April 20, 2002

VILLANOVA, Pa. --- In the nightcap of the Southern Championships on Saturday, April 21, the Villanova women's water polo team got past Slippery Rock, 7-4, and will advance to the 5th place game tomorrow afternoon at 1:25 p.m. With the win, the Wildcats record their second straight and improve their record to 2-1 on the weekend.

In the match, senior Erin Agee continued her stellar play connecting on four goals for the Wildcats. Agee netted her first goal just under two minutes into the second quarter to tie the match at 1-1. With the score then tied at two with 4:40 remaining on the clock, the senior would record her second goal of the afternoon to put Villanova up 3-2 heading to intermission.

After both teams were held scoreless for the majority of the third quarter, freshman Ellen Howe connected on a shot with just over two minutes remaining which was followed up by a Jennifer Rosick goal with 36 seconds on the clock. Down the stretch, Villanova goalie Carly Sproul made several impressive stops to secure the 7-4 victory.

In addition to Agee's four scores, Howe, Rosick and sophomore Whitney Mabry each tallied one goal apiece for the 'Cats.