BRIDGEPORT, Pa. – Wheaton College (Mass.) women's water polo player Sophia Romo (Jupiter, Fla.) was named to the Collegiate Water Polo Association All-Conference Honorable Mention Team, it was announced by the league.
Romo becomes the first-ever women's water polo player in school history to earn All-Conference honors.
The first year leads the Lyons with 14 goals on the season. The center has been extremely consistent for Wheaton, netting at least one goal in nine of 10 matches, including a string of eight straight contests with a marker to start the season and her career. A graduate of William T. Dwyer High School, Romo netted multiple goals in four straight matches from March 9 to April 3, including just the second hat trick in school annals with three goals vs. Connecticut College on March 9. The Political Science and English double major will forever hold the distinction of being one of the seven starters in Wheaton's first-ever water polo game on March 6, 2024 vs. Connecticut College.
The Lyons are currently 0-10 following their inaugural regular season and will meet Grove City College in the opening round of the CWPA Women's Division III Championship hosted by Connecticut College in New London, Conn. on Friday, April 19 at 1:00 p.m.
