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Water Polo gets back on track; Roll Oxy 15-5

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Photo by: Tony Leon/ActionWestPhotography.com

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Whittier College Women's Water Polo team got back on track Saturday snapping their five-game losing skid with a lopsided 15-5 win over Occidental College.

The Purple & Gold now improve to 11-9, 7-5 SCIAC and currently sit 4th in the Southern California intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Standings.

Whittier jumped all over the Tigers in the opening quarter 4-1 before taking a 6-3 lead into the half.  In the 3rd, WC added another three goals to stretch their advantage to five and then put the game out of reach over the final eight minutes with a six spot.

Seven different Poets scored led by Sawyer Bellville (Chino, Calif.) with six and an assist.   Freshman Teresa Marchetti (Messina, Italy) added five points with three goals, two dimes and three assists and Jacqueline Au (Los Angeles, Calif.) added a pair of strikes inside set.  Other goal scorers included Roni Ramirez (La Habra, Calif.), Emma Romero (El Segundo, Calif.), Taylor Kleinert (Lodi, Calif.), and Anastacia Gonzalez (Montebello, Calif.).  Ana Alumbaugh (Honolulu, HI) and Bellville each added two steals apiece.    

Whittier outshot Occidental 36-22 and was 6-for-8 on power plays.  Lauren Tapia (Whittier, Calif.) played all 32:00 minutes in goal and finished with six stops and a pair of steals.      

Whittier remains on the road this Wednesday, April 17 when they travel to take on Caltech beginning at 7:00pm. 

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Players Mentioned

Ana Alumbaugh

#21 Ana Alumbaugh

Attacker
5' 3"
Junior
Jacqueline Au

#4 Jacqueline Au

Center
5' 5"
Sophomore
Sawyer Bellville

#11 Sawyer Bellville

Attacker
5' 9"
Junior
Anastacia Gonzalez

#18 Anastacia Gonzalez

Attacker
5' 3"
Senior
Taylor Kleinert

#10 Taylor Kleinert

Attacker
5' 7"
Sophomore
Teresa Marchetti

#3 Teresa Marchetti

Attacker
5' 5"
Freshman
Emma Romero

#9 Emma Romero

Attacker
5' 8"
Sophomore
Lauren Tapia

#1 Lauren Tapia

Goalie
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ana Alumbaugh

#21 Ana Alumbaugh

5' 3"
Junior
Attacker
Jacqueline Au

#4 Jacqueline Au

5' 5"
Sophomore
Center
Sawyer Bellville

#11 Sawyer Bellville

5' 9"
Junior
Attacker
Anastacia Gonzalez

#18 Anastacia Gonzalez

5' 3"
Senior
Attacker
Taylor Kleinert

#10 Taylor Kleinert

5' 7"
Sophomore
Attacker
Teresa Marchetti

#3 Teresa Marchetti

5' 5"
Freshman
Attacker
Emma Romero

#9 Emma Romero

5' 8"
Sophomore
Attacker
Lauren Tapia

#1 Lauren Tapia

5' 8"
Freshman
Goalie