Eagles Drop Close Match with APU
Alisha Alexander
The Concordia Women's Water Polo team put up a fight on Friday against the Cougars of Azusa Pacific, but fell 9-5.
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CUI struck first in the first quarter on a goal scored by
Shannon Graham. Just minutes later, Graham scored her second goal of the game to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead. APU came back fighting to tie the game at two before
Hanna Jordan scored to regain the lead for Concordia. The Cougars came back to take a 5-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.
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Ramsie Haskell scored the lone goal for the Eagles in the second quarter and the first half would end with APU leading 8-4.
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Both teams were held scoreless in the third quarter.
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With just 30 seconds left in the game,
Elena Iaogawa scored the Eagles' final goal of the game but this wasn't enough to push Concordia past the Cougars.
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Concordia now sits at 7-11 on the season. They return to the pool on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. against Hartwick College.
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