With an undefeated conference record of fourteen wins and no losses, Connecticut College’s Women’s Water Polo team is the team to look out for on campus this season.
The Camels began their conference play last week with a tournament at Monmouth College in Illinois in which they opened the first day with three consecutive wins. The team first beat Macalester College 16-6, then went on to gain victories against Penn State-Behrend University and home team Monmouth University beating both teams by wide margins (16-2 and 19 – 2 respectively).
Among those adding to the Camels’ high scoring results were senior All-Americans Kate Jacobson and Nicky Jasbon who added three goals and an assist in their triumph against Macalester.
The Camels furthered their commendable three game sweep by racking up three more wins the following day of the tournament. The first victory of the team came against Washington & Jefferson College, where they doubled the goals of their opponent achieving a 14-7 win. Their next win arrived against Carthage College, in which the camels matched their 14-7 score of the last game.
The Camels ended their second triple-header with a 15-8 victory over the Utica College Pioneers. The weekend ended on a high note when the team gained their final victory against Pennsylvania’s Grove City College, beating them 13-4.
Several members of the team walked away from the final four games with an impressive number of goals. Jacobson and Jasbon netted another ten goals each, and fellow senior classmate Isabelle Baneux earned eight goals.
On the defensive side, the Camels also made waves. In the team’s victory against Washington & Jefferson, junior Ashley Amey made ten saves. Sophomore Susan Doetsch managed ten stops in the day’s next game against Carthage. Freshman Sarah Pursley demonstrated the Camels’ unstoppable, triumphant momentum by gathering nine saves and one steal in the victory against Utica.
The Camels proved their immense stamina as they emerged with seven consecutive wins after the weekend. This weekend at Connecticut College the Women’s Water Polo team swept the tournament winning seven games and keeping their 14 game winning streak alive. •
