Princeton University Athletics
Team USA Tops Princeton 17-8 In Water Polo Exhibition Game
April 12, 2004 | Women's Water Polo
April 12, 2004
Princeton, N.J. - Elyse Colgan scored four goals against Olympic defense as the women's water polo team lost an exhibition game to Team USA 17-8 in front of 250 fans at DeNunzio Pool. Princeton's eight goals were the most scored against the Red, White and Blue during the 2004 Team USA Collegiate Tour, which included stops at top water polo schools such as Michigan, Stanford and Indiana.
Team USA bolted to a 7-1 first quarter lead, scoring four times before Princeton got on the board with just under two minutes to play. Six different players scored for Team USA while Colgan scored first for the Tigers. Thalia Munro, a freshman at UCLA, scored two second-quarter goals for an 11-1 Team USA lead at the half.
Princeton came out aggressive in the second half and outscored the 2004 Olympians 4-2 in the third quarter. Colgan scored twice in the third while Megan Donahue and Jazmin Brown each added one, closing the deficit to 13-5. Robin Beauregard, a 2003 UCLA graduate, scored both goals for the Red, White and Blue.
Danielle Carlson scored the first goal of the fourth and Princeton trailed 14-7 with four minutes to play. But Team USA showed its pride and edged the Tigers 4-3 in the fourth quarter, which included two goals from Natalie Golda, a junior from UCLA.
Munro finished with a game-high four goals for Team USA while J.J. Ryu chipped in two goals for Princeton.