The Bulldog women’s water polo team took on four opponents at the annual Claremont Convergence on Saturday and Sunday.  During the first day, Redlands suffered a tough 6-12 loss to the University of Maryland before rebounding with an exciting 11-10 overtime victory against Siena College (NY).  On Sunday, the Bulldogs battled it out against Wagner College (NY) but came up short by a score of 11-12 and then faltered against Bucknell College (PA), 7-10, in their final game of the weekend.

On Saturday, Redlands faced #6 Maryland to open the tournament.  Despite 13 saves by junior goalkeeper Lauren Ellsworth (shown in photo; Napa, CA), the Bulldogs fell to the Terps by a score of 6-12.  Junior 2m-offensive player Sam Greenawalt (Riverside, CA) and junior 2m-defender Jen Caron (San Dimas, CA) provided two goals as junior driver Claire Quinn (Fresno, CA) and freshman driver Kelley Cooper (San Antonio, TX) each supplied one.  Redlands quickly rebounded in its second game, earning a hard-fought overtime win against Siena, 11-10.  Greenawalt offered an explosion of goals with five, while sernior 2m-defender Molly Todd (Sacramento, CA) came up with four and Caron added two.  Ellsworth posted six saves between the pipes.

The Bulldogs returned to action on Sunday, taking on Wagner and Bucknell.  Greenawalt continued to lead the Redlands offense with her six goals against Wagner.  Todd supplied a hat trick as Quinn and senior driver Alana Martinez (Riverside, CA) chipped in one apiece.  Ellsworth tallied nine saves in the tough loss.  The women’s water polo team rounded out the weekend with competitive match against Bucknell.  Redlands looked to Quinn to lead the team with three goals, while Caron added two.  Greenawalt and Todd supplied one goal apiece.  Adding to her impressive numbers for the weekend, Ellsworth came up with 14 saves in the losing effort.

Redlands (2-12) returns home to the Thompson Aquatic Center on Tuesday for two games as the Bulldogs host Marist College (NY) at 4 p.m., followed by George Washington University (DC) at 7 p.m.