2007 WOMEN'S WATER POLO

 

May 30, 2007 Perine '08 Named Second Team All-American Karley Perine '08 earned second team All-American honors in NCAA Division III for her play during the 2007 season.  It is the fourth straight year Whittier College has had an athlete on a women's water polo All-American team; Kim Charlson was a three-time All-American for the Poets in 2004-2006.  Full Story

Karley Perine '08

April 29, 2007 Water Polo Finishes Fifth at SCIAC Championships Perine ’08 Falls One Goal Short of Single Season Record Karley Perine ’08 scored twelve goals as Whittier College went 2-1 and finished in fifth place at the SCIAC Championships hosted by the University of Redlands on April 27-29.  The fifth-seeded seeded Poets (12-16, 5-5) lost their first round game 17-10 to #4 seed California Lutheran University on April 27.  The next day, Whittier beat #8 seed Caltech 16-5 and on the final day, finished the tournament with a 10-7 victory over #6 seed Occidental College.  Full Story

Karley Perine '08

April 21, 2007 Water Polo Falls in Final Home Game Poets #5 Seed in SCIAC Championships Catherine Gouge '08 scored two goals and had 5.5 steals, but Whittier College lost 11-6 to the University of Redlands in the final home game of the season on April 21.  The loss makes the Poets (10-15, 3-4) a fifth seed in the upcoming SCIAC Championships.  Full Story

Catherine Gouge '08

April 18, 2007 Water Polo Cruises Past Caltech Sandoval '08 Breaks Season Steals Record Nicole Sandoval '08 was credited with 12.5 steals as Whittier College won 19-4 against the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif. on April 18.  The Poets are now 10-14 overall and 3-3 in conference play.  Full Story

Nicole Sandoval '08

April 14, 2007 Water Polo Loses Third Straight in SCIAC Poets Fall to Sixth in Conference Ashley Papenbrock '08 scored two gaols and assisted on five others, but Whittier College lost 11-10 to SCIAC rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges at Slade Aquatics Center on April 14.  The Poets (9-13, 2-3) have lost three straight, all in conference play, and fall to sixth in the SCIAC standings.  Full Story

Ashley Papenbrock '08

April 11, 2007 Water Polo Falls at Pomona-Pitzer Perine '08, Galvin '08 Score Two Apiece Karley Perine '08 and Caroline Galvin '08 each scored a pair of goals, but Whittier College lost 9-5 to Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play in Claremont, Calif. on April 11.  The loss drops the Poets to 2-2 in conference play (9-13 overall). Full Story

Karley Perine '08

April 10, 2007 Hedgpeth Named New Women's Water Polo Coach Allison Hedgpeth has been named the head coach of the Whittier College women’s water polo team beginning for the 2007-08 academic year.  She has spent the 2006-07 season as the assistant coach of the water polo and swimming programs.  Full Story

Allison Hedgpeth

March 31, 2007 Water Polo Loses First Conference Game Galvin '08, Perine '08 Score Four Apiece Caroline Galvin '08 and Karley Perine '08 each scored four goals, but Whittier College lost 10-9 to conference rival California Lutheran University on March 31.  It is the first conference loss for the Poets (9-12, 2-1 SCIAC) this season.  Full Story

Caroline Galvin '08

March 28, 2007 Water Polo Takes Down Oxy in OT Perine '08 Scores Four Goals for Poets Karley Perine '08 scored four goals, including one in overtime, to lead Whittier College to a 11-10 overtime victory at Occidental College on March 28.  The Poets are now 9-11 overall and 2-0 in SCIAC play.  Full Story

Karley Perine '08

March 24, 2007 Water Polo Wins SCIAC Home Opener Galvin '08 Finishes with Hat Trick Caroline Galvin '08 scored three goals and assisted on three others to lead Whittier College to a 12-8 win over the University of La Verne to open Southern California intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on March 24.  The Poets are now 8-11 overall and 1-0 in the SCIAC.  Full Story

Caroline Galvin '08

March 18, 2007 Water Polo Wins One of Four at Claremont Tourney Galvin '08 Leads Poets in Scoring for the Weekend Caroline Galvin '08 scored seven goals in four games, but Whittier College lost three out of four games at the Claremont Colleges Tournament on March 17 and 18.  The Poets (7-11) lost 8-7 to California State-East Bay and 10-5 to Colorado State on day one.  Day two started well with an 11-4 victory over the University of Arizona, but in the final game of the tournament, the Poets lost 10-9 to George Washington University.  Full Story

Caroline Galvin '08

March 10, 2007 Water Polo Wins Three of Four at Lancer Invite Perine '08 Leads Poets with 13 Goals Karley Perine '08 scored 13 goals, including ten on day two, as Whittier College went 3-1 at the two-day Lancer Invitational hosted by California Baptist University at Pomona on March 9 and 10.  The Poets (6-8) beat the University of California-Santa Cruz 10-6 and Iona University 9-8 on day one of the invitational.  On day two, Whittier lost 11-6 to California State-Monterey Bay, but bounced back in their final game to beat St. Francis University 9-5.  Full Story

Karley Perine '08

March 4, 2007 Water Polo Goes Winless at Slug Fest Galvin '08 has 14-Goal Weekend Caroline Galvin '08 scored 14 goals and assisted on five others, but Whittier College went 0-4 at the two-day Slug Fest Tournament held at the University of California-Santa Cruz on March 3 and 4.  On day one, the Poets (3-7) lost 10-8 to UC-Santa Cruz and 12-8 to California State-East Bay.  On the second day of competition, Whittier lost 11-10 to California State-Monterey Bay and 10-9 to Sonoma State. Full Story

Caroline Galvin '08

February 25, 2007 Water Polo Runners-Up at Chapman Tourney Perine '08 Scores 16 Goals in Four Games Karley Perine '08 scored sixteen goals to lead Whittier College to a second place finish at the two-day Chapman Tournament in Orange, Calif. on February 24 and 25.  The Poets (3-3) won 10-9 over the University of Arizona and 11-9 over the University of Oregon on day one.  They beat Siena College 10-9 in overtime in the semifinals before losing 9-7 to Occidental College in the finals on day two.  Full Story

Karley Perine '08

February 4, 2007 Water Polo Opens Season at Redlands Tournament Galvin '08 Scores Five Goals in Two Games Caroline Galvin '08 scored five goals, but Whittier College lost a pair of games to open their season at the University of Redlands Mini-Tournament in Redlands, Calf. on February 4.  The Poets lost 14-9 to Wagner College in game one and 12-5 to Cal St.-San Bernardino in the second game.  Full Story

Caroline Galvin '08