GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Connecticut College women's water polo team returned to action competing in four games over the weekend at Grove City College.

GAME 1: Austin 10, Conn 5

The opening quarter was a back-and-forth affair, as Conn opened the scoring with a tally from Emma Luna (Wahiawa, Hawaii) just over a minute in. Austin answered to even the score at one, before Ainsley Cornwall (San Mateo, Calif.) put the Camels back in front. Again the Roos answered, but a goal from Carly Schneider had Conn in front 3-2 after one. Luna pushed the lead to 4-2 early in the second, before Austin cut the deficit to 4-3 at the break.

The Roos evened the score early in the third quarter, before back-to-back strikes put Austin in front 6-4 heading to the fourth. Luna found the back of the net 38 seconds into the final frame making it 6-5, but Austin ended the game on a 4-0 run to earn the 10-5 win.

GAME 2: Augustana 11, Conn 3

Augustana opened the second game of the day, with a 4-0 run, before Melia Lorch (Encinitas, Calif.) got Conn on the board with three minutes to play. The Vikings added one more goal late in the period to lead 5-1 after the first. Both defenses stepped it up in the second quarter, as Augustana tallied the lone goal of the frame to take a 6-1 lead into the break.

The third quarter was much like the second, as the Vikings tallied the only two goals, both coming in the final two minutes of the quarter, leading 8-1 heading to the third. Luna finally ended the run with a goal early in the final quarter, before adding a second with 5:37 to play, cutting the deficit to 8-3. However, Augustana notched the final three goals of the contest to earn the 11-3 win.

GAME 3: Macalester 11, Conn 8 (OT)

Conn opened the final game of the day with a strong start, jumping out to a 2-0 lead off goals from Cornwall and Sarah Nagel (Honolulu, Hawaii). Macalester answered with a late goal, as the Camels led 2-1 after one. The Scots evened the score at two early in the second quarter, before a 4-0 run for Conn but the Camels back in front. During the run, Luna recorded two goals, while both Cornwall and Nagel chipped in another each. But a late goal from Macalester had Conn in front 6-3 at the break.

Anna Taylor (Pleasanton, Calif.) extended the lead to 7-3, before Luna completed her hat trick to make it 8-3 with 5:12 to play in the quarter. But again, another late tally from the Scots cut into the deficit, as the Camels led 8-4 heading to the fourth. Macalester answered with a big final quarter, scoring four times in the first four minutes to knot the score at eight apiece to send the game to overtime. In overtime, the Scots tallied all three goals to earn the 11-8 win.

GAME 4: Carthage 11, Conn 8

The first quarter of the final game was high-scoring as the teams combined for nine goals. Lorch opened the scoring for Conn, before Carthage answered with two straight to take a 2-1 lead. Nagel evened the score at two, but the Firebirds jumped back in front 3-2 with 3:17 to play. However, the Camels responded with a 3-0 run, with two goals from Cornwall and the third coming from Luna to go in front 5-3, but a late tally from Carthage had Conn leading 5-4 after one. Luna extended the lead to 6-4 early in the second, but the Firebirds ended the half on a 3-0 run to lead 7-6 at the break.

Carthage extended the lead to 8-6 early in the third, before Cornwall cut the deficit to 8-7 after completing her hat trick. However, back-to-back tallies from the Firebirds pushed the lead to 10-7. Lorch answered with a late goal, but Conn trailed 10-8 heading to the fourth. Carthage notched the only goal of the final quarter, holding off a late push from Conn to earn the 11-8 win.

Conn returns to action on Thursday as the Camels close out the regular season hosting Wheaton College at 7:00 p.m. in Lott Natatorium for Senior Day.