ROCK ISLAND, Ill.  — The Carthage College women's water polo team suffered a minor setback falling to Augustana (Ill.) 11-2 and Wittenberg 10-4 on Saturday afternoon. 


Game One

• Final score: Augustana (Ill.) 11 - Carthage 2
• Location: Rock Island, Illinois
• Records: Augustana (Ill.) 8-4 (2-0 CWPA), Carthage 3-9 (1-2 CWPA)

Game Two 

• Final score: Wittenberg 10 - Carthage 4
• Location: Rock Island, Illinois
• Records: Wittenberg 5-5 (1-1 CWPA), Carthage 3-10 (1-3 CWPA)

 
 

• Augustana (Ill.) put in three goals to start the contest. 
• Yamila Areizaga got the Firebirds rolling, cutting the deficit to three. 
• After the Vikings tallied three unanswered goals in the second, Brenna Carstens scored at the 1:38 mark of the second. 
• The home team took a 7-2 score into the intermission break. 
• Augustana (Ill.) added two goals in the third and two in the fourth to win the contest. 

 

• Alyssa Sayatovic got in the score column in the second game of the day, shrinking the Wittenberg lead to 4-1. 
•  Areizaga tallied another goal with 15 seconds left in the second quarter, which shrank the deficit to four heading to halftime. 
• At the 3:50 mark of the third, Victoria Hodges registered the only goal scored in the quarter. 
• Following the Tigers collecting three goals, Ella Ethen put in a goal with 1:18 left in the fourth. 
• Wittenberg scored one more goal for the 10-4 victory. 

 

• Yamila Areizaga and Victoria Hodges each had seven shots between the two contests. 
• Five Firebirds registered a goal on the day: Areizaga, Hodges, Brenna Carstens, Alyssa Sayatovic, and Ella Ethen. 
• Sayatovic and Grace Steinberg each had an assist against Augustana (Ill.), while Steinberg and Sarah Lowery had an assist against Wittenberg. 
• In the cage, Faith Harris made 26 total saves between both games. 

"As a coach I was extremely proud of my team in the morning game against Augie. They're a nationally ranked and talented team, and we were able to control the pace of the game down and compete. We were a different team to the one who played against Austin - we were disciplined, and we were scrappy. Ella Selman and Victoria Hodges really shined for us, along with Brenna Carstens, who made the lions work on defense and doesn't get enough recognition for her efforts.

The afternoon game against Witt was different. We deviated from the game plan in the first quarter and got into a quick hole. In the second and third, we played well and fought ourselves back into the game, but the wheels came off in the fourth. Credit to Wittenberg for being disciplined and capitalizing on our mistakes."


 

• Carthage continues conference play traveling to face Macalester on Saturday, March 25 at 3 p.m.