
