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...West, water polo draws crowds. The stands are usually awash with people, screaming at the ref, pointing out bad calls, egging on the players. But when senior Jen Gahan, former player at the U.S. Nationals in California, dreams of water polo, there is only silence. She has to stay focused, the former Crimson captain says, and whatever sounds reverberate have become just background noise...
...Gahan has an unusual background in water polo. She's played the game for a decade, starting out on the men's varsity team at Philips Exeter Academy. It's basically her what have I got to lose? attitude that propelled her to the sport...
...That was a critical moment in my life," Gahan says. "I decided to go though with it. I figured, what's the worst that could happen? I wouldn't make the team, like about 80 other guys, so what's the big deal...
...didn't expect them to be that good at all," Gahan said. "We just heard a little while before that game that they had been playing well, so we had adjust mentally...
...Brown game was a nice way to end it," Gahan said. "We played well in a number of ways. It was just a good all-around effort...