April 6, 2003

Contact: Bob McComas (724) 738-2777 e-mail: robert.mccomas@sru.edu

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Slippery Rock University won two of three matches over the weekend in the Grove City Open women's water polo competition to improve its record to 21-9.

The Rock dropped its opening match by an 11-10 score to Queens before rebounding to defeat Salem International 11-4 and Connecticut College 8-4.

Junior Shannon Holt (Sinking Spring/Wilson HS) led The Rock in scoring in each of the three matches. She scored five goals in the win over Salem and four goals each in the loss to Queens and the win over Connecticut College.

Senior Karolyn Kiefer (Elmhurst, Ill./York HS) scored four goals each in the loss to Queens and the win over Connecticut College and had two tallies in the win over Salem.

Holt now has 85 goals in 30 matches this spring, while Kiefer has 65.

Senior goalie Lynn Boutin (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley HS) recorded a total of 21 saves in the three games to improve her season total to 312.

The Rock returns to action Tuesday when it will take on Grove City at 6:30 p.m. in action at Washington & Jefferson College.

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