ST. PAUL, Minn.  — The Carthage College women's water polo team wrapped up the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Tournament over the weekend as the Firebirds won their opening match over Penn State Behrend 9-8.


Game One 

• Final score: Carthage 9, Penn State Behrend 8
• Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
• Records: Carthage 5-14, Penn State Behrend 2-18

Game Two 

• Final score: Augustana (Ill.) 18, Carthage 6
• Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
• Records: Augustana (Ill.) 14-5, Carthage 5-15

Game Three

• Final score: Washington and Jefferson 11, Carthage 10
• Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
• Records: Washington and Jefferson 11-9, Carthage 5-16

Game Four

• Final score: Grove City 13, Carthage 11
• Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
• Records: Grove City 6-16, Carthage 5-17

• Carthage began the tournament with five unanswered goals from Morrigan Bushroe-Stumpf, Kaylin Machuca, and Victoria Hodges.
• In the second quarter, Hodges netted her third as Carthage held a 6-1 score. 
• After Penn State Behrend netted two, Carthage closed out the quarter with a pair of goals from Katlynn LaGrone and Hodges. 
• Alyssa Sayatovic found the back of the net to start the third.
• Penn State Behrend responded with five-straight goals changing the lead to 9-8 with under 30 seconds left to play. 
• Goalkeeper Ella Selman made a last-second save to win it for Carthage. Selman was named Player of the Game for her efforts.  

 

• In the second game in Minnesota, Augustana (Ill.) controlled a 2-0 lead heading to the second quarter. 
• Brenna Carstens shrunk the lead to 4-1 with a goal at the 3:04 mark. 
• Another goal from Carstens with 32 seconds remaining in the half changed the score to 6-2. 
• The Vikings responded with four goals until Bushroe-Stumpf found the back of the net with 4:31 left to play in the third. 
• Augustana (Ill.) ended the quarter with three goals. 
• Machuca scored one for the Firebirds at the 7:30 mark of the fourth, but the Vikings went on to win 18-6. 

 

• In the third game, following Washington and Jefferson got on the board first, four unanswered goals closed out the quarter for Carthage flipping the score to 4-1. 
• Washington and Jefferson responded with four-straight goals in the second. 
• A goal from Machuca and two from Alyssa Sayatovic gave Carthage a 7-5 advantage. 
• Carthage put in goals from Bushroe-Stumpf, Hodges, and Machuca to end the third. 
• Washington and Jefferson retaliated with four goals in the fourth to win 11-10. 

 

• In the final game of the tournament, Carthage got the ball rolling, taking a 3-0 margin. 
• Grove City changed the score to 4-3 with four goals. 
• With 40 seconds left in the second, Sayatovic added another goal as Grove City held on to a slim lead. 
• Grove City used a 4-1 run for a 9-5 score heading to the fourth. 
• Carthage mounted a comeback as the Firebirds scored five goals coming from Bushroe-Stumpf and Machuca. 
• Though a shot from Grace Steinberg found the back of the net with 43 seconds left, Grove City held on to win 13-11. 

• Morrigan Bushroe-Stumpf had eight goals in the tournament for the Firebirds followed by Brenna Carstens with four. 
• In the cage Ella Selman made 44 total saves for Carthage