ERIE, Pa. — The Grove City College women’s water polo team opened its 2025 season by splitting two matches on the first day of Mercyhurst University’s Curtis Robinette Memorial tournament at the Hagerty Family Events Center. The Wolverines started the day with a 15-12 setback versus Washington & Jefferson College prior to rebounding for a 16-13 triumph over Penn State Behrend.
Five Grove City players produced multi-goal performances against Penn State Behrend. Freshman Frances Baksa (Longwood, Fla./Lake Mary) fired in five goals to help pace the Wolverines, while sophomore Shastyn Tihansky (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton) pumped in four goals.
Junior Kiley Sill (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) scored three times with senior Riley McCullough (Spring, Texas/Oak Ridge) and freshman Zoe Luttrell (Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley) both tallying twice.
McCullough and Sill both assisted four goals, while Tihansky and senior Kamryn Kerr (East Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) had two assists. Baksa, senior Sam Logue (Hollister, Calif./San Benito) and senior Mikayla Zablocki (Kittanning, Pa./Armstrong) all chalked up assists.
Luttrell led the defense with five steals. Baksa recorded four steals with McCullough and Sill both notching three thefts. Junior goalie Lea Steen (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) made 11 saves to earn the win in goal.
Zablocki and Tihansky both scored three times against W&J. Kerr and McCullough both scored twice apiece to accompany solo strikes from Sill, Logue and junior Candace Scalise (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence).
Sill recorded four assists, Luttrell and Tihansky chipped in pairs and the duo of Kerr and McCullough both posted solo helpers.
Steen stopped six shots and corralled a pair of steals in the loss.
Information courtesy Grove City College Athletics Communications
