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Sydney Kane
Michael Hayeck
Sydney Kane
6
Augustana AUGIE (7-3, 0-0 CWPA)
11
Winner McKendree MCK (14-6, 0-0 WWPA)
Augustana AUGIE
(7-3, 0-0 CWPA)
6
Final
11
McKendree MCK
(14-6, 0-0 WWPA)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Augustana AUGIE 2 0 1 3 6
McKendree MCK 2 3 2 4 11

Game Recap: Women's Water Polo | | Chase Messer, Assistant Director of Sports Information

Women’s Water Polo Slashes Vikings at Home

Joey Rebelo Drops in Five Goals in the Lone Match of the Weekend

O'FALLON, Ill. - The women's water polo team took control of things and won handily against DIII No.5 Augustana College at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex in O'Fallon, Illinois. 

Score: McKendree University 11, Augustana College 6 

Record: Bearcats 15-6, 0-0 WWPA | Vikings 7-4, 0-0 CWPA 

HOW IT HAPPENED

Augustana got the game going in their favor in the early stages, jumping to a slight 2-1 lead with junior attacker Joey Rebelo (Montreal, Québec) notching the lone goal for McKendree. 

With only two seconds remaining in the first quarter, fifth-year attacker Jasmin Guzman (Cicero, Ill.) fired one inside to tie the game up at two a-piece. The momentum would carry its way for the Bearcats throughout the entire second period of play, where they would tack on three more goals as Guzman and Rebelo each obtained their second goal while junior center defender Allie Diller (Grand Ledge, Mich.) got herself with one. 

The Vikings began the second half of play at the 5:31 mark with their third goal of the game, still being down 3-5. Then, from there, McKendree erupted on a 6-1 run that lasted them all the way until over midway through the fourth quarter with Rebelo notching in three more goals in the process and sophomore center Bella Morquecho (Chicago, Ill.) getting two for herself. 

As the final minutes of regulation were counting down, Augustana dropped in a pair more scoring possessions, but yet it would be the Bearcats to come away victorious, 11-6. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Rebelo led the McKendree squad with five goals on eight shot attempts along with an assist, a drawn exclusion, and two steals. 

  • Guzman and Morquecho each tabbed in a pair of goals as the former had an assist, while the latter collected three drawn exclusions, a steal, and a field block.

  • Diller and junior attacker Jazmine Sandoval (Westminster, Calif.) each finished with one goal with Diller tallying three steals and a field block, while Sandoval tallying a trio of drawn exclusions plus a steal.

  • Bearcat senior goalkeeper Sydney Kane (Kankakee, Ill.) ended the game with nine saves. 

  • Augustana sophomore attacker Anita Rodgers led her team with two goals on three attempts. 

  • Viking sophomore goalkeeper Susan Palmentera-Reid ended the day with seven saves and five steals. 

  • McKendree was +2 on shot attempts. 

  • Augustana was +1 on drawn exclusions. 

  • The Vikings were +2 on total team steals. 

  • The Bearcats four team field blocks tied the season-high, which last happened on February 16th against Virginia Military Institute. 

UP NEXT

McKendree will be back in action next weekend when they host the annual WWPA Bearcat Clash, which will be held all day at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex in O'Fallon, Illinois on Saturday, March 15th. 

They will face Salem University first thing in the morning at 9:00 AM CT. Then, Salem and Gannon University will match up against each other at 1:00 PM CT. To close up, The Bearcats will take on Gannon at 5:00 PM CT. 

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