Staten Island, NY – The #16(T) Wagner (13-8) women's water polo squad prepares for the Arizona State Invitational this weekend where the team will square-off with two top 25 programs.
The Seahawks open invitational play on Saturday, March 12 against the University of Redlands (2-9) at 3:45 p.m. (EST). The Green & White and the Bulldogs have faced each other five previous times with Redlands holding a 3-2 advantage over Wagner.
The Green & White compete against #24(T) CSU Bakersfield (10-9) in their second contest scheduled for March 12 at 7:45 p.m. (EST). The Seahawks and Roadrunners played each other back on January 23 of this year with the Roadrunners coming away victorious by the count of 12-9. Wagner holds and all-time record of 2-6 against CSU Bakersfield. In the match-up earlier this season the Seahawks had four individuals;
Lacey Anderson (Thousand, Oaks, CA/ Westlake),
Lily Doerfler (Annapolis, MD/ Broadneck),
Erica Hardy (Montreal, Quebec/ St. Thomas) and
Kimberly Watson (Pointe-Claire, Quebec/ John Rennie), tally two scores.
Wagner will end the Arizona State Invitational against host school #9 Arizona State (7-3) on March 13 at 12:30 p.m. (EST). This marks only the second time in program history that the Sun Devils and Seahawks will compete with Arizona State taking the previous game.
The Seahawks will be led by four time Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week
Jess Lundgren (Queensland, Australia/ Mountain Creek) and
Emily Riddle (Edmonton, Alberta/ Dr. E.P. Scarlett). Lundgren, a senior center, has accumulated 90 points, including 63 goals to this point in the season. Riddle, a junior goalie, has totaled 124 saves and a 7.74 goals against average during play this year.
Live stats will be available for each game -
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