Women's Water Polo Earn 2nd Place at Big 8 Tournament

The Pirates' women's water polo team had an impressive showing at the Big 8 conference championship tournament on November 3 and 4. In their initial match, they dominated ARC with a score of 18-1, securing a spot in the semifinal round the following day. On November 4th, The Pirates faced Delta in the semifinals, emerging victorious with a final score of 11-7 and earning a place in the championship game. Unfortunately, they faced a setback in the championship match against Sierra, losing 6-21 and ultimately securing the 2nd position in the conference tournament. This marked a significant achievement as it had been a considerable amount of time since the MJC women's water polo team had advanced to the championship game.

The scoring leaders over the three games were as follows:

• Ava Faria: 8 goals
• Breece Soares: 7 goals
• Molly Kendrick: 6 goals
• Chloe Price: 4 goals
• Francesca Bruno: 3 goals
• Jillian Silva: 3 goals
• Trinity Zavala: 2 goals
• Bridget Black: 1 goal
• Sophia Marine: 1 goal

In terms of goalkeepers' saves:

• Sofia Huetmaker made 33 saves.
• Sarah Gould made 32 saves.