Courtesy: Indiana Athletics
GAME 1 – FRIDAY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In a tense, back and forth Friday morning match, the No. 15-ranked Indiana University water polo team dropped a tight match 10-8 to the No. 1 Southern California Trojans.
Following the close loss, the Hoosiers fall to 8-9 on the season overall and to 0-5 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) play, while USC takes its record to 11-0 and to 5-0 in league action.
KEY MOMENTS
- IU and USC played a close first period that ended with junior goalkeeper Mary Askew scoring from long range as the buzzer sounded to level the score at one.
- Junior Izzy Mandema scored with 4:51 left in the second period to tie the match at two before USC closed out the half on a 4-0 run.
- Askew scored her second of the game early in the second half to bring IU within 6-3. Freshman Kallie White followed that up with a goal at the 6:05 mark to make it a 6-4 game.
- Sophomore Lanna Debow scored on the powerplay with 2:20 left in the third period to halt a 2-0 USC run.
- Mandema scored once more late in the third period to force a USC timeout and bring IU within two goals.
- White and Mandema added another goal each in the fourth period to bring the game within one at the 5:33 mark in the fourth period.
- USC scored another at the 4:51 mark to give it a 10-8 lead.
- Despite a number of close chances, IU couldn’t find the two goals it needed to bring the score level late in the match.
NOTABLES
- Mandema recorded a hat-trick, bringing her season tally to a team-high 47 goals on the campaign.
- Askew’s two goals were a career-best, bringing her total to three on the season. She also made six saved for the Hoosiers.
- White added another two goals, taking her season total to 15.
- Mandema matched her career-best with three steals.
UP NEXT
- IU will return to the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center Saturday afternoon for another match with the No. 1 Trojans at 1:00 p.m. ET.
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GAME 2 – SATURDAY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 15-ranked Indiana University water polo team dropped an offensive battle, 19-10, to No. 1 Southern California on Saturday afternoon at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.
Following the close loss, the Hoosiers fall to 8-10 on the season overall and to 0-6 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) play. USC improves to 12-0 on the year and to 6-0 in league action.
KEY MOMENTS
- Sophomore Zoe Crouch and classmate Lanna Debow opened the scoring for IU, helping it jump out to a 2-2 lead in the first period.
- Right before the end of the first period, Debow scored again to level the game at 3-3 after one.
- Junior Izzy Mandema scored two goals in three minutes to open the second period to help the Hoosiers come level once again.
- Junior Tina Doherty added a goal with 3:21 left in the first half to keep IU on even grounds.
- Junior goalkeeper Mary Askew tallied her third goal of the weekend and lone goal of the afternoon at the horn to end the first half and leave IU down just 9-8.
- Crouch and Doherty added another goal each in the second half but it wasn’t enough to halt the offensive attack from the Trojans.
NOTABLES
- Debow recorded a hat-trick to anchor the IU offensive attack.
- Askew added another nine saves in net and a steal.
- Doherty bagged two goals and an assist for the Hoosiers.
- Freshman Lexi Marissink had a career-best two assists and matched her PR with one steal.
UP NEXT
- IU will return to the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center on Monday, April 12 at 5:00 p.m. ET for a matchup with the No. 3 UCLA Bruins.
@INDIANAWPOLO
• For all the latest on Indiana University women’s water polo, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaWPolo on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.