Season comes to an end with 11th place finish at WWPAs

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -  Losses to Cal State East Bay and Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday brought the Chapman University women's water polo season to a close at the Western Water Polo Association championships in Santa Clara. The Panthers entered the conference playoffs seeded No. 11 and ended up placing 11th at the event. They finish with a 9-22 record overall.

Game 2: Cal State East Bay 21, Chapman 12
For the second time in as many days, the Panthers went into halftime trailing by just one goal, but lost control quickly in the second half. Cal State East Bay (15-13) scored eight third quarter goals and added seven more in the fourth quarter in what was by far the highest-scoring game in the tournament - 33 goals combined. Chapman kept pace in the fourth quarter scoring six goals of its own. Five of those scores came from senior 2-meter Sabrina Cook who finished with 10 in the game to lead all scorers.

Game 3: Cal State San Bernardino 11, Chapman 8 (Chapman eliminated)
The Coyotes scored on their first seven shots on goal and led 7-1 after the first quarter, then never looked back. The Chapman defense settled down in the final three quarters, allowing just four goals the rest of the way. Sophomore goalie Celia Huling made 12 saves in the final three quarters to help keep the Panthers close, but they couldn't overcome the early deficit. Cook led the Panthers once again with seven of their eight goals. She finished the 2009 campaign with 129 goals - a Chapman record.

Game 2 Box: http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wwaterpolo/2008-09/stats/CU-CSUEB_WWPA2.PDF
Game 2 Box: http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wwaterpolo/2008-09/stats/CU-CSUSB_WWPA3.PDF