Princeton, NJ – The Wagner College water polo team fell to a 5-10 record following the conclusion of the two-day CWPA/MAAC Crossover Tournament held at Princeton University.  The Seahawks dropped a 16-13 loss to Harvard during the opening day and later fell 12-1 to No. 18 Princeton.  After defeating George Washington 14-6 in the first game of day two, the Green & White was defeated 11-9 in the rematch against Bucknell later in the day. 

Day One Recap

During the first day of play, Wagner faced off against Ivy League Harvard in the opening game of the tournament.  Throughout the 32 minutes, Harvard narrowly held the lead over the Seahawks as Wagner was able to hit a least three goals in every quarter. 

Following a hat-trick from the duo combination of freshman Rachel Burns (Greenlane, Auckland / New Zealand / Diocesan School for Girls) and senior Lauren French (Colmar, PA / North Penn) in the first quarter, the Green & White knocked in an additional three goals in the second. 

Following a Crimson exclusion, sophomore Stacy McGregor (Sinking Spring, PA / Wilson) sent a crisp pass to senior Chelsea Beck (Reading, PA / Wilson) who sent her first of four through the pipes.  Later in the second stanza, Burns took advantage of another man-up situation for the Seahawks as the New Zealand native placed one in the net crediting senior Becca Hannings (Lansdale, PA / North Penn) with the assist.  Near the concluding minutes of the first half, co-captains French and Beck teamed up for another French goal to put the Seahawks within one (7-6) at the break.
 
In the third quarter, McGregor added one to the Wagner scoreboard as Beck tallied two more for the Seahawks with back-to-back goals.  Headed into the final stanza, the Crimson held an 11-9 lead.

Finding the back of the net four times in the fourth quarter, the Seahawks were sent on a scoring run following back-to-back goals by senior Molly Robinson (Lansdale, PA / North Penn).  Also adding to the final stanza goal tally were freshman Michelle Greenough (Davis, CA / Davis) and another man-up goal from Beck. 

Despite a valiant performance from the Green & White, the Crimson finished on top with a final score of 16-13. 
Sophomore Laura Karbach (Abington, PA / Germantown Academy) recorded nine blocks.

In the second match up of Saturday, the Seahawks faced off against the hosting No. 18 Tigers of Princeton.  The undefeated home team dominated offensively as the Ivy League opponent found the back of the net twelve times.  Wagner, while holding strong defense throughout the match, broke up the Princeton shut-out with a goal from Beck.

Karbach had eight blocks in the loss.
 
Day Two Recap

Following a tough opening day for the Seahawks, Wagner started day two with an exceptional win over George Washington.  After leading by just one at the end of the opening period, the Green & White outscored the Colonials 3-1 in the second stanza and held them to only two second half points en route to the 14-6 victory. 

Hannings opened the scoring for the Seahawks as Greenough found the senior open in front of the net.  Beck and Robinson then teamed up for the next two goals as Beck assisted Robinson for the second goal of the game and Robinson returned the favor for the third.  Hannings then sent a stellar pass to sophomore Sidney Hoshko (Coronado, CA / Coronado) as the California native hit the back of the net to put the Seahawks up by one (4-3) at the end of the first quarter. 

Allowing only one Colonial goal in the second, the Green & White took full advantage of two man-up situations as sophomore Kaylee Ginnane (Tampa, FL / Coronado, CA) and Hannings each capitalized on extra-man situations.  Also tacking on one for Wagner was French who sent one between the pipes from right in front of the net.

Leading 7-4 at the break, the Seahawks returned to the pool and held strong defensively while capitalizing offensively.  Beck knocked in another man-up goal to open the third quarter scoring trend off an assist from Robinson.  Hoshko then sent a pass to an open Ashton Cline (Carlisle, PA / Cumberland Valley) who knocked in her first goal of the weekend. 

Following a goal from the Colonials, French kept the Wagner five-goal lead alive by adding another one of her own to the scoreboard to set the score at 10-5 headed into the final stanza.

The fourth quarter opened with a two-goal run from Wagner with goals from Ginnane  and Hoshko.  Holding a 12-5 lead over the Colonials, Wagner allowed one more George Washington goal only to have it answered back with a wicked shot from Katie Jordan (Westlake Village, CA / Agoura).  Hoshko tacked on yet another point to the Wagner scoreboard off an assist from Leslie Poole (Downey, CA / Warren). 

The Seahawks upheld the 14-6 lead for the victory

Karbach recorded eight blocks in the win.

After knocking off the Bison at their home pool in a 9-8 come from behind victory last weekend, the Seahawks narrowly missed a second win over Bucknell after falling 11-9 in their final game of the tournament. 

Keeping neck and neck with the Bison throughout the game, Wagner was unable to overcome a two-goal deficit set in the second half.

Starting off down by one following goals from Beck and French in the opening stanza, the Seahawks continued to battle for the lead throughout the second quarter.  Robinson, Beck and French each tacked on one goal each in the second period, as Bucknell responded with three goals of their own to set the score at 6-5 at the break.

At the opening of the third period following a Bucknell exclusion, Beck found Hannings who capitalized on the man-up opportunity by placing one between the pipes.  Wagner added two more in the third quarter off of goals from Robinson and Beck, but Bucknell managed to knock in four goals of their own to increase the gap 10-8. 

The final quarter saw one goal each from both Bucknell and Wagner as the Bison upheld their two-goal lead and captured the 11-9 victory.

Karbach registered six blocks.

The Seahawks are back in action at the Roadrunner Invitational on March 10-11 as the Green & White travel to California for an eight day West Coast lineup.