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No. 20 Maryland Rallies Past George Washington 10-6 in Southern Division Action
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - No.
20-nationally ranked University of Maryland women's water polo team
got hat tricks from Elizabeth Hopkins
(Sr., Coronado, Calif./Coronado) and Elina
Goldenberg (Fr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Thomas
Aquinas) to defeat George Washington University, 10-6, at
home in Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium on April 1.
The Terps (11-11, 4-0) rallied from a first quarter deficit by
scoring six consecutive goals to take a lead they would not
relinquish.
The Colonials converted on two early 6-on-5 opportunities to take
a 3-1 lead. Maryland responded with an eight-minute onslaught led
by two goals each from Goldenberg and Shannon Simerly (Jr.,
Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep) to take a 7-3 advantage.
Rachel Jordan (Sr., Fallbrook, Calif./Fallbrook)
and Meghan Powers (So., Los Altos, Calif./Los
Altos) each added a goal to round out the scoring for
Maryland.
George Washington finished out the third quarter on a 2-1 run, but
Ashleigh Jobson (Sr., Annapolis, Md./The Severn
School) stymied their comeback attempts in the final frame
by blocking four shots and allowing only one goal.
For George Washington, freshman Allison Peotter (Newport
Beach, Calif./Corona Del Mar) led the attack with three
goals and added three steals. Peotter's 72 points so far this
season match the fifth-highest single-season mark at GW, while her
65 steals are the third most. She already set a new school record
for swim-offs won and had 63 entering Wednesday's contest.
Sophomore Charlotte Schou (Miami, Fla./Miami Country
Day) made 13 saves, including a penalty block, to bring
her season total to 243, the third-best single-season mark in
program annals. Juniors Marissa Stamler (Coral Gables,
Fla./Ransom Everglades), Emily Chereson (Erie,
Pa./McDowell) and Tara Sullivan (Worcester,
Mass./Worcester Academy) added a goal apiece.
