Opening night was bright and promising for the Beavers in the pool. The upcoming women's water polo season is looking up if tonight's face off against the Golden Knights of Gannon is a jumping off point. With only days of practice under their suits, the Beavers took to the water with determination in their teeth. Tech took on Gannon University, an NCAA Division II institution in Erie, Pennsylvania. Gannon, happy to be out of the snow go to work early, scoring in the first minutes of the game. Caltech swam hard and moved the ball doing their best to produce solid shots and work the Gannon goalie. Eventually, their persistence paid off, and the Beavers managed to put the ball to the goal for three points on the board. Unfortunately, Gannon was able to poke it past the Tech goalie 17 times.

Despite the lopsided score, Tech is still optimistic. A year ago, Tech wasn't able to score or put up any fight in the first competition of the year. So progress may be the victory for tonight, but the Beavers celebrated it nonetheless. Goalie Panna Felsen was able to post three saves with her efforts protecting the cage. Frosh Hannah Dodd led the charge with a goal and two assists. Erin Hoops and Chao Liu both scored on goals as well.

Caltech is back in action again in Braun Pool on March 11th. Look for great improvement as the team will have significantly more time in the pool before game two. The ball drops at 5pm as Tech takes on visiting Cougars of Chatham Univeristy (PA).

GO TECH!!!