Women’s Water Polo Defeats El Camino in Third Conference Game

The women's water polo team earned their third conference win on Wednesday afternoon by defeating the El Camino College Warriors 16-1. The Vikings are now 3-0 in the South Coast Conference and 5-2 overall.

Sophomore attackers Sam Wooley and Lindsey Mizrahi and freshman attacker Charity Lopes kicked off the offense in the first quarter by scoring one goal each to immediately take the 3-0 lead for the Vikings.

The Warriors couldn't keep up with the Vikings' defense and remained scoreless until the third quarter. Freshman attacker Harlie Whelan, freshman defender Stephany Velazquez and Wooley all led the team with three goals.

Sophomore goalkeeper Maggie Bennett displayed a flawless effort with no goals going past her and tallied four saves for two quarters of work. Freshman goalkeeper Cam Rosas was next up in the cage for the remaining two quarters and recorded three saves against the Warriors.

Women's water polo will play again on Friday, Sept. 22 at the Mt. SAC Invitational.