POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist water polo team played in its second-straight MAAC Championship, Sunday afternoon. The Red Foxes fell in a thrilling match 14-11 against Wagner.
Ella Baumgarten and Inés Sánchez were named to the MAAC All-Championship Team for dominant performances in the two matches.
Sánchez tallied seven saves in the match against Wagner, and 20 total in the two matches. Baumgarten scored a goal in the match against Wagner, and two total goals in the Championships.
- Quarter One:
- Wagner started the match with two goals and took a 2-0 lead with 7:02 to go in the quarter.
- The Red Foxes countered with two goals of their own, courtesy of Samantha Bentley, and tied the match 2-2.
- Wagner scored four goals to end the quarter, as the Red Foxes trailed 6-2 after one quarter of play.
- Quarter Two:
- Wagner continued a 6-0 run with two goals to begin the second quarter.
- The Red Foxes trailed 7-2 with 5:13 to go in the half.
- The Red Foxes countered with two goals from Lela McCarroll and Kendell De Beer, which cut into the Wagner lead 7-4.
- Wagner extended its lead with a goal with 3:16 to go in the half, and the Red Foxes trailed 8-4.
- The Red Foxes finished the half with two goals from Bentley and Paige Naegle, as the Red Foxes cut into the lead 8-6 at halftime.
- Quarter Three:
- The Red Foxes cut the Wagner lead to one goal with goals from Naegle and Rachel Dean. The Red Foxes trailed 9-8 with 3:47 left in the third quarter.
- Wagner would outscore the Red Foxes 2-1 to finish the third quarter, as the Red Foxes trailed 11-8.
- Quarter Four:
- The Red Foxes and Seahawks would score three goals apiece in the final frame, as the Red Foxes fell in the Championship match 14-11.
- Samantha Bentley led the Red Foxes with a hat trick in the match.
- Paige Naegle and Kendell De Beer tallied two goals apiece in the match.
- The Red Foxes scored 11 goals on 20 shots in the match.
- Inés Sánchez tallied seven saves in the match.
