CLAREMONT, Calif. (April 1, 2023)- The women traveled to Claremont today to take on the Athenas. This SCIAC battle ended with CMS topping Whittier by a final score of 10-2. 

The first period saw only one goal scored by the Athenas, who took a 1-0 lead into the second. This game was starting off as a defensive battle. 

As the teams began the second period, both turned up the scoring a little bit. Ally Burke started off the Poets scoring, firing one past the goalie to tie the game at 1. CMS answered back though, scoring 2 more goals to bring the game to 3-1 at the half. 

CMS continued to score in the second half, piling on 3 more goals in the third. The Athenas led 6-1 going to the final period. The Poets continued to get behind against CMS giving up 4 more goals in the fourth period. With a minute left in the game, Burke scored her second goal bringing the Poets total to 2. CMS would win this game 10-2. 

Whittier will return home to take on La Verne on Wednesday night. The Poets will be looking to end this losing streak as the game kicks off at 7:00. 

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