Behrend Women's Water Polo Victorious Over Caltech

PASADENA, Calif. – The Penn State Behrend women's water polo team grabbed their first win of the 2022 season on Tuesday night. The Lions registered six different goal-scorers in a victory over Caltech.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 12, Caltech 8

Records: Penn State Behrend 1-8, Caltech 1-6

Key Moments:

* Shannon Young (Roseville, CA/Roseville) led all scorers in goals and points, scoring five times and adding two helpers for a total of seven points
* With the score tied, Behrend would pot five unanswered between the first two frames to take a 7-2 advantage
* Emily McNaughton (Wexford, PA/Pine-Richland) added the final goal for the Lions with 5:15 remaining
* Behrend finished the night with seven different players finding the scoresheet with six having multi-point performances
* Chloe Dodgen (Riverside, CA/Hillcrest) made 13 saves in goal while chipping in a team-high five assists
* Olivia Wright (Fairview, PA/Fairview) and Marley Persch (Hudsonville, MI/Hudsonville) each had three points
* Persch logged the second-highest goal total for the Lions, tallying three in the win
* The 12 goals scored by Behrend was the highest single-game total of the season 

Up Next:

* The Lions will head to Washington, PA and Washington and Jefferson College for the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Regional Tournament beginning on Saturday, March 19