Strong second half gives Panthers win over Caltech
ORANGE, Calif. – Leading by four at halftime, the Chapman University women’s water polo team broke the game open with seven unanswered goals to start the third quarter as they went on to a 20-6 win over Caltech on Sunday morning at the Allred Aquatics Center. The win ends the Panthers’ five-game losing streak.
With a 6-2 lead, Chapman (5-11) scored seven times in the first five minutes of the third quarter, highlighted by two goals from freshman utility Rachel Graham and two from sophomore driver Fernanda Gallo Moreno. Caltech ended Chapman’s run with a goal from sophomore Erin Hoops with 1:33 remaining in the third quarter to make the score 13-3.
After Caltech (1-4) scored, Chapman answered with four-consecutive goals from four different players to start the final quarter, while pushing its lead to 17-3. Two of the goals during that run came from freshman driver Mandy Sheehan who finished the game with a team-high three, equaling her season total.
Over the final five minutes of the game, the teams played each other even with three goals apiece. Freshman center Hanna Dodd had two of the final three Caltech goals and finished with a game-high four scores.
In the first half, Caltech used its scrappy defense and strong play from goalie Panna Felson to keep the game close. Chapman jumped ahead 1-0 in the first quarter on a goal by freshman Ani Marganian only to see Caltech tie the game less than two minutes later. The Panthers then scored five straight goals to take a 6-1 second quarter lead.
Score by
Quarters
1
2
3
4 Final
Caltech
(1-4)
1
1
1
3
6
Chapman
(5-11)
3
3
7
7 20
CT Goals: Dodd (4), Hoops, Intoy
CU Goals: Graham (3), Sheehan (3), Stump (3), Marganian (2), Moreno
(2), Worthington (2), Burchfiel, Carson, Hawkins, Martin,
O‘Keefe
by Chris Watts
Sports Information Assistant
Boxscore: http://chapmanathletics.com/sports/wwaterpolo/2009-10/stats/ctech-cu.pdf