KENOSHA, Wis.  — The Carthage College women's water polo team split in competition on Saturday defeating Wittenberg 6-3 before falling to Macalester in the final match of the day 6-4. 


Game One

• Final score: Carthage 6, Wittenberg 3
• Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
• Records: Carthage 4-11 (2-4 CWPA), Wittenberg 5-9 (1-4 CWPA)

Game Two 

• Final score: Macalester 6 - Carthage 4 
• Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
• Records: Macalester 5-9 (3-3 CWPA), Carthage 4-12 (2-5 CWPA)

 

• To start the game on Saturday, the Tigers put in two goals. 
• Morrigan Bushroe-Stumpf got the Firebirds on the board in the third quarter with 3:30 left. 
• Carthage closed the quarter with goals from Alyssa Sayatovic and Brenna Carstens, taking a 3-2 advantage to the fourth. 
• Kaylin Machuca got in the score column, moving the Firebirds ahead 4-2. 
• A pair of goals from Bushroe-Stumpf extended the advantage to six as Carthage went on to win 6-3. 

 

• The Scots scored first in the second game of competition for Carthage on the day. 
• The home team responded with two unanswered goals from Bushroe-Stumpf. 
• Macalester put in two in the second until Grace Steinberg netted her first with 3:49 remaining. 
• Following a goal in the third for Macalester, Sayatovic found the back of the net with 3:56 left. 
• The Scots totaled two more goals in the fourth to win 6-4.

 

• Morrigan Bushroe-Stumpf led the Firebirds in goals on the day with five. Bushroe-Stumpf currently has 19 goals on the season. 
• In the cage, Ella Selman made 29 saves between two games for the Firebirds. 

 

• Carthage continues to host as the Firebirds start Sunday's action taking on No. 5 Austin at 11:30 a.m. then conclude facing No. 7 Augustana (Ill.) at 3 p.m.