ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Macalester College water polo team started the 2023 season at Riley Pool by dropping a 14-7 contest versus the Virginia Military Institute in the first game of the Macalester Invitational. The match was the first of 14 matches this weekend at Riley Pool during the invitational.
Sophomore Sian Lewandowski (North Haven, Conn./Williston Northampton) scored the first goal of the season for Macalester, as the Scots trailed 3-1 after one quarter.
Senior Eleanor Michaud (Long Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) found the net to start the second quarter, but VMI tallied four straight goals to lead, 7-2. Michaud closed out the scoring in the second quarter to make the halftime score, 7-3, in favor of the Keydets.
VMI extended its lead to 10-3 before sophomore Kendall Coney (League City, Texas/Clear Creek) and first year Jess Palmer-Sammons (Half Moon Bay, Calif./Half Moon Bay) scored for Macalester near the end of the third quarter.
Michaud tallied the first goal of the fourth quarter, and Palmer-Sammons closed out the Scots’ scoring with a marker. However, VMI closed out the win with three goals in the final eight minutes.
Release courtesy Macalester College Athletics Communications
