Zeeland, MICH - The Zeeland Women's Water Polo team hosted East Kentwood on Tuesday night and defeated the Falcons 4-3 in a defensive battle.  East Kentwood started off the game on a goal from Sammie Sutherlin 1:45 into the game with the only tally of the first quarter.  Zeeland tied it up on a goal from Kelsy Toth 2:00 into the 2nd, before Emma Smith scored to put the Falcons up 2-1 to round out the scoring in the first half.

Zeeland started the 3rd quarter off strong with a goal from Chelsea Engelsman 1:00 in.  Kelsy Toth followed with her second goal of the game a minute later to give Zeeland their first lead of the game at 3-2.  Kayla Trevino scored the eventual game winner with 5:16 left in regulation.  East Kentwood added their final goal off a power play advantage with 4:04 left in the game before Zeeland shut the door.

The win raises Zeeland's record to 8-3 (2-0 OK Rainbow)

Goalie Morgan Beers was once again stellar in goal with 6 saves and 2 assists.  Katie Agar led the team with 4 steals and had a lot of defensive stops off of fast breaks.

Next up, the team travels to Forest Hills on Thursday before traveling to Jenison for the weekend tournament