Women's Water Polo Ends Season With Victory Over Grove City; Martin Named To CWPA All-Tournament Team
The No. 6 Penn State Behrend women's water polo team completed its season with an 11-8 win over No. 8 Grove City and claimed seventh place at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Championships.
NEW LONDON, Conn. - The No. 6 Penn State Behrend women's water polo team completed its season with an 11-8 win over No. 8 Grove City and claimed seventh place at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Championships.
Score: Penn State Behrend 11, Grove City 8
Records: Penn State Behrend (6-17), Grove City (4-16)
Key Moments:
* Susie Carrillo (Fresno, CA/Clovis North Educational Center) gave the Lions a 2-1 lead with a score at the end of the first quarter and they never looked back against the Wolverines
* Carrillo, Darragh Martin (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen), and Olivia Wright (Fairview, PA/Fairview) delivered a team-high two goals
* Freshmen Calla Williams (Longwood, FL/Lyman) and Lauren True (Denton, TX/Guyer) notched their first scores of the championships, while Makenzie Rickerd (Rockford, MI/Rockford) found the back of the net once
* Marley Persch (Hudsonville, MI/Hudsonville) scored a goal for Behrend in the fourth quarter
* In net, Monica Villasenor (San Gabriel, CA/La Salle) tallied seven saves in the win
* The Lions finished 2-2 for seventh place, winning their last two games of the weekend
* This marks the third time that Behrend has placed seventh at the CWPA Championships and first time since the 2017 season
* For her efforts all weekend, Martin was named to the All-Tournament Second Team