ORANGE, Calif. — Chapman water polo dominated at home against La Verne, winning 14-8 to pick up an important SCIAC play win. The Panthers now sit at third in the conference having only lost to the SCIAC top two teams: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer. 

Freshman attacker Nina Bastick had a career high three goals to lead all Panther scorers to go along with one assist and one steal. Goalkeeper Zoey Francis also stepped up big wiht 14 saves on 22 total shot attempts. 

The Panthers had a very balanced offensive attack, with eight different athletes scoring the 14 goals. Bastick, Alyssa Fricker, Kate Launius, Annie Nadolski, Jamie Chin, Kendall Pappan, Riley Eaves and Aveen Cunningham all netted goals for the Panthers. 

Chapman will look to continue building on their momentum as they play on the road at Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday, April 5 at 11:00 a.m. PT.