ERIE, Pa. — The Mercyhurst University women’s water polo team opened up the Curtis Robinette Memorial Tournament by beating Wheaton College, 17-5, before knocking off Grove City College, 17-6, at the Hallman Aquatics Center.
Facing Wheaton, the Lakers opened up the game with a goal coming from senior Krista Domaracki. Mercyhurst continued to display their offense with a goal coming freshman Bailey Dunn. Freshman Mercedes Feliciano Fernandez delivered with a goal of her own, to add to the Lakers’ lead. Dunn extended the lead for Mercyhurst, scoring her second goal of the game. Senior Eva Henneman got on the board with a goal to extend the lead 5-0 going into the second quarter.
In the second quarter the Lakers pushed their lead even further with yet another goal coming from Dunn, giving her a hat trick on the day. Domaracki scored her second goal of the game, extending the lead to 7-0. Feliciano Fernandez scored her second goal of the game, extending the distance between the Lakers and the Lyons. Sophomore Gianna Boscacci was flawless, allowing zero goals and helping the Lakers maintain an 8-0 lead going into halftime.
Going into the third quarter, the Lakers opened up with back-to-back goals. The first goal came from sophomore Victoria Manstrangelo, and the second came from Henneman, scoring her second of the game. Wheaton got on the board and scored back-to-back goals of their own. The Lakers responded with three consecutive goals. Junior Marley Hanlon got on the board with her first of the game. Sophomore Joey Roedl scored her first of the game as well. Senior Molly Langridge also scored her first, taking a 13-2 lead into the fourth quarter.
Mercyhurst continued to show dominance with senior Freya Green scoring a goal 12 seconds into the fourth quarter. Allstun continued the domination for the Lakers, scoring her second goal of the game. Freshman Adriana Boltes Moragues posted her first goal to help the Lakers extend the lead 16-2. The Lyons scored two goals of their own narrow the Lakers’ lead to 12. Freshman Kate Martin got on the board for Mercyhurst. Wheaton scored a goal within the last two minutes of the game, but Mercyhurst rolled to a 17-5 victory.
Battling Grove City, Mercyhurst opened up the game with a goal from Roedl, but Grove City quickly responded to tie the game at one. About two minutes later, Langridge scored a goal to break the tie for the Lakers. Mercyhurst continued to display offense with yet another goal, this time coming from Green. Dunnalso scored, extending the Lakers’ lead 4-1. Grove City scored with one minute remaining, taking a 4-2 deficit to enter the second.
The Lakers were a force to be wrecked with, with yet another goal coming from Langridge. Domaracki scored a goal to extend the lead to four. Grove City responded with a goal, but Mercyhurst immediately retaliated and scored five consecutive goals. The first goal came from Fernandez. The second one came from Dunn. The next three came from Henneman, giving her a hat trick in just the second quarter, taking an 11-3 lead into the half.
In the third quarter, Feliciano Fernandez continued the scoring for the Lakers, with her second goal of the game. Grove City quickly responded with a goal, but Mercyhurst did not let go so freely, scoring back-to-back goals. Henneman scored her fourth goal of the game extending the lead to nine, while Dunn scored her third goal, making her the second Laker in the game with a hat trick. Grove City responded with a goal, taking a 14-5 deficit into the fourth.
In the fourth quarter, Feliciano Fernandez scored her third goal, making her the third Laker to get a hat trick. Grove City responded about a minute later. Mercyhurst scored the final two goals of the game, thanks to Domaracki and another goal from Henneman, taking a 17-6 victory on senior night.
Release courtesy Mercyhurst University Athletics Communications
