ORLANDO, Fla. - Lake Nona girl's water polo team is one of the most dominate teams in the state. They are looking to win their second straight state championship after going undefeated in the regular season again.
What You Need To Know
- The Lake Nona girl's water polo team hopes to win their second straight state championship
- So far this season, their record is 20-0
- The girls believe they are playing better than they did last year
"For the last two years we have been undefeated," said senior goalkeeper Melisa Sakalas.
"It feels really nice but it can be kind of scary, like those close games," junior Emliy Scheerer told Spectrum News.
The players say they have been playing a lot better than last year where they won the state championship. "We have been really good at just fixing ourselves individually, so we are better prepared as a team," said senior Catherine Morin.
"We don’t want to lose, hopefully, we can keep our streak going," said Scheerer.
While Sakalas and Morin started playing water polo after competing on the swim team, they enjoy what this sport has to offer.
"I started off swimming for my high school team, my stroke is breast stroke. So my coach is like you know what I am going to put you as goalie when I first started. The first day I jumped in and I got some balls shot at me and I end up loving it," said Sakalas.
"I’ve been a swimmer my entire life and that is a completely individual sport," said Morin. "So being able to play on team and not just depending on yourself, depending of everybody else makes it a fun sport."
The team shows it's dedication by traveling half an hour from Lake Nona to Lake Highland Prep for practice because there isn’t a pool at their school.
"We all love the sport that is the main thing that drives us to go 30 minutes everyday to practice," said Morin.
"The drive isn’t as bad because we car pool together," said Scheerer. "I can be kind of fun to hang out with your friends and listen to music. We really bond on the commute."
The team ended the regular season with a 20-0 record.