Women's Water Polo to Compete in CWPA Regional Tournament This Weekend
The Penn State Behrend women’s water polo team heads to Washington, Pa. and Washington & Jefferson for the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Regional Tournament, beginning on Saturday, March 19.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's water polo team heads to Washington, Pa. and Washington & Jefferson for the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Regional Tournament, beginning on Saturday, March 19.
Schedule/Coverage:
Saturday, March 19:
Penn State Behrend vs. Washington & Jefferson, 11 a.m. (Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Grove City, 3 p.m. (Video)
Sunday, March 20:
Penn State Behrend vs. Connecticut, 8 a.m. (Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Utica, 1 p.m. (Video)
Behrend News & Notes:
* Shannon Young (Roseville, CA/Roseville) was named CWPA Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday following a nine-point performance over two games
* Young potted five goals in a win over Caltech
* Chloe Dodgen (Riverside, CA/Hillcrest) was tabbed a Defensive Honorable Mention last week helping the Lions close out their California trip with a 1-1 week, making 17 saves while adding five assists
* Marley Persch (Hudsoncille, MI/Hudsonville) was named Rookie of the Week Honorable Mention for her offensive output last week
* Persch led Behrend in scoring against Occidental, netting three and adding four more to the ledger in the win against the Beavers
* Behrend is 1-8 heading into the weekend
Opponent News & Notes:
* Behrend's opponents combine for an overall record of 0-10
* Utica will open their season on Saturday with their first match of the tournament against Connecticut
* Washington & Jefferson has taken losses to Gannon (20-8), Wittenberg (10-8) and VMI (17-5)
* Grove City has taken all three loses to the aforementioned
* Connecticut opened their season on March 4 with a two-day tournament resulting in an 0-4 effort