BOX SCORE

College Park, MD – Wagner water polo finished the 2012 opening weekend at the Terrapin Invitational with a tough 10-2 loss against the No. 20 hosting Terps of the University of Maryland.  Falling earlier in the tournament to No. 15 UC San Diego and No. 8 San Diego State, Wagner's difficult opening schedule leaves the Seahawks with an 0-3 record.

Starting the match with solid defense holding the home team scoreless until the 5:36 mark, the Green & White tied the game 1-1 with a Chelsea Beck (Reading, PA / Wilson) goal with more than half of the quarter remaining to play.  Maryland's Allison Campbell then put the Terps up by two after hitting back-to-back goals near the conclusion of the first stanza to set the score at 3-1.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Seahawks remained focused on defense allowing only one man-up Maryland goal following a Molly Robinson (Lansdale, PA / North Penn) exclusion as the score settled at 4-1 at the break.

After the half, Maryland went on a 3-0 run hitting three man-up goals following two Becca Hannings (Lansdale, PA / North Penn) exclusions and another Robinson ejection.  Leading into the final quarter, the Terps had control of the scoreboard 7-1.

The final eight minutes saw three more Maryland scoring plays and a last minute goal by Beck.  The hosting Terrapins captured the victory with a final score of 10-2.

Junior Laura Karbach (Abington, PA / Germantown Academy) recorded eight saves as Maryland's Rachel Stein had two and Shelby Reyes registered one.

At the conclusion of the 2012 opening weekend, Beck leads the team in goals with six, followed by Robinson, sophomore Sidney Hoshko (Coronado, CA / Coronado) and freshman Jessica Burdge (Stockton, CA / St. Mary's) with two each.  Senior Becca Hannings (Lansdale, PA / North Penn), junior Leslie Poole (Downey, CA / Warren) and freshman Michelle Greenough (Davis, CA / Davis) each have a tally of their own.  Karbach currently stands with 21 saves.

The Seahawks are back in action February 4-5^th at the Pacific Invite in Stockton, CA.  The Green & White open West Coast play on Saturday when they take on Azuza Pacific at 10:00 AM and Cal State Easy Bay at 3:00 PM.  On Sunday, the Seahawks challenge home team Pacific at 8:00 AM and concludes the trip with a 12:30 PM match with Sonoma State.