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Women's Water Polo Wins Three At The Princeton Invitational
February 18, 2002 | Women's Polo
Feb. 17, 2002
PRINCETON, N.J. -- The University of Massachusetts women's water polo team (3-4) got back on track this weekend as it went 3-0 at the Princeton Invitational. On Saturday, Feb. 16, the Minutewomen downed George Washington, 12-5, and No. 16 Indiana, 10-9. This afternoon, they topped Bucknell, 8-6.
Seniors Megan Perry (Fresno, Calif.) and Megan Thompson (Chesterfield, Mo.) and led a balanced scoring attack against GW with three goals apiece. Junior Amy Black (Fremont, Calif.) and freshman Melissa Goldberg (Annapolis, Md.) each had two goals. Other scorers were juniors Kelly Chassy (Morgan Hill, Calif.) and Mattie Newell (Dillsburg, Pa.). Freshman goaltender Amelia Degenkolb (Berkeley, Calif.) made four saves in the first half, while sophomore Emily Knight (Watertown, Conn.) recorded seven in the second half.
The Minutewomen improved to 5-0 lifetime against Indiana with a dramatic 10-9 win last night. Dagenkolb made a big save with just five seconds left in the game to preserve the upset win. Thompson recorded another hat trick, while Chassy, Perry, Newell and Black each scored two goals apiece. Dagenkolb made seven saves.
This afternoon, UMass upended Bucknell, 8-6, to complete the weekend sweep. Newell and Chassy each had a hat trick, while Goldberg and freshman Diana Campbell (Baie d'Urfe, Quebec) scored once. Knight made 11 saves in net.
The Minutewomen will host No. 19 Brown and Yale this weekend at the Amherst College Pool. The game with Brown is at 1:00 p.m., while the Yale contest will begin at 3:00 p.m.
