CLAREMONT, California- The Marist water polo team concluded a successful weekend at the Convergence Tournament, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes finished the tournament with a 3-1 record, defeating Santa Clara 16-8.

Rachel Dean scored a season-high five goals in the Red Foxes win against Santa Clara.

The Red Foxes fell in the Convergence Tournament finale against #1 USC 19-10.

The Red Foxes moved to 9-6 overall on the 2025 season.
 

Match One Vs Santa Clara

• First Quarter:
  • The Red Foxes started the match with two goals in the first two minutes of the match. Rachel Dean and Kendell De Beer netted the goals for the Red Foxes, which gave the Red Foxes a 2-0 lead.
  • Santa Clara would score a goal, cutting into the Red Foxes lead 2-1.
  • The Red Foxes countered with three goals to end the quarter and took a 5-1 lead into the second frame. Rachel Dean scored a first quarter hat trick with two more goals in the final minutes of the quarter.
• Second Quarter:
  • With two early goals from Samantha Bentley and Elaia Berecibar, the Red Foxes extended their lead 7-1 to begin the quarter.
  • Santa Clara would score a goal to end the quarter, but the Red Foxes took a 7-2 lead into the half.
• Third Quarter:
  • Santa Clara started the scoring with a goal in the first minute of play. The Red Foxes still led 7-3 after the goal.
  • Margherita Pantani countered with a goal two minutes later, which extended the Red Foxes lead 8-3.
  • Santa Clara outscored the Red Foxes 4-3 the rest of the quarter, as the Red Foxes still held a 11-7 lead into the final quarter.
• Fourth Quarter:
  • The Red Foxes scored five goals in the final frame and limited Santa Clara to one goal to finish the match. Alyssa Mullane netted two goals, giving her a hat trick in the match.
  • The Red Foxes won their fourth-straight match, defeating Santa Clara 16-8.

  

Match One Stats

• Rachel Dean led the Red Foxes with a season-high five goals in the win.
• Paige Naegle and Alyssa Mullane scored a hat trick apiece in the win.
• Inés Sánchez recorded a dominant 17 saves in the win, which was good for a .680 save percentage.

  

Match Two Vs #1 USC

• First Quarter:
  • Ella Baumgarten put the Red Foxes ahead 1-0 with a goal to begin the match.
  • USC scored three unanswered goals and took a 3-1 lead late in the first quarter.
  • Lela McCarroll countered with a goal for the Red Foxes, cutting into the Trojans lead 3-2.
  • USC scored a goal with a minute to go in the quarter, and the Red Foxes trailed 4-2 after the first frame.
• Second Quarter:
  • USC outscored the Red Foxes 7-2 in the second quarter of play.
  • Kendell De Beer and Emily Scheerer scored the two goals for the Red Foxes.
  • The Red Foxes trailed 11-4 at halftime against the #1 Trojans.
• Third Quarter:
  • The Red Foxes were outscored by the Trojans in the third quarter 5-1.
  • Rachel Dean scored the Red Foxes goal in the quarter.
  • The Red Foxes trailed 16-5 going into the final quarter of play.
• Fourth Quarter:
  • The Red Foxes would outscore the Trojans 5-3 in the final frame, but fell in the final match of Convergence 19-10.

 

Match Two Stats

• Emily Scheerer led the Red Foxes with four goals in the match.
• Kendell De Beer tallied a hat trick in the match.
• Lela McCarroll scored two goals in the win.
• Inés Sánchez tallied 11 saves against #1 USC.

  

Up Next

• The Red Foxes play two matches at the Brown Invitational.
• Both matches are set for March 8, with the first match to begin at 3 p.m.