BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Washington and Jefferson women's water polo team fell to Salem on the road Sunday by a 19-14 score in West Virginia.
 
W&J would score six in the first quarter to keep things close and trail by just one, 7-6, after the first eight minutes.

Sydney Neumann (Long Beach, Calif./Millikan) would be the leading scorers in the quarter with three followed by Hallie Ratcliff (Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood) with two and Emma Halle (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) with one.
 
Salem used a big second quarter to build a 13-7 lead heading into halftime. Ratcliff would be the only President to find the back of the net in the second.
 
Both teams would score three in the third quarter. The Presidents goals would come from Halle who tallied two and another goal by Ratcliff. This left the Red & Black down by six as they entered the final eight minutes with a score of 16-10.
 
Despite outscoring the Tigers in the final quarter 4-3, with three goals from Halle and one from Ratcliff, the Presidents were unable to pull off a comeback large enough to obtain the victory over Salem.
 
Up Next: W&J returns to action on Friday, April 19 when it opens the CWPA Division III Championships against Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. The CWPA Division III Championship runs from April 19 through April 21.
 
W&J vs. Salem
Goals
Emma Halle – 6
Hallie Ratcliff – 5
Sydney Neumann – 3