Water Polo Falls in Final Home Game, Poets #5 Seed in SCIAC Championships

Catherine Gouge '08 scored two goals and had 5.5 steals, but Whittier College lost 11-6 to the University of Redlands in the final home game of the season on April 21.  The loss makes the Poets (10-15, 3-4) a fifth seed in the upcoming SCIAC Championships.

Gouge also contributed with two field blocks and a drawn penalty.  Karley Perine '08 scored twice and was credited with an assist and a steal.  Caroline Galvin '08 scored a goal and assisted on another.  Sarah Peel '10 also scored a goal and came away with two steals.  Cheryl Bucholtz '07 made two saves in the first half and Sarah Wills '09 made four saves in the second.

The Poets fell behind early, trailing 4-1 at the end of the first quarter.  The second quarter was a defensive battle as each team only scored once.  In the second half, the Poets were unable to mount a comeback, with numerous shots hitting the post and not finding the back of the net.  The Bulldogs outscored the Poets 4-3 in the third quarter to take a 9-5 lead heading into the final stanza.  Whittier scored just once in the quarter, leading to the 11-6 defeat.