Wittenberg senior Savanah Phillips dropped in eight goals in the Tigers’ 17-15 overtime win over Grove City on Saturday to lead all Week 7 individual scoring efforts.
Long Beach State’s Elena Kotanchyan had a standout weekend at the Wolverine Invitational in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The junior from Moscow, Russia, put in seven goals each in wins over Saint Francis (Pa.) (22-11) on Saturday and #23 Bucknell (17-14) on Sunday. She also added two goals in a 12-9 loss to #7 Michigan and a hat trick in a 13-7 win over Santa Clara.
Kotanchyan’s teammate Orsi Hertzka matched her effort against Saint Francis (Pa.) as the duo carried the 49ers to the 22-11 victory. She also chipped in four goals in the loss to Michigan.
Five players posted six goal efforts on Week 7. Cal Lutheran’s Lexi Rond posted two of 18 five-goal performances. Salem’s Margherita Garibbo logged a five-goal effort against Grove City on Saturday, following a four-goal outing vs. VMI on Friday.
Thirty-five four-goal efforts and 89 hat tricks rounded out the week’s best individual scoring performances.
Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Week 7
Top Individual Scoring Efforts
| Goals | Player, School | Matchup/Date |
| 8 | Savanah Phillips, Wittenberg | Grove City, 2/29 |
| 7 | Orsi Hertzka, Long Beach State | Saint Francis (Pa.), 2/29 |
| 7 | Elena Kotanchyan, Long Beach State | Saint Francis (Pa.), 2/29 |
| 7 | Elena Kotanchyan, Long Beach State | Bucknell, 2/29 |
| 6 | Lexi Wong, Austin College | Cal State Monterey Bay, 2/28 |
| 6 | Audrey Hattori, Chapman | Cal State Monterey Bay, 2/28 |
| 6 | Ally Furano, Bucknell | Saint Francis (Pa.), 2/29 |
| 6 | Tori Wilson, Cal State Northridge | LIU Brooklyn, 2/29 |
| 6 | Reese Trauger, Grove City | Wittenberg, 2/29 |
| 5 | Lexi Rond, Cal Lutheran | Chapman, 2/28 |
| 5 | Kaya Ortega, Cal State Monterey Bay | Austin College, 2/28 |
| 5 | Lexi Rond, Cal Lutheran | Indiana, 2/28 |
| 5 | Margherita Garibbo, Salem | Grove City, 2/28 |
| 5 | Nicole Wiemken, Gannon | Grove City, 2/28 |
| 5 | Izzy Mandema, Indiana | Cal State Monterey Bay, 2/29 |
| 5 | Kali Hyham, Bucknell | Iona, 2/29 |
| 5 | Kim Reidel, Cal Lutheran | Fresno Pacific, 2/29 |
| 5 | Cassidy Mundt, Sonoma State | Chapman, 2/29 |
| 5 | Tara Prentice, UC Irvine | San Diego State, 2/29 |
| 5 | Amy Castellano, Princeton | George Washington, 2/29 |
| 5 | Cassidy Mundt, Sonoma State | Cal Baptist, 2/29 |
| 5 | Ally Furano, Bucknell | Long Beach State, 3/1 |
| 5 | Elaine Miller, Grove City | Wittenberg, 2/29 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Andrews, Grove City | VMI, 2/29 |
| 5 | McKenna Imset, VMI | Grove City, 2/29 |
| 5 | Madison Stamen, Stanford | LIU Brooklyn, 3/1 |
| 5 | Alejandra Aranguren, LIU Brooklyn | UC San Diego, 3/1 |
| 4 | Tahnee Trew, Cal State East Bay | Lindenwood, 2/28 |
| 4 | Kaitlin Rooney, Cal State Monterey Bay | Austin College, 2/28 |
| 4 | Megan Abarta, Indiana | Cal Lutheran, 2/28 |
| 4 | Annefleur ten Bloemendal, Salem | Grove City, 2/28 |
| 4 | Erin Zappia, Salem | Grove City, 2/28 |
| 4 | Ally Long, Chapman | Cal State Monterey Bay, 2/28 |
| 4 | Genevieve Petrassi, VMI | Mercyhurst, 2/28 |
| 4 | Kelly Fehr, Gannon | Grove City, 2/28 |
| 4 | Tessa Leatherwood, Grove City | Gannon, 2/28 |
| 4 | Reese Trauger, Grove City | Gannon, 2/28 |
| 4 | Catherine Ahumada, VMI | Salem, 2/28 |
| 4 | Margherita Garibbo, Salem | VMI, 2/28 |
| 4 | Jordan van Reeken, Iona | Bucknell, 2/29 |
| 4 | Ally Furano, Bucknell | Iona, 2/29 |
| 4 | Chloe Woodbine, Salem | Mercyhurst, 2/29 |
| 4 | Erin Neustrom, Michigan | Santa Clara, 2/29 |
| 4 | Nicole Wiemken, Gannon | VMI, 2/29 |
| 4 | Taylor Halbauter, Saint Francis (Pa.) | Long Beach State, 2/29 |
| 4 | Adrien Van Dyke, Cal State East Bay | Austin College, 2/29 |
| 4 | Madison Lewis, Pomona-Pitzer | Redlands, 2/29 |
| 4 | Jordan Williams, Sonoma State | Chapman, 2/29 |
| 4 | Ava Gebhardt, Mercyhurst | Wittenberg, 2/29 |
| 4 | Vicky Ochoa, Cal Baptist | Cal State Monterey Bay, 2/29 |
| 4 | Libby Tirak, Gannon | Wittenberg, 2/29 |
| 4 | Kelly Fehr, Gannon | Wittenberg, 2/29 |
| 4 | Alana Ponce, George Washington | Princeton, 2/29 |
| 4 | Lexi Wong, Austin College | Fresno Pacific, 2/29 |
| 4 | Orsi Hertzka, Long Beach State | Michigan, 2/29 |
| 4 | Jessica Dean, LIU Brooklyn | Cal Lutheran, 2/29 |
| 4 | Addison Williams, Saint Francis (Pa.) | Santa Clara, 2/29 |
| 4 | Hailey Eberle, Santa Clara | Saint Francis (Pa.), 2/29 |
| 4 | Kayla Barone, Michigan | Iona, 3/1 |
| 4 | Nina Benson, Bucknell | Long Beach State, 3/1 |
| 4 | Emma Noble, VMI | Wittenberg, 3/1 |
| 4 | Erin Neustrom, Michigan | Bucknell, 3/1 |