Winless Leopards look to overcome Chapman
Campus Times
March 12, 1999
Loyola Marymount handed the women's water polo team its fifth consecutive
loss Saturday in Westchester, Calif., 15-3. The Leopards move, winless,
to 0-5 overall.
"We were doing well in the beginning, but then in the second quarter,
we started to fall apart," said freshman Andrea Griffith, who scored
a goal from her set position.
Loyola (3-4 overall) did not hesitate, taking a 3-0 lead with goals
from Caroline Guidi, Meredith Bellotti and Danielle Worrill. La Verne bounced
back as Griffith scored with three minutes left in the quarter. Freshman
Allison Alastuey also added a goal immediately after with two minutes left,
closing the gap to 3-2.
That was the closest the score was between the two teams. The Lions
answered back with two goals in the last minute of the first quarter and
from then on, Loyola held complete control of the game.
For the Lions, Lucy Windes and Bellotti had the team and game high with
three goals each. Orla Stewart and Worrill had two. The final goal for the
Leopards came from freshman Summer Hammons late in the second quarter.
"We are a first year team, we are learning a lot and we need to
do better in the future," said junior Amber Reed. Reed and senior Liz
Rodarte are the only upperclassmen on the squad. In its inaugural season,
the team consists of 10 freshmen.
All of the team's losses have come from Division I teams. The team has
yet to begin Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play.
The first non-Division I opponent for the Leopards comes tomorrow at
11 a.m., when the team plays in its first home game against Chapman University
at Las Flores Park.
