CLAREMONT, Calif. — The Division III No. 10-ranked Connecticut College women’s water polo team fell to Division III No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges by a 13-3 score at the Matt M. Axelrood Pool in the first game of the Camels’ West Coast trip.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps scored the first two goals of the contest and led from wire-to-wire. Senior April Anderson (Mill Valley, Calif.) found the back of the net twice in the opening quarter to close the gap to 2-1 at the 5:11 mark of the opening quarter and 4-2 with 1:20 remaining. However, the Athenas outscored the Camels by a 6-0 count in the second quarter and capped an 8-0 run when Claire Baxter and Aracelia Aldrete netted goals just 57 seconds apart in the third frame.
Baxter finished with four goals and four steals to lead the way for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, which had eight different players combine to score 13 goals. Anna Fry finished with two goals and two assists, while goalie Chandlyr Denaro made three saves.
The Camels were paced by freshman Stephania Lopez (Chicago, Ill.) and Anderson. Lopez provided three steals, one goal and one assist, and Anderson finished with two markers. Junior Sabrina Afshinnekoo (New York, N.Y.) turned away four shots between the posts.
Release courtesy Connecticut College Athletics Communications
