Women's Water Polo | 3/25/2018 11:08:00 AM

Date: Saturday, March 24, 2018, 11:05 a.m.
Where: Monmouth College – Monmouth, Ill.
Opponent: Connecticut College
Result: L, 16-9
 
How it Happened: The Washington & Jefferson women's water polo team fell by a 16-9 score to Connecticut College in its first of three games at Monmouth College.
 
Top Performer: Chloe Magyari (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) scored once in the first quarter and twice in the fourth quarter, recording a hat trick to lead the team in goals scored.
 
The Rest: Paige Adams (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) tallied one goal in the second and fourth quarters, Macel Reising (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) scored twice in the final frame and Lexie Gartner (West Lawn, Pa./Wilson) scored in the first and fourth quarters as the trio all scored two goals. Aliya Abdelhak (Evanston, Ill./Evanston) tallied one goal in the third quarter. Megan Arseneau (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) stopped six Connecticut College shots as the W&J goalkeeper.
 
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2018, 3:00 p.m.
Where: Monmouth College – Monmouth, Ill.
Opponent: Macalester
Result: L, 14-4
 
How it Happened: In game two on Saturday, the Presidents dropped a 14-4 game to Macalester.
 
Top Performer: Abdelhak got the Presidents on the board in the third quarter with a pair of scores.
 
The Rest: Gartner and Marissa Whitby (Los Angeles, Calif./Eagle Rock) rounded out the scoring in the game for W&J with one goal each. Gartner scored her goal in the third quarter while Whitby found the back of the net in the fourth. Arseneau added five more saves to her total in the game.
 
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2018, 9:30 p.m.
Where: Monmouth College – Monmouth, Ill.
Opponent: Utica
Result: W, 11-6
 
How it Happened: W&J closed out its first day at Monmouth with an 11-6 win over Utica, scoring three goals in the first, third and fourth quarters and blanking the Pioneers in the final frame.
 
Top Performers: Magyari notched her second hat trick of the day, scoring in the first, second and fourth quarters. Gartner also picked up a hat trick as she scored once in the second and twice in the third.
 
The Rest: Kiera MacWhinnie (South Portland, Maine/Waynflete School) found the back of the net twice while Reising and Danelle Torrence (Conroe, Texas/Conroe) both had one goal.
 
Date: Sunday, March 25, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Monmouth College – Monmouth, Ill.
Opponent: Monmouth
Result: L, 12-6
 
How it Happened: The Presidents fell in their final game of the weekend, 12-6, to Monmouth.
 
Top Performer: Magyari led the W&J offense with her third hat trick of the weekend, recording two goals in the second quarter before scoring once more in the fourth.
 
The Rest: Whitby, Reising and Gartner rounded out the scoring in the contest for W&J, scoring one goal each.
 
What's Next: W&J will be back in action on Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15, for the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Championship hosted in Erie, Pa., at the Hallman Aquatics Center.