Bloomington, IN- Salem University Women's Water Polo returned to action for the first time for the 2020-2021 season. The Tigers traveled to the Hoosier state to take on Indiana University and Saint Francis University, both Division I competition. 

The Tigers dropped the first match to IU 17-6, and lost in a close battle to SFU 12-8 in overtime. 

Margherita Garibbo led the Tigers in scoring on the day, scoring two goals in game one, and coming back for three goals in game two. Philippa Piper had 20 saves on the day for Salem. 

The major highlight for Salem on the day was fourth quarter of the Saint Francis game. Salem went into the quarter down 8-1 and rallied to tie it up to force overtime.

"For the first day of competition in eleven months and a lot of youth in the water the girls fought hard for the two games. Pip piper's performance in cage was the anchor of our team and it's exciting to see the future potential of the team" stated Coach Justin Kassab.

The Tigers hope to take the momentum from game two into tomorrow as they face SFU and IU again at 10 AM and 2 PM respectively.