Water Polo Wraps Season at St. Francis Brooklyn

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Water Polo Wraps Season at St. Francis Brooklyn

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- The third season of women's water polo at the Virginia Military Institute has come to an end. And while it may not have ended on the note head coach Anna Phelps and her team wanted, the future is very bright for the young program.

The 2014 season concluded on Sunday after at St. Francis Brooklyn's SFC Aquatics Center as VMI fell in a pair of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference games. In the first tilt, the Keydets (11-20, 3-9 MAAC) dropped a 19-8 decision against Wagner College, followed by a 22-8 defeat against Iona College.

Despite Sunday's results, the program set a record for most conference wins in a season, as well as most goals scored in a single season (330), surpassing last season's mark of 275. Additionally, the Keydets will return most of its scoring next season, losing just two seniors, Molly Andoe and Justina Dunne, to graduation.

In the first game of the day, VMI saw its offense spread out among seven players as Andoe was the lone multiple goal scorer against the Seahawks. Sierra Payne, Celine Lazzaro, Heather Magill, Bailey Huddleston, Mackenzie Perkins and Cecilya Lundy all scored once. In goal, sophomore Emily Cait Farsakian made eight saves against Wagner, which has finished as the league's runner up each of the last three seasons.

The final game of the 2014 season saw another variety of scoring as seven Keydets combined for goals. Lundy led the team with two goals while Lazzaro, Huddleston, Jackson, Andoe, Payne and Dunne all scored once. Farsakian made another four stops against the Gaels.

The MAAC will be announcing its all-conference awards in the coming weeks in advance of the league tournament, hosted on April 26 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie. Please visit VMIKeydets.com for updates on award winners.

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Players Mentioned

Molly Andoe

#4 Molly Andoe

Attacker
5' 7"
Senior
Justina Dunne

#7 Justina Dunne

Attacker
5' 7"
Senior
Emily Cait Farsakian

#1 Emily Cait Farsakian

Goalie
5' 9"
Sophomore
Bailey Huddleston

#9 Bailey Huddleston

Attacker
5' 9"
Freshman
Celine Lazzaro

#6 Celine Lazzaro

Center
5' 9"
Junior
Cecilya Lundy

#3 Cecilya Lundy

Attacker
5' 9"
Freshman
Heather Magill

#10 Heather Magill

Attacker
5' 5"
Junior
Sierra Payne

#17 Sierra Payne

Attacker
5' 8"
Freshman
Mackenzie Perkins

#12 Mackenzie Perkins

Center Defender
5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Molly Andoe

#4 Molly Andoe

5' 7"
Senior
Attacker
Justina Dunne

#7 Justina Dunne

5' 7"
Senior
Attacker
Emily Cait Farsakian

#1 Emily Cait Farsakian

5' 9"
Sophomore
Goalie
Bailey Huddleston

#9 Bailey Huddleston

5' 9"
Freshman
Attacker
Celine Lazzaro

#6 Celine Lazzaro

5' 9"
Junior
Center
Cecilya Lundy

#3 Cecilya Lundy

5' 9"
Freshman
Attacker
Heather Magill

#10 Heather Magill

5' 5"
Junior
Attacker
Sierra Payne

#17 Sierra Payne

5' 8"
Freshman
Attacker
Mackenzie Perkins

#12 Mackenzie Perkins

5' 7"
Junior
Center Defender