WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Grove City College women's water polo team wrapped up the 2025 regular season Saturday afternoon by earning a 17-13 double-overtime victory over Penn State Behrend at Washington & Jefferson College's Henry Memorial Center pool.
Grove City fell to host W&J in Saturday's opener, 18-13.
The Wolverines trailed Behrend after three quarters, 10-7, before scoring six times in the fourth period to force overtime. The Wolverines then blanked Behrend in the two extra sessions, 4-0.
Sophomore
Shastyn Tihansky (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton) fired in seven goals to help lead Grove City while senior
Kamryn Kerr (East Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) scored five times. Freshman
Frances Baksa (Longwood, Fla./Lake Mary) chipped in three goals and freshman
Emma Strahorn (Harleysville, Pa./North Penn) added a goal.
Freshman
Zoe Luttrell (Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley) assisted a team-leading three goals. Kerr and Strahorn both had two assists. Tihansky, junior goalie
Lea Steen (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) and senior
Riley McCullough (Spring, Texas/Oak Ridge) also recorded assists.
Steen stopped a season-high 14 shots. Baksa led the defense with a season-high eight steals while Tihansky had seven thefts. Strahorn picked up four steals.
Grove City matched W&J goal-for-goal in each of the final three periods but the Wolverines could not overcome a 7-2 deficit after the first eight minutes.
Kerr scored four goals to help pace Grove City. Baksa and Tihansky each scored three times. Luttrell, Strahorn and junior
Candace Scalise (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) added goals in Saturday's opener.
Baksa and McCullough each totaled three assists while Kerr had two assists. Luttrell, Strahorn and senior
Sam Logue (Hollister, Calif./San Benito) also had assists. Kerr led the defense with three steals. Steen stopped three shots.
Grove City will compete in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Championships next weekend in Rock Island, Ill. Grove City will face Macalester in the quarterfinals Friday at 3:30 p.m.
