Women’s Water Polo Leads Wire-to-Wire against Orange Coast

The Riverside City College women's water polo team has won six of their last seven contest and seemingly found their hot streak. The Tigers looked to push their winning streak to three-straight contests in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) showdown against the Orange Coast College Pirates. They did so with ease by defeating the Pirates by the final score of 17-8.

The Tigers saw nine players score in the offensive melee. They lead wire-to-wire highlighted by a six-score surge in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Kate Fox paced the offense with five goals and continues to make an early case for the conference's most valuable player.

Fox leads her team in scoring by a comfortable 15 goals. Her five-goal total in today's victory was just one goal shy of her season high. She has scored in each contest she has participated while scoring two or more goals in each game. Furthermore, she ranks fourth in the conference in scoring.

Freshman Hannah Peercy backed her with a well-rounded performance. She fired home three scores, dished out three assists, and pocketed three steals. Sophomore Caelan Loroff and freshman Chloe Cassatt added two scores as well.

In was a goalkeeper by committee for Riverside with sophomore Hannah McCarley earning the start. She picked up the win after reeling in two saves. Sophomore Katelin Simonson lead the way with three saves, while freshman Madison Button tallied one save.

Riverside (6-2, 2-0 OEC) will face off against the Citrus College Owls on Thursday, September 27 on the road. First sprint is set for 12 noon.