Varsity girls water polo loses to Santa Clara

The Varsity girls’ water polo team lost its third game of the season to Santa Clara High School 13-10 at Singh Aquatic Center at the Harker Upper School.

The game started with the two teams scoring very close, with the lead shifting between the two teams, as one team would find a goal to set them ahead, but the other team would be able to create the equalizer.

Into the second half, the Harker team started to yield to the Santa Clara offense. Santa Clara managed to find a succession of goals that put them in the lead, and ultimately, Harker was unable to break it.

“We could have done better,” team member Emma Brezoczky (9) said after the game. “We were tied and we got tired and then we lost.”

For team member Yasemin Narin (11), the match was a mixed experience. “Overall the game was very fun, but I definitely think our team could have beat them and next time, we will make sure to come out with more positive and enthusiastic attitudes,” she said.

Both Joanna Lin (9) and Meghana Karinthi (9) believed that Harker could have won their game. “We were really unprepared and probably could have beat them,” said Joanna.

Meghana had a similar belief. “We could have beat this team,” she said after the game.

Ryan Hume, an alumni of the class of 2013, was helping at the desk and watching the game. “Santa Clara was a pretty strong team and Harker did a great job of keeping it close,” he said, after watching the game.

The girls will play their next game against Wilcox at 4:00 p.m. at Wilcox.