No. 18 Women's Water Polo Clinches MAAC Regular Season Title

Photo: Kostas Lymperopoulos

Philadelphia, PA – The Wagner women's water polo team finished the 2018 regular season with a perfect 14-0 record after defeating Marist 12-9 and St. Francis Brooklyn 19-6. This marks the third straight year that the Seahawks have accumulated an undefeated record in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Wagner claims its fifth MAAC Water Polo Regular Season Championship in the last six years, and ninth overall. In addition, the current Seahawk senior class has now amassed 102 victories.

In the first matchup of the day, the Green & White sported a balanced offense, with seven players tallying goals. Senior utilty Kimberly Watson led the squad with a hat trick, followed by the trio of senior attack Lacey Anderson, freshman utility Daisy Nankervis, and junior attack Erica Hardy who each recorded two goals apiece.

Freshman attack Malia Josephson, redshirt sophomore utility Kristy Donkin, and sophomore attack Jacqui Sjogren added one goal, respectively. Donkin also dished out four assists while freshman goalie Katherine Campbell recorded six blocks in the win.

Following the conclusion of the Wagner-Marist game, the Seahawks took on the Terriers of St. Francis Brooklyn. Hardy and Watson combined for 10 goals, with each scoring five apiece. Nankervis found the back of the net three times while senior attack Elise Begg and Donkin added two goals each.

Sjogren and Anderson each recorded one score as well while Begg dished out four assists. Defensively, Campbell blocked eight shots in the cage and Watson grabbed four steals in the win.

The MAAC Regular Season Champions return Saturday, April 28 for the first semifinal game of the MAAC Championship. Hosted by Marist College, the Seahawks will face the No. 4 seed Virginia Military Institute at 12:00 pm. The second semifinal game features No. 2 Marist and the No. 3 Iona at 2 p.m. The consolation game and championship game will be played the following day on Sunday, April 29, at noon and 2 p.m., respectively.

Tickets for the 2018 MAAC Water Polo Championship can be purchased at maac.ticketleap.com

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