KENOSHA, Wis. — The Macalester College water polo team ended the regular season with an 8-6 loss to Division III No. 7-ranked Augustana College and a 3-2 victory over Wittenberg University in Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III-West Region action at Carthage College’s Koenitzer Aquatic Center. The Scots are now 6-10 overall and 4-1 in the conference heading into the CWPA Tournament, which will be held at Macalester on April 21-23.
Against Augustana, the CWPA Division III-West Region regular season champion, the Scots answered an early goal by the Vikings with three straight tallies by first years Kendall Strauss (Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock) and Alana Nadolski (Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood) and senior Eleanor Michaud (Long Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson).
Augustana opened the third quarter with two goals to tie the score at three-all, but Michaud and Nadolski scored goals around an Augustana goal to make the score 5-4 in favor of the Scots heading into the fourth quarter.
The Vikings tallied four straight goals with under five minutes to play to take control of the match, 8-5. Michaud scored with 2:05 on the clock, but Macalester was unable to get any closer.
First year Jayden Kratt (Palo Alto, Calif./Henry M. Gunn) registered 11 saves in goal.
In the final match of the weekend for Macalester, Michaud opened the scoring in the first quarter to lead 1-0 against Wittenberg. The Tigers responded with two goals in the second quarter to take a 2-1 edge at halftime.
Michaud found the net in the third quarter to tie the score at 2-2, then sophomore Elizabeth Matlin (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) notched the go-ahead goal with just 1:10 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Kratt racked up 14 saves, including four in the fourth quarter, to preserve the win.
By placing third in the West Region behind Augustana and defending CWPA Champion/Division III No. 5 Austin College, Macalester earns the No. 5 seed for the CWPA Division III Tournament at home in Riley Pool.
Release courtesy Macalester College Athletics Communications
