Water polo wins at SMC, first victory of the season

Head Coach Judi Terhar said the game was evenly contested between the two teams.

the Corsairs the lead with 6:49 left in the opening quarter.

Water polo got its first win of the season, beating the Santa Monica College Corsairs 5-4.

The game was originally supposed to take place at Pierce, but due to the pool being unavailable the game moved to Santa Monica.

“We were stunned at first when they scored two quick goals in the first quarter, so for the entire game we were either tied or down by one,” Terhar said. “We have a great defensive player in Ava Recchia stole the ball pump faked twice and shot in the goal.”

The Brahmas trailed early when Brianne Quiane gave fgamino.roundupnews@gmailcom

Quaine would go on to score her second goal three minutes later to lead 2-0 at the end of the first.

The Brahmas came back in the second quarter when Judy Martinez and Recchia tied the game at two.

Natalie Mac Ewan gave the team the lead towards the end of the third quarter, but Quaine would tie the game for the Corsairs.

In the final quarter, Quaine gave Santa Monica a 4-3 lead, nut Martinez would tie the game at four. With 20 seconds left on the clock, Recchia scored the winning goal for the Brahmas. With the win, the team improved their overall record to 1-3. Their next game is on Oct. 24 at LA Valley College. Game starts at 3:30 p.m.