Whittier College women's water polo played host for the first time this season on March 19, when Wagner and Macalester Colleges came to the Slade Aquatics Center for the Whittier Mini-Tournament.  The Poets then opened SCIAC play three days later against Occidental College.

The Poets squared off with Wagner College in the opening game of the Whittier Mini-Tournament.  Wagner came away with the 10-5 win after opening a five-goal halftime lead they would not relinquish.  Caroline Galvin '08 scored three of the Poets' five goals in the contest.  Karley Perine '08 and Xenia Castillo '11 rounded out the scoring with one goal apiece. 

The Poets bounced back with a 14-2 win over Macalester later that evening.  Galvin scored three more goals with Perine and Catherine Gouge '08 also pitching in three goals.  Amanda Owen '10, Sara Wolff '11, Castillo, Indre Lauraitis '10 and Sarah Peel '10 scored one goal apiece. 

The Poets opened a 5-1 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.  Goalie Ashley Papenbrock '08 and the Poet defense allowed just one goal in the remaining three quarters while the offense continued to pepper the Macalester goal with shots.

In the SCIAC premiere, the Poets suffered a tough 9-4 loss to rival Occidental College.  Perine scored twice and Galvin and Nicole Sandoval '08 each scored once.  Papenbrock made six saves in goal.

The Poets travel to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps as they continue SCIAC play on March 26.  The game is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm.