Poets lead early but fall to No. 5 Redlands, 14-12

WHITTIER, Calif. - No. 5 Redlands scored two goals in the final two minutes of the game as it held of the No. 9 Whittier College women's water polo team on Wednesday evening, 14-12, at the Lillian Slade Aquatics Center.

The Poets (7-16, 1-5 SCIAC) led 12-11 as the teams headed into the fourth quarter but the outscored Whittier 3-0 in the final frame. UR scored the go-ahead goal with 1:57 to play and added an insurance goal just 40 seconds later to clinch the game.

Sarah Peel led the WC effort with five goals and one assist. Indre Lauraitis added three goals and dished out a team-high five assists.

The purple and gold led 4-3 at the end of the first quarter and added four more goals in the second quarter to lead 8-6 after the first 16 minutes. The high scoring third quarter saw Redlands score five goals, which includes three straight from the 5:14 mark to 4:07, and the Poets tally three.

Xenia Castillo drew five ejections and scored twice.

Goalie Anahisa Aguirre made 11 saves in the loss.

The Poets conclude its regular-season on Saturday, April 18, as they hit the rod to face Caltech.