W&J WATER POLO DUO COLLECTS ALL-AMERICA AWARDS (7/30)

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1 W&J WATER POLO DUO COLLECTS ALL-AMERICA AWARDS (7/30) 2010 ACWPC Women's All-America Teams WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Recent Washington & Jefferson College graduates Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) {right} and Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) {below} were selected to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches 2010 Division III Women s All-America Team on Thursday. Both student-athletes were honorable-mention selections. The ACWPC selected seven players on both the first and second teams and 21 honorablemention All-Americans. Pomona-Pitzer s Tamara Perea was chosen as the National Player of the Year, while her coach, Alex Rodriguez, earned the Coach of the Year award. Washington & Jefferson had two players honored for the second-straight season as Alicia Sutton and Polly Ziegler were 2009 All-Americans. Barby s selection caps a remarkable senior season in which she was named the CWPA Scholar Athlete of the Year as well as a First Team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA All-America At-Large winner. Barby enjoyed a record-breaking final year, becoming Washington & Jefferson s single-season goal scoring leader (69). She also added 21 assists for 90 total points. Following the season, Barby was selected to the CWPA Women s All-Conference Division III First Team. Silvestri A-ABarby ended her career with 144 goals and 87 assists for 231 career points. She also compiled 56 steals. Silvestri saved her best collegiate season for this spring as she contributed 26 goals and a teamhigh 23 assists for 49 points. She also excelled on the defensive end with a team-best 37 steals. A four-year letter winner, Silvestri finished her career with 52 goals, 41 assists and 72 steals. Following the 2010 CWPA Division III Eastern Championships, Silvestri was selected to the All-Tournament Team. Brown, CaitlinSEVEN PRESIDENTS NAMED TO ACWPC AND CWPA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS (6/30) ACWPC All-Academic Individuals and Teams CWPA Varsity Scholar-Athlete Teams WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Seven Washington & Jefferson College Presidents recently earned 2010 Women s All-Academic awards from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches ACWPC) and Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Association (CWPA).

2 Student-athletes were recognized in three levels: grade point averages (Excellent), (Superior) and (Outstanding). W&J was led by senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson), who was recently named the Collegiate Water Polo Association s 2010 Women s Varsity Scholar Athlete of the Year. Barby, the 11th student-athlete in school history to earn a pair of ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America awards, landed on the ACWPC Outstanding level after graduating with a 3.96 grade-point average. Sophomore Brittany Vogel (Butler, Pa./Butler) and freshman Mackenzie Graf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) joined Barby with outstanding laurels, while juniors Caitlin Brown (Milford, Ohio/Milford) {pictured} and Jacqueline Verlinich (Lake Oswego, Ore./Lake Oswego) both earned superior recognition. A standout swimmer during the winter, Vogel was also recently selected to the Presidents Athletic Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll. Junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary s) and sophomore Sarah Cull (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) both notched spots on the excellent team. Washington & Jefferson finished the 2010 season with a overall record, including a fourth-place finish at the CWPA Eastern Division Championships under first-year Head Coach Greg Jones. CWPAW&J S BARBY NAMED CWPA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (6/16) CWPA Release WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) was announced as the recipient of the 2010 Collegiate Water Polo Association Women s Varsity Scholar-Athlete of the Year award on Wednesday. The highest honor bestowed by the league to an active player, matched only by the induction of a former player to the league s Hall of Fame, the award recognizes an outstanding senior studentathlete who has achieved success in both the scholastic (3.25 or higher cumulative grade point average) and athletic arenas while possessing a spirit which provides service to the community. The CWPA Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor was started last season as Bucknell University s Aubrey Rowe earned the inaugural award. Jess Barby 5

3 Athletes were nominated by their respective Department of Athletics with each CWPA institution eligible to nominate a female student-athlete for the award. The award is based on a points system derived from community service, CWPA academic honors, scholastic achievement and All-Conference/All-Eastern Tournament selections. Barby wrapped up her career with her second-straight ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA College Division Women s At-Large Academic All-America Team selection last week. Barby was one of 16 student-athletes chosen to the first team after earning third-team laurels a year ago. She is the 11th W&J student-athlete to earn the Academic All-America award twice. Barby also made history by becoming the first CWPA women s student-athlete to earn back-to-back Academic All-America honors. Barby graduated from W&J on May 22 with a degree in child development education. She finished with a 3.96 grade-point average and enjoyed a record-breaking senior year, becoming Washington & Jefferson s single-season goal scoring leader (69) this spring. She also added 21 assists for 90 total points. Following the season, Barby was selected to the CWPA Women s All-Conference Division III First Team. Barby ended her career with 144 goals and 87 assists for 231 career points. She also recorded 56 career steals. In addition to her athletic achievements, she contributed over 50 hours of community service during the academic year while earning three consecutive CWPA and Association of Collegiate Water Polo Association (ACWPC) Academic awards, with her fourth honors slated to be announced later this summer. Jess Barby 5JESSICA BARBY JOINS ELITE GROUP WITH SECOND ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA AWARD (6/10) 2010 At-Large Academic All-America Teams WASHINGTON, Pa. -- For the second consecutive year, Washington & Jefferson College senior water polo player Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA College Division Women s At-Large Academic All-America Team. The team was released Thursday morning and Barby was one of 16 athletes selected to the first team. A third-team choice a year ago, Barby is the 11th W&J student-athlete in school history to earn the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America award twice. She is also just the eighth President to be selected to a first team. Prior to senior Mitch Erdely s (Perryopolis, Pa./Geibel) first-team football honor during the fall, W&J had not produced a first-team academic All-American since football star Michael Jones 95 in Barby joins former cross country standout Allison Evanoff 92 as the only W&J women to earn first-team academic All-America distinction.

4 Barby is one of three water polo players named to the national academic All-America team among both University (Division I) and College (Division II, III, and NAIA) divisions. California Lutheran seniors Meredith Butte and Bobby Sanders joined Barby on the first-team college division squad. The Women s At-Large program for Academic All-America includes the sports of bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, skiing, tennis and water polo. Barby graduated from W&J on May 22 with a degree in child development education. She finished with a 3.96 grade-point average. Barby enjoyed a record-breaking senior year as she became Washington & Jefferson s singleseason goal scoring leader after firing in 69 goals this spring. She also added 21 assists for 90 total points. Following the season, Barby was selected to the Collegiate Water Polo Association Women s All-Conference Division III First Team. She was also named the April 16 CWPA Co-Player of the Week after a career-high, eight-goal performance against Penn State-Behrend at the CWPA Tournament (Apr ) in New London, Conn. During her career, Washington & Jefferson recorded 37 victories and made a pair of Collegiate III Tournament appearances. Under her leadership, the 2009 Presidents set a school record with 11 victories. Barby ended her career with 144 goals and 87 assists for 231 career points. She also recorded 56 career steals. Barby is the school-record fourth President to be named an Academic All-American this school year. She joins Erdely, senior women s soccer player and golfer Spencer Ahrenholtz (Bridgeville, Pa./Chartiers Valley) and junior baseball pitcher Pat Kennedy (Westerville, Ohio/Thomas Worthington). W&J had three Academic All-Americans in 1989, 1990 and To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 15,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports. Washington & Jefferson College s Two-Time ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All- Americans David Damico 81 (Basketball, 1978 and 1980) Gregg Ferrero 87 (At-Large: Wrestling, 1986 and 1987) Dave Conn 91 (Football, 1989 and 1990)

5 Michelle Rathgeb 90 (At-Large: Tennis 1989 and 1990) David Branchen 91 (Basketball, 1990 and 1991) Raymond Cross, Jr. 93 (Football, 1991 and 1992) Allison Evanoff 92 (At-Large: Cross Country, 1991 and 1992) Michael Jones 95 (Football, 1993 and 1994) Christopher Rihn 96 (Soccer, 1994 and 1995) Jaimee Heffner 99 (Track & Field, 1998 and 1999) Jessica Barby 10 (At-Large: Water Polo, 2009 and 2010) J. BarbyBARBY NAMED TO CWPA ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM (5/4) WASHINGTON, Pa.. Washington & Jefferson College senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) has been selected to the Collegiate Water Polo Association Women s All- Conference Division III First Team. Barby finished her career as the Presidents all-time, single season goal scoring leader after firing in 69 goals this season. She also added 21 assists for 90 total points during her senior campaign. She surpassed Alicia Sutton 09 on the single-season goals list after Sutton closed out the 2009 season with 62 goals. Earlier this season, Barby was named the CWPA Co-Player of the Week after a career-high, eight-goal performance against Penn State-Behrend at the CWPA Tournament in New London, Conn. During her career, Washington & Jefferson recorded 37 victories and made Collegiate III Tournament appearances. Barby finished her career with 144 goals and 87 assists for 231 career points. She also tallied 56 steals in her career. Last spring, Barby became the 23rd student-athlete in school history to earn Academic All- America honors from ESPN The Magazine and CoSIDA. She was a third-team choice on the atlarge squad and she is a leading candidate for the same award this year. Washington & Jefferson finished the 2010 season with a overall record, including a fourth-place finish at the CWPA Eastern Division Championships. J Barby 2010W&J WATER POLO DUO SELECTED TO ALL-TOURNEY TEAM (4/26) WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College seniors Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) and Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) {left} were selected this weekend to the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Eastern Women s Championship All-Tournament Team.

6 Silvestri and Barby helped W&J place fourth of nine teams at the championship tournament. Both were honored on the second team. Grove City won the championship by defeating Carthage 8-7 in the championship match. Wolverine senior Amanda Thompson was named the tournament s Most Valuable Player, while GCC Head Coach Jon Miller earned Coach of the Tournament distinction. Silvestri, Katie 2Silvestri had five goals and five steals during the Presidents three matches, including two goals in the 6-5 victory over Connecticut College. Barby, who was named the CWPA Player of the Week earlier this spring, increased her W&J record single-season goal total to 69 after notching a pair of goals. She added two assists and two steals, while drawing four kickouts. On the season, Barby leads the Presidents with 69 goals, 90 points and 161 shots. Silvestri owns team-high totals in steals (37) and assists (23), while supplying 26 goals. Washington & Jefferson has compiled a record in The Presidents are awaiting word on a possible at-large bid to the Collegiate III National Championships which will be held in Kenosha, Wisconsin (May 7-8). W&J DROPS THIRD-PLACE MATCH AT DIII EASTERNS (4/24) P Ziegler 2010 UTICA, N.Y. -- Wheaton (Ill.) broke open a one-goal game with four goals in the fourth quarter and earned a 12-7 victory over Washington & Jefferson Saturday in the third-place match at the 2010 Division III Eastern Women s Water Polo Championships. Wheaton scored the first two goals of the match, but fourth-seeded W&J fought back to trail 8-7 heading into the final period. Senior goalie Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) {above} kept the Presidents within striking distance by making 13 saves. The Presidents (10-11) were led by senior Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) and junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary s), who both notched a pair of goals. Senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson), junior Katie Wieber (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen) and sophomore Sarah Cull (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) all added one goal for W&J. Cull paced the defense with four steals. Heather Crockett and Kathryn Sheehy recorded hat tricks for the third-seeded Thunder (13-12).

7 K VSchaikGROVE CITY EDGES W&J 8-6 IN NEW YORK (4/23) UTICA, N.Y. -- Katie Steibler scored two of her match-high four goals in the third quarter to help top-seeded Grove City knock off fourth-seeded Washington & Jefferson on Friday evening at the 2010 Division III Eastern Women's Water Polo Championships. The Wolverines, who defeated W&J for the third time this season, jumped out to a 4-1 first quarter lead, but a 2-0 W&J second period made it a 4-3 halftime game. Steibler's two goals helped GCC open a 7-4 advantage heading into the final eight minutes. Amanda Johnson allowed two goals in the final quarter, but finished with 10 saves to help Grove City secure the victory and a trip to the championship match. Amanda Thompson added two goals for the Wolverines (15-10). Grove City plays Carthage in the title game at 3:30 pm Saturday. Junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary s) {above} and sophomore Sarah Cull (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) led the W&J offense with two-goal efforts. Senior Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) and junior Katie Wieber (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen) both added one goal. Senior goalie Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) finished with 13 saves. W&J and Wheaton (Ill.) play in the third-place match tomorrow at 12:30 pm. Katie Silvestri 2010PRESIDENTS OUTLAST CAMELS IN DIII EASTERN OPENER (4/23) UTICA, N.Y. -- Senior Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) {right} scored two goals, including the game winner with two minutes remaining, to help Washington & Jefferson College open the 2010 Division III Eastern Women s Water Polo Championships Friday with a 6-5 victory over Connecticut College. The Presidents (10-9) advance to face the tournament s top seed, Grove City, tonight at 7:30 pm. The Camels record fell to 5-6. Both teams scored two goals in the opening quarter, but were held scoreless in the second period. W&J and Connecticut College both scored twice in the third quarter and then traded goals early in the fourth. Silvestri put W&J on top for good with her extra-man goal, while senior goalie Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) and the Presidents defense made the lead hold up. Junior Katie Wieber (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen), who was playing with a face mask after breaking her nose last week, drew an ejection to earn the man-up situation.

8 Junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary s) added two goals for Washington & Jefferson, while sophomore Sarah Cull (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) posted one goal and two assists. Senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) netted a first-quarter goal and also dished out one assist. Ziegler finished the match with six saves to up her season save total to 159. Kristin Lampley led Connecticut College with a match-high three goals. W&J and Grove City have already met twice this season and the Wolverines have recorded 13-5 and 12-5 victories. J. Barby 2010PRESIDENTS DROP A PAIR; BARBY SETS SINGLE-SEASON RECORD (4/17) GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) scored five goals to break Washington & Jefferson College's single-season record, but the Presidents suffered losses to Gannon (10-5) and Mercyhurst (13-6) Saturday at Grove City. Barby, a 2009 CoSIDA Academic All-American, upped her season goal total to 67 goals and surpassed 2009 graduate Alicia Sutton's record of 62 set last spring. Barby fired in four goals in the Mercyhurst loss and one against Gannon. The Presidents trailed Mercyhurst 5-4 late in the first half, but the Lakers outscored the Presidents 6-2 over the final 16 minutes to run away with the win. Senior Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) gathered 19 saves to keep W&J in the contest. Senior Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) and junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary's) both contributed one goal. Barby, Silvestri, Van Schaik, senior Erica Harpur (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) and junior Katie Wieber (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen) all had one goal in the loss to the Golden Knights. Gannon led 7-2 at halftime, but the Presidents played the Golden Knights even in the second half. Ziegler stopped 14 shots in the cage. J. Barby 2010BARBY HONORED BY CWPA WITH PLAYER OF WEEK AWARD (4/16) WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) was recently recognized as the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Women s Varsity Co-Player of the Week. Barby shares this week s award with Kate Steibler of Grove City College.

9 Barby helped Washington & Jefferson post a 4-1 record at last weekend s CWPA Tournament in New London, Conn. She registered 21 goals during the tournament and added 12 assists and seven steals. She led a 16-0 victory over Penn State-Behrend with a career-high, eight-goal performance. She added five goals in a tight 8-7 victory over Connecticut College and pumped in four goals versus Chatham and Utica. The 2009 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American leads the Presidents in nearly every statistical category, including goals (62), points (81) and shots (132). She is also second on the squad with 19 assists. With one more goal, Barby will break the W&J single-season goal record set last year by Alicia Sutton 09. Barby enters this weekend s matches with 137 goals and 85 assists for 222 career points. W&J (9-7) plays Gannon (2:30 pm) and Mercyhurst (5:30 pm) at Grove City on Saturday. W&J POSTS 4-1 RECORD AT CWPA WEEKEND TOURNAMENT (4/11) Conn college win NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Washington & Jefferson College women's water polo team posted a 4-1 record this weekend at the CWPA Tournament hosted by Connecticut College. On Sunday, the Presidents knocked off Chatham (15-7) and Connecticut College (8-7) after earning victories over Utica (14-5) and Penn State-Behrend (16-0) on Saturday. Grove City defeated W&J Saturday evening for the Presidents' lone loss of the weekend by a 12-5 margin. Senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) led the W&J scoring over the weekend with 21 goals, including a career-high, eight-goal effort against Penn State-Behrend. Junior Katie Wieber (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen) added a hat trick versus the Lions, while sophomore Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary's) added two scores. Every President who played in the match scored a goal, including freshman Leigh Anne Lewars (Kingston, Jamaica/Kent). Senior Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) accumulated a career-high 23 saves in the shutout. Van Schaik poured in seven goals in the Utica win, while Barby and senior Erica Harpur (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) supplied four and three goals, respectively. Ziegler was once again stellar in between the pipes with 11 saves. Senior Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) led the Presidents in the loss to Grove City with four goals and four steals. Wieber contributed the only other W&J goal. W& J fell behind 5-1 at halftime and 8-2 after three periods. Ziegler amassed 11 saves.

10 Washington & Jefferson raced out to a 10-2 lead in the victory over Chatham which included a seven-goal second quarter. Barby and Silvestri pumped in four goals, while Wieber and junior Caitlin Brown (Milford, Ohio/Milford) both netted a pair of goals. Ziegler notched her third 11- save effort of the weekend. The Presidents held a one-goal edge on Connecticut College after the first and second periods, but used two goals in the third to build an 8-5 lead and W&J held on for the two-goal win despite playing a woman down due to a red card. Barby fired in a game-high five goals versus the Camels, while Harpur, Brown and Wieber all supplied one goal. Ziegler finished the match with nine saves. W&J travels to Grove City next Saturday for matches against Division II programs Gannon (2:30 pm) and Mercyhurst (5:30 pm). ZIEGLER SELECTED AS CWPA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF WEEK (4/7) Polly Ziegler 2010 WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior goalie Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) is this week s Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Women s Varsity Defensive Player of the Week. Ziegler helped Washington & Jefferson record a 12-6 victory over Penn State-Behrend in Erie last Thursday by stopping seven Lion shot attempts. The win was her fifth this spring and her 25th overall as the Presidents goalie. This season, Ziegler owns a 9.55 goals against average and has produced 73 saves. She also has notched a.507 save percentage. Ziegler has amassed 549 career saves, including a career-high 264 stops last season. The CWPA also recognized Grove City s Chelsea Johnson as the Division III Player of the Week and Wolverine freshman Amanda Johnson as the Rookie of the Week. Washington & Jefferson (5-6) enters this weekend s tournament at Connecticut College (New London, Conn.) as the fourth-ranked squad in the latest CWPA Division III Poll. The Presidents are also receiving votes in the national Women s Varsity Division III poll. PRESIDENTS RECORD TRIO OF HAT TRICKS IN 12-6 WIN AT PS-BEHREND (4/1)

11 ERIE, Pa. -- Seniors Erica Harpur (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) and Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) and junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary s) all recorded hat tricks to help Washington & Jefferson upend Penn State-Behrend 12-6 in women's water polo action Thursday evening. The Lions (1-16) led 4-3 after the first quarter, but W&J (5-6) scored all three goals in the second period to take command. The Presidents netted nine of the last 11 goals to earn the win. Barby added three assists, while Van Schaik handed out a pair of helpers. Senior Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) contributed two goals and three assists, while junior Katie Wieber (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen) added the final goal. Senior Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) finished with seven saves to collect her fifth victory of the season. W&J is idle until next weekend when traveling to Connecticut College for five matches at the CWPA Division III Weekend Tournament. Jess Barby 5WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON POSTS 1-3 RECORD IN CALIFORNIA (3/28) CLAREMONT, Calif. -- Washington & Jefferson dropped its first three matches at the Claremont Convergence Women's Water Polo Tournament this past weekend, but regrouped to earn a 17-2 victory over Caltech. W&J opened the tournament Friday with losses to La Verne (7-5) and sixth-ranked Whittier (15-4) before dropping a 16-7 decision to eighth-ranked Chapman Saturday morning. W&J salvaged the west coast trip with the 15-goal rout of Caltech. Senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) {pictured} pumped in six goals in the victory over Caltech, while juniors Caitlin Brown (Milford, Ohio/Milford) and Katie Wieber (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen) and sophomore Sarah Cull (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) all netted two goals. Senior Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) handed out three assists and recorded three steals. Senior Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) and freshman Mackenzie Graf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) combined for 13 saves. W&J fell behind 6-0 after one period to Chapman and seven different Panthers scored goals during the win. Junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary s) led the Presidents with a threegoal effort, while Brown posted three assists. W&J and La Verne were locked in a 2-2 halftime tie and were also tied with 3:54 remaining before two late goals gave the Leopards the win. Barby had a hand in all five goals with four

12 goals and one assist, while Van Schaik netted the other goal. Ziegler turned back nine shots in goal. Whittier only led the Presidents by a 5-3 margin at halftime, but broke the game open with seven third-quarter tallies. Van Schaik scored goals in the first and third periods, while barby and Silvestri both contributed one score. Ziegler finished with 12 saves. W&J (4-5) returns to conference play Thursday when traveling to Penn State-Behrend for a 7:00 pm match. PRESIDENTS FALL IN WEEKEND CWPA FINALE TO CARTHAGE (3/7) 2010 Senior Day WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Three Lady Reds collected hat tricks as Carthage (Wisc.) earned a 10-4 women s water polo victory over Washington & Jefferson Sunday at the Henry Memorial Natatorium. The Presidents (3-3) celebrated Senior Day 2010 {pictured above} prior to the match. Patti Blatter, Kimmy Genian and Michele Mulhall all totaled three goals for the Lady Reds (4-2). Senior Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) and junior Caitlin Brown (Milford, Ohio/Milford) both fired home goals in the first quarter as W&J played Carthage to a 2-2 tie. The Lady Reds went back on top midway through the second quarter, but junior Katie Wieber s (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen) goal at the 3:08 mark evened the game. Genian struck 28 seconds before halftime and the Lady Reds led 4-3 after 16 minutes. Carthage, which is coached by 2006 W&J graduate and former water polo player Sarah Denny, increased its advantage to 6-4 at the end of the third quarter and then scored all four goals in the final period to run away with the win. LaChee Singleton (5) and Jen Pasciak (3) combined to make eight saves in goal for the Lady Reds. Senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) scored W&J s only goal in the second half. Wieber, Barby and senior Erica Harpur (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) all notched one assist. Senior goalie Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) finished with six saves in the setback. W&J has three weeks to prepare for its next tournament which will take place in Claremont, Calif. The Presidents will compete in the Claremont Convergence (Mar ) hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

13 P. ZieglerW&J EARNS 11-4 HOME SUNDAY WIN OVER CHATHAM (3/7) WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior goalie Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) amassed 10 saves and added a fourth-quarter goal to help the Presidents earn an 11-4 home victory over Chatham on Sunday morning at the Henry Memorial Natatorium. The Presidents improved to 3-2 on the season behind a four-goal effort from junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary s). Ziegler did not allow a goal in the two quarters she spent in the cage. Van Schaik netted a pair of goals in the first quarter as W&J opened a 2-0 lead. The Presidents then exploded for seven goals in the second period for a 7-3 halftime advantage. Senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) and junior Katie Wieber (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen) both scored twice in the quarter, while junior Caitlin Brown (Milford, Ohio/Milford) added the other W&J goal. Washington & Jefferson put the game out of reach after Van Schaik fired in both third-period goals. Barby finished with three goals and three assists, while Van Schaik added four assists to total seven points. Wieber also handed out two helpers and Brown picked up two steals. Selena Briener netted two of the CU s four goals. The Cougars fell to 0-5 this spring. Washington & Jefferson rounds out CWPA weekend play at 1:30 pm when it hosts Carthage at 1:30 pm for the Presidents Senior Day match. Carthage is coached by former 2006 W&J graduate and former water polo player Sarah Denny. WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON POSTS 1-1 SATURDAY MARK AT CHATHAM (3/6) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson women's water polo squad defeated Macalester, but dropped a decision to local-rival Grove City on Saturday at Chatham University. The Presidents (2-2) edged Macalester by a margin, but were knocked off by the Wolverines The W&J-Macalester game was a back-and-forth affair with W&J finally pulling ahead in the fourth quarter. The match was tied at halftime (8-8) and after three periods (11-11). W&J scored four of the first six goals in the fourth quarter, including a pair by junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary's). Macalester added a goal with 1:10 remaining to close within one, but the Presidents' defense held strong to preserve the win.

14 Seniors Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) and Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) had four-goal efforts to lead the W&J, while Van Schaik added three scores. Grove City ran out to a 13-2 lead in the nightcap behind seven goals from Chelsea Thompson. WHEATON TOPS W&J IN PITTSBURGH (3/5) PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Wheaton (Ill.) scored with 10 seconds remaining in regulation to earn an women's water polo victory over Washington & Jefferson on Friday evening at Chatham University. The Presidents (1-1) led 1-0 after one quarter as senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) netted a goal. The game was tied 5-5 at halftime and 8-8 after three periods. Wheaton grabbed a 10-9 lead with just over a minute remaining, but senior Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) fired in a goal with 17 seconds left to tie. Wheaton had the answer seven seconds later to earn the win over the top-ranked team in the CWPA Division III poll. Barby amassed five goals for the Presidents, while junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary's) notched three goals and three assists. Silvestri added three assists to her one goal. J. BarbyW&J BREEZES PAST PENN STATE-BEHREND IN 2010 OPENER (3/4) WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Senior Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) {right} fired in a career-high seven goals to help Washington & Jefferson open its 2010 women's water polo season with a 13-2 victory over Penn State-Behrend on Thursday evening at the Henry Memorial Natatorium. The win marked for the first at W&J for Head Coach Greg Jones. W&J led 2-1 after one period and then tacked on 11 of the game's final 12 goals. The Presidents held the Lions (0-1) scoreless for the second and third periods. Junior Kate Van Schaik (Arnold, Pa./St. Mary's) added three goals and one assist, while senior Katie Silvestri (Kingsville, Md./McDonogh) contributed two goals and two assists. Silvestri also paced the squad's strong defensive effort. Juniors Caitlin Brown (Milford, Ohio/Milford) and Katie Wieber (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen) both added two assists. Senior Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) earned the win in goal after stopping seven shots.

15 Washington & Jefferson continues its season-opening weekend tomorrow night with a 7:00 pm match versus Wheaton (Ill.) at Chatham. W&J WOMEN S WATER POLO ATOP CWPA PRESEASON POLL (1/13) W&J Women's Polo WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Collegiate Water Polo Association released its 2010 women s preseason polls on Wednesday and Washington & Jefferson College received a pair of mentions. The Presidents enter the 2010 season as the No. 1 ranked team in the inaugural CWPA Division III Top 5 poll. Nine teams are eligible for the poll under the newly-created organization which will compete for a spot in the Division III National Collegiate Championship in May. Grove City is the No. 2 team in the poll and is followed by Carthage (Ill.), Macalester (Minn.) and Wheaton (Ill.). Connecticut College, Penn State-Behrend, Chatham and Utica also compete in the conference s inaugural season. The change marked the first time an NCAA conference has divided its membership based on institutional affiliation without a NCAA Division II or Division III championship in the sport. In addition, Washington & Jefferson is the eighth-ranked team in the Division III National Top 10 poll. Pomona-Pitzer tops the poll and is followed by California Lutheran, Occidental, Redlands, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Whittier, Chapman, W&J, Grove City and Macalester. W&J enters the season with a new head coach, Greg Jones. Jones was hired at the college in December after serving as the head men s and women s water polo coach at Salem International. Jones returns five seniors this spring, including All-America goalie Polly Ziegler (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) and Academic All-American Jessica Barby (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson). Ziegler amassed a career-high 264 saves a year ago, while Barby contributed 31 goals, 37 assists and 14 steals. W&J opens its season on March 4th when it hosts Penn State-Behrend at 7:00 pm at the Henry Memorial Natatorium. GREG JONES NAMED W&J HEAD WATER POLO COACH (12/1) W&J

16 WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College Director of Athletics Bill Dukett announced Greg Jones as the Presidents Head Men s and Women s Water Polo Coach on Tuesday afternoon. Jones becomes the fourth water polo coach in school history. He replaces Vaughan Smith, who resigned following the fall men s season to pursue other interests. Jones has served as the head men s and women s water polo coach at NCAA Division II Salem International University (W.Va.) since July. Greg is a dedicated coach who will be a great asset to our water polo student-athletes, said Dukett. He has shown a strong work ethic at both Salem International and Ohio University and we believe he will help our men s and women s programs achieve success on the regional and national levels. We expect him to recruit talented student-athletes who want to continue their water polo careers on the college level. Jones graduated from Ohio University in 2007 and earned a bachelor s degree in exercise physiology. He also obtained a master s degree in coaching education from OU a year later. Jones thesis was entitled The Disparities of Division I, II, and III Collegiate Varsity Water Polo teams throughout the United States of America where he surveyed all NCAA varsity coaches and analyzed reasons of their performances. While at Ohio University, he was President of the OU Men s Water Polo Club. Jones was a three-time All-Conference choice and a 2006 National Collegiate Club Honorable-Mention All- America selection. He was also instrumental in helping the women s water polo club program as a student as the team s head coach from During the academic year, Jones worked as a graduate assistant for OU s Fitness Department and the Bobcats swimming and diving team. He also spent one year prior to his arrival at Salem International as a personal trainer and metabolic tester at Life Time Fitness in Deerfield, Ohio. Jones is an active runner and has competed in 14 marathon events since Aliased Page: [Not Defined]