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Women's Water Polo

Water Polo set to host VMI-MAAC Showcase at VMI Aquatic Center

Keydets will play four games, capped off by Senior Day Sunday

tLEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI Water Polo Team returns to the pool Friday, opening up the 2024 VMI-MAAC Showcase against Mount St. Mary's, before conference matchups with No. 25 Marist, No. 22 LIU and La Salle to close out the weekend.

Senior Day
Sunday's contest against La Salle will be Senior Day for VMI's lone first classman Caragh Osborne. A prime facilitator, Osborne has 11 goals so far this year to go with 14 goals (career-high) in 13 games started. A Pleasant Hill, California native, Osborne led the Keydets with 22 assists a year ago, totaling 13 goals. Osborne played in all 18 games as a freshman for VMI, helping the Keydets make a run to the MAAC Championship game. As a sophomore, Osborne totaled 59 points before 35 in her junior campaign. Entering the weekend, Osborne has 54 goals, 84 assists, 71 steals and 63 drawn exclusions for her career.

VMI Weekend Schedule
Friday - Mount St. Mary's – 6:00 PM – ESPN+ - Stats
Saturday – No. 25 Marist – 6:30 PM – ESPN+ - Stats
Sunday – No. 22 LIU – 11:00 AM – ESPN+ - Stats
Sunday – La Salle – 2:00 PM – ESPN+ - Stats

Stat Stuffers
- Courtney Novotny is off to a blistering pace offensively, netting a team-high 44 goals, totaling 45 all of 2023
- Sydney Smith is second on the team with 35 goals while Sadie Smith has netted 27 on the year while dishing out 11 assists
- Freshman Sarah Fitzsimmons has score 18 times thus far, with Meagan Riding totaling five goals
- In net, the rookie duo of Ysabel Casillas (83) and Maddie Day (12) have helped lead the Keydets to five wins – the most program wins since 2021   

Last Time Out
Most recently, the Keydets competed in the Claremont Convergence out in California, splitting the weekend with a 2-2 record. VMI scored dominant wins over UC Merced and University of Redlands.

Full Tournament Schedule
MARCH 16, 2024 (VMI)

6:00 PM – VMI vs. Mount St. Mary's

MARCH 16, 2024 (VMI)

8:00 AM Iona vs. LIU
9:30 AM Wagner vs. Mount St Mary's
11:00 AM Siena vs. LaSalle
12:30 PM Mount St Mary's vs. LIU
2:00 PM Marist vs. Wagner
3:30 PM LaSalle vs. Iona
5:00 PM Villanova vs. Siena
6:30 PM VMI vs. Marist

MARCH 17, 2024 (VMI)
8:00 AM Siena vs. Wagner
9:30 AM Villanova vs. Marist
11:00 AM VMI vs. LIU
12:30 PM Iona vs. Villanova
2:00 PM VMI vs. LaSalle
 
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Players Mentioned

Courtney Novotny

#4 Courtney Novotny

Utility
Junior
Caragh Osborne

#6 Caragh Osborne

Attacker
Senior
Sadie Smith

#11 Sadie Smith

2MD/Utility
Sophomore
Sydney Smith

#3 Sydney Smith

2MO
Sophomore
Maddie Day

#1 Maddie Day

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Ysabel Casillas

#1A Ysabel Casillas

G
5' 5"
Freshman
Sarah Fitzsimmons

#2 Sarah Fitzsimmons

U
5' 11"
Freshman
Meagan  Riding

#5 Meagan Riding

A
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Courtney Novotny

#4 Courtney Novotny

Junior
Utility
Caragh Osborne

#6 Caragh Osborne

Senior
Attacker
Sadie Smith

#11 Sadie Smith

Sophomore
2MD/Utility
Sydney Smith

#3 Sydney Smith

Sophomore
2MO
Maddie Day

#1 Maddie Day

5' 6"
Freshman
G
Ysabel Casillas

#1A Ysabel Casillas

5' 5"
Freshman
G
Sarah Fitzsimmons

#2 Sarah Fitzsimmons

5' 11"
Freshman
U
Meagan  Riding

#5 Meagan Riding

5' 4"
Freshman
A