The Lady Beavers Water Polo Team was back in action Wednesday night for a SCIAC fixture with the Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, and despite another strong showing in the half-court on both ends of the tank, the counter-attack did in the Beavers. Isso Shimomoto led all scorers with four goals for the Sagehens, who consistently found themselves in 3 on 2, 2 on 1, and 1 on None situations. The first quarter resembled a swim meet, as poor ball control on the offensive end led to a flurry of counter-attacks by Pomona as six different Sagehens got into the scorebook early. The Beaver offense settled down in the second quarter which led to a pair of good scoring chances for the Beavers, who finally cashed in just before the half on a direct shot by Erin Hoops from a tight angle.

The second half saw all sixteen Beavers play, and two more found the back of the net. First year Center Hanna Dodd scored her 38th goal of the season in the third period, and added another in the fourth. First Year Carly Bond also scored, scooping up a rebound and firing it high-corner as if she had been doing it all her life. It was, in fact, her first career water polo goal.

On the defensive end, Grad-Student and Captain, Goalkeeper Panna Felson continues to impress, knocking down seven shots to go along with a steal, while Peggy Allen finished with a team high four takeaways.

Despite yet another poor showing on the 6 on 5 (0/6), the Beavers remain optomistic of future success. "At this stage we are working on swimming and defense, and still drawing almost seven kick-outs a game. We are starting to understand where the ball needs to be, and the offense will eventually take care of itself, said Coach Moser (2nd year). "We need to execute the six-on-five, but if we continue to swim and work hard, we will continue to have solid looks at the cage, and thats all you can ask for. Eventually they'll start going in."

The Beavers are set to face Cal Lutheran Saturday morning in Thousand Oaks at 11 am in another SCIAC battle in the pool. The ladies then return to friendlier waters next Wednesday when they host Redlands at 7PM.

GO TECH!!!