The University of Redlands women's water polo team found itself on the losing end of a defensive stalwart against Cal Lutheran University, falling, 5-7, in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday.

Senior driver Claire Quinn (Fresno, CA) scored the game's first goal with 6:32 left to play in the first quarter, but the Regals responded with three unanswered scores to put the tally at 1-3 heading into the second quarter. Redlands rallied with three straight goals in the second frame as senior center Sam Greenawalt (Riverside, CA) and senior center Jen Caron (San Dimas, CA) each found the back of the net. Cal Lutheran would bury a shot with 27 seconds remaining in the half to tie the game at four heading into the break.

Both teams challenged each other defensively in the third quarter as the Regals scored the period's lone goal. The Maroon and Gray mounted a comeback as Quinn brought the score within one, but Cal Lutheran's Meredith Butte put the game out of reach with a goal just before the two-minute mark in the fourth period.

Guarding the Bulldog net, junior goalkeeper Whitney Schieler (Porterville, CA) posted five saves.

Redlands (10-15, 2-2 SCIAC) looks for redemption this Saturday as it hosts Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges at the Thompson Aquatic Center in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) match. Game time is slated for 11 a.m. Prior to the start of the game, the team will honor its four seniors.