Sadie Smith
Nathan Light - VMI
8
Virginia Military Institute VMI (0)
16
Winner Augustana AUGIE (0)
Virginia Military Institute VMI
(0)
8
Final
16
Augustana AUGIE
(0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Virginia Military Institute VMI 2 2 2 2 8
Augustana AUGIE 2 3 5 6 16
19
Winner Virginia Military Institute VMI (3-4)
5
Carthage CAR (1-3)
Winner
Virginia Military Institute VMI
(3-4)
19
Final
5
Carthage CAR
(1-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Virginia Military Institute VMI 6 3 3 7 19
Carthage CAR 2 0 1 2 5

Game Recap: Women's Water Polo |

VMI Water Polo dominates Carthage, falls to Augustana on day two of Macalester Invite

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The VMI Water Polo Team dropped its morning contest to Augustana (16-8), but finished the day strong with a 19-5 victory over Carthage.

Key Stats
- Courtney Novotny has 10 goals on the day, Sydney Smith nets seven
- Both Ysabel Casillas and Maddie Day see action
- Five different Keydets find the back of the net

Game 1 – vs. Augustana – L, 8-16
- Augustana jumps out 2-0, but Sydney and Sadie Smith each strike to even the score
- Each time Augustana looked to pull away, VMI would answer and keep the game within a score going into half
- The Keydets opened the third quarter with a goal from Sydney Smith to even the contest at 5-5
- The teams continued to trade goals with Novotny making it 7-5 midway through the third
- Augustana would eventually go on a run, outdistancing VMI 16-8

Game 2 – vs. Carthage – W, 19-5E
- Casillas gets the start, Day collects five goals in the second half
- The Firebirds would draw first blood, but VMI immediately answered as Sarah Fitzsimmons scored just a minute into the quarter
- The Keydets got into a rhythm, as four different Keydets scored to end the first quarter leading 6-2
- VMI would tack on three more goals in the second, as Caragh Osborne sent VMI into the half with a 9-2 advantage
- The second half was much of the same, with the Keydets continuing to add to the deficit, securing the 19-5 victory  

What's Next
VMI moves its record to 3-4 on the season, capping off the Macalester Invite on Sunday when they rematch with McKendree.

How to Watch
Sunday, Feb 17
10:00 AM Eastern            VMI vs. McKendree - 
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