NEW LONDON, Ct. – The Penn State Behrend women's water polo team finished fourth at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Championships Sunday morning after falling to Carthage 14-11, their highest finish in program history.

During the game, Kara Stegmann (Harleysville, PA/Souderton Area) broke the all-time saves record for the Lions, finishing with 593.

Brittany Pinter (Erie, PA/McDowell) broke the single-season record with 28 this season, while Mary Therese Causgrove (Erie, PA/McDowell) set the program record for most assists in a career with 78.

Clare Jefferys (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) was named Rookie of the Tournament after scoring 11 goals during the championships.

Jefferys and Maryn Horn (Houston, TX/Jersey Village) continued their strong offensive performance during the finals game of the championships for the Lions (7-16).

Horn scored four goals and Jefferys tallied another three. Causgrove recorded her first goals of the weekend, notching three in the fourth quarter.

The Lady Reds (15-4) jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, but Behrend was able to get back in the game and force a 3-2 contest after the first quarter.

Horn tallied the first goal of the second to tie the game at 3-all. From there, Carthage scored three straight goals and the half ended with the Lions down 6-4.

The two teams went back and forth for the entire second half. The Reds outscored the Lions 8-7 and Behrend fell by three, but took home their best finish ever.