NEW LONDON, Conn. – Seniors Stephania Lopez (Chicago, Ill.) and Brooklynn Hayes (Granville, Mass.) combined for 17 goals as the Connecticut College women's water polo team swept a home doubleheader against Utica on Saturday afternoon at Lott Natatorium. The Camels, who were competing against outside competition for the first time in more than a year, won by scores of 12-2 and 17-5.
 
Connecticut College 12, Utica 2 (Game 1)
In the earlier game, Connecticut College scored the first six goals and never looked back. Utica finally got on the board with 6:35 remaining in the second when Kate Anderson found the back of the net. The Camels, however, went on a 5-0 run and did not allow another goal until the waning minutes of the fourth.
 
Hayes finished with four goals and Lopez had a hat trick. Defensively, Olivia Fechner-Lewis (Berkeley, Calif.) made nine saves.
 
Connecticut College 17, Utica 5 (Game 2)
Following short rest, the Camels remained strong throughout the second game and led from wire-to-wire. Lopez scored twice to kickstart the offense, and the hosts most notably outscored their opponent, 6-1, in the second quarter and led by a comfortable 10-3 margin at halftime. Connecticut College then exploded by scoring seven goals in the fourth quarter to pull away.
 
Lopez tallied six goals, while Hayes and Claudia Marmelo (Westport, Conn.) each added four apiece. Fechner-Lewis recorded eight saves between the posts.