The Poly girls’ water polo team finished 5th place out of 30 teams in the Bob Benson Memorial Tournament this past weekend, going 4-1. The Rabbits beat Arcadia 20-3, Mission Viejo 8-6, lost to St. Lucy’s 8-14, beat Granite Hills 9-3, and beat Mira Costa 8-5.
Nicole Van Derhoof led the scoring charge with 18 goals, backed by Orla Brazell with 10 goals. Freshman Aubrie Monahan came up big in her first varsity tournament scoring 9 goals. Megan Gil and Danice Witter added 3 goals, Laura Huynh scored 5 goals, and Romaliza Rizalado had 3 goals during the tournament.