Women's Water Polo | February 18, 2024

PRINCETON, N.J. –  The La Salle water polo team (6-5) fell to No. 22 San Diego State and No. 20 Harvard at the Princeton Invitational this weekend. The Explorers have now faced three consecutive ranked opponents and will face a fourth as the squad hosts top-ten Princeton at Kirk Pool on Thursday.

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HOW IT HAPPENED (#22 SAN DIEGO STATE, L 10-8):

• The first quarter featured only one goal, which put the Aztecs up 1-0.
• SDSU continued to put on in the second quarter. The visitors from California took the frame by a score of 4-2. Sofia Kolovou and Francesca Co' scored one each for La Salle.
• The third featured a compelling back-and-forth. Kolovou sandwiched the Aztecs with a pair of goals to put the tally at 4-6. San Diego State responded with a goal of its own to push the lead back to three. Each side scored once more in the period to put the score at 8-5 going into the fourth.
• The Explorers made a valiant effort to get back in the contest with a goal early in the quarter from Kolovou, but SDSU fired another into the back of the cage with four minutes remaining. La Salle had one final attempt at a rally via a goal from freshman Martina Bonet Saez, but the Aztecs countered with another to put the score a 10-7. Kolovou scored a final time to end the contest.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED (#20 HARVARD, L 12-4):

• Co' opened the game with a goal to give the Explorers an early 1-0 lead. After four scoreless minutes, the Crimson went on a three-goal tear to end the quarter.
• Harvard picked where it left off going into the second with two straight goals to make it 5-1. La Salle responded with goals from Co' and. Kolovou to get back in the contest, but Harvard scored again with 15 seconds remaining to notch a 6-3 lead going into the break.
• In a slow third quarter, each team scored just once, with Co' notching the goal for La Salle.
• Harvard won the final frame 5-0 to put the final at 12-4.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Explorers host No. 9 Princeton at Kirk Pool on Thursday at 6. Admission is free to all fans.