Chapman women fall despite Cook's record-breaking day

ORANGE, Calif. -  The Chapman University women's water polo team couldn't recover from a big first half deficit and dropped its final home game of the season 17-10 to Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in a battle of two of Division III's top-10 teams. The Sagehens entered the game ranked No. 2 in the division while the Panthers are ranked No. 8.

Senior 2-meter Sabrina Cook made it a memorable ‘Senior Day', playing in the final home game of her Chapman career. The senior scored eight goals in the game and in the process broke the Panthers' single-season goal scoring record with 104 goals this season. Cook scored six of her eight goals in the second half and the record-breaking goal with 3:23 remaining in the game.

Chapman's other senior 2-meter defender Daniella Beintema also played well with two assists and three steals in the game. Beintema leads the Panthers with 70 steals this year.

Pomona-Pitzer (20-8) led 6-1 after the first quarter and scored 13 first-half goals total. Tamara Parea paced the Sagehens with six goals in the first three quarters. Chapman (9-19) scored the final four goals of the game, but never got closer than seven goals.

Sophomore goalie Celia Huling limited any further damage for Chapman, making 15 saves in the game for the sixth time this season.

Game Box: http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wwaterpolo/2008-09/stats/PP-CU.pdf