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Casey Aicher
10
Caltech CIT (0-1)
12
Winner Carthage CAR (1-0)
Caltech CIT
(0-1)
10
Final
12
Carthage CAR
(1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Caltech CIT 2 4 2 2 10
Carthage CAR 3 2 1 6 12
21
Winner Virginia Military Institute VMI (2-1)
6
Carthage CAR (1-1)
Winner
Virginia Military Institute VMI
(2-1)
21
Final
6
Carthage CAR
(1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Virginia Military Institute VMI 9 5 2 5 21
Carthage CAR 3 0 0 3 6
18
Winner Ottawa Arizona OUAZ (8-7)
2
Carthage CAR (1-2)
Winner
Ottawa Arizona OUAZ
(8-7)
18
Final
2
Carthage CAR
(1-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ottawa Arizona OUAZ 7 4 3 4 18
Carthage CAR 0 2 0 0 2
7
Carthage CAR (0)
19
Winner Augustana AUGIE (0)
Carthage CAR
(0)
7
Final
19
Augustana AUGIE
(0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Carthage CAR 1 2 2 2 7
Augustana AUGIE 4 6 6 3 19

Game Recap: Women's Water Polo |

Firebirds Start 2023 Campaign at Macalester; Defeat Caltech in Opening Match

ST. PAUL, Minn.  — The Carthage College women's water polo team started their season at the Macalester College Invitational as the Firebirds won their opening match over Caltech 12-10. 

The Basics
Game One 
  • Final score: Carthage 12 - Caltech 10
  • Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Records: Carthage 1-0, Caltech 0-1
Game Two
  • Final score: Virginia Military Institute 21 - Carthage 6
  • Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Records: Virginia Military Inistitute 2-1, Carthage 1-1
Game Three
  • Final score: Ottawa Arizona 18 - Carthage 2
  • Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Records: Ottawa Arizona 8-7, Carthage 1-2
Game Four
  • Final score: Augustana (Ill.) 17 - Carthage 7
  • Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Records: Augustana (Ill.) 4-1 (1-0 CWPA), Carthage 1-3 (0-1 CWPA)

How it Happened 
 
  • In game one, Carthage started with a pair of goals from Alyssa Sayatovic and Morrigan Bushroe-Stumpf. 
  • Following Caltech getting on the board, Katlynn LaGrone pushed the lead to 3-1. 
  • Caltech scored with one second left in the first quarter shrinking the margin to 3-2. 
  • Another goal from LaGrone in the second put the lead back to two. 
  • The Beavers tallied four unanswered goals until another goal from Bushroe-Stumpf right before halftime, which tied it at six. 
  • In the third, Caltech scored before Yamila Areizaga responded, scoring with 59 seconds left. 
  • Two goals from Victoria Hodges and Grace Steinberg started the fourth quarter. 
  • After the Beavers scored, Carthage scored four-straight goals as the Firebirds went on to win 12-10. 
 
  • Game two saw Virginia Military Institute score six goals before Grace Steinberg got the Firebirds on the scoreboard. 
  • Areizaga added two goals for Carthage to end the first quarter.
  • The Keydets tallied five goals in the second and two in the third until Bushroe-Stumpf, Brenna Carstens, and LaGrone all had goals in the fourth. 
  • Virginia Military Institute won the game 21-6. 
 
  • To start Sunday action, Ottawa Arizona took a 7-0 margin into the second quarter. 
  • Areizaga and Sayatovic notched goals making it 7-2. 
  • The Spirit won the game 18-2. 
 
  • During the final game of the invite, Carthage tied it at one with a goal from LaGrone in the first. 
  • Augustana (Ill.) went ahead with four unanswered goals until two goals from Carstens and Steinberg made it 5-3. 
  • The Vikings scored five to close out the second quarter for a 10-3 score heading to the half. 
  • Carstens registered her second goal of the game, while Areizaga got in the score colum with 2:58 remaining in the third. 
  • Sarah Lowery got the Firebirds going in the fourth, then less than two minutes after, Areizaga scored. 
  • Augustana (Ill.) went on to win the game 17-7. 

High Flyers

Up Next 
  • Carthage travels to McKendree on Saturday, February 25 for a 2 p.m. start time. 


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