Sunday, April 30
Bloomington, IN
10:30 AM
Indiana University
14
vs
9
Bucknell
Indiana Beats Bucknell, Earns Fifth-Place at CWPA Championship
4/30/2017 4:29:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
Hoosier duo lands on CWPA Championship All-Star team
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The 2017 season ended on a high note for the Indiana water polo team, who closed out their hosting CWPA Championship with a 16-6 win over Bucknell. The win over the seventh-seeded Bison gives the Hoosiers (21-10) a fifth-place finish as they closed the season with three consecutive victories.
The game saw another standout performance from Jennifer Beadle, who put the finishing touches on a 10-goal weekend with a season-best four goals and one assist. Kelly Matthews controlled both ends of the pool with a hat trick and three steals, while Mollie Williams, Sarah Myers, and Sarah Young registered multiple goals.
CWPA Championship Fifth-Place Game
Game 31: Indiana 14, Bucknell 9
BU 1 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 9
IU 2 – 7 – 4 – 1 – 14
IU Goal Leaders: Beadle (4), Matthews (3), Williams (2), (Myers (2), Young (2), Nacouzi (1)
IU Assist Leaders: Williams (2), Beadle (1), Powell (1), Nacouzi (1), Smith (1)
GK: Simmons (9 saves)
Indiana vaulted to a 2-0 lead in the first period, when Beadle hit Young cross-cage for the opening goal and before turning around 40 seconds later for her first goal, assisted by Williams. Bucknell halved the lead with a long-range score before the period's end.
After that, the Hoosiers uncorked a 5-0 run to permanently swing the game in their favor. Matthews Williams, and Nacouzi notched goals in the first 90 seconds of play. Beadle followed with her second, after Bronwyn Smith fought off a hard challenge and lobbed an assist to Beadle at point-blank range. Matthews and Beadle combined for another three goals in between two Bucknell scores, each completing hat tricks before the end of the half.
The Hoosiers and Bison split 10 goals down the middle in the second half. Myers scored both of her goals in the third period, and Williams found her second assist when she connected on Young's second goal in the fourth period.
The progression of freshman goalkeeper Davis Simmons was one of the bright spots of Indiana's tournament weekend. Against Bucknell Simmons registered five saves, finishing the weekend with 30 stops and two steals with a 3-1 record as a starter.
The Hoosiers finish their first season under head coach Ryan Castle with a 21-10 record, going 5-3 against CWPA foes in the regular season.
Matthews, Nacouzi Garner CWPA Tournament All-Star Accolades
At the conclusion of the 2017 CWPA Championship, the conference announced their selections to the CWPA Tournament All-Star Team. Junior defender Kelly Matthews and freshman attacker Joelle Nacouzi were named to the tournament's second team after stellar weekend performances in Bloomington.
Matthews follows her first team All-CWPA honor with her third consecutive appearance on the All-Tournament squad. This weekend, Matthews co-led the goal tally with 10 scores, along with 6 assists, 4 steals, and a field block. This brings Matthews' season total to 61 goals and her three-year count to 207, passing Brooke Zimmerman (206; 2006-08) for fifth-place on IU's all-time career leaderboard.
The award is Matthews' 11th career honor from the CWPA. The junior was a first team All-Tournament member in 2015 and 2016, taking home Rookie of the Tournament honors in 2015.
Nacouzi receives her first career award from the CWPA with her second team selection. She finished the tournament weekend with 3 goals, an assist, and 3 steals, playing a crucial role in Indiana's transition play on offense and defense. She also won 3-of-4 opening sprints, lifting her season total to 16-of-22 sprint wins.
It's no secret that Nacouzi made an instant impact on the Hoosiers since her arrival in January. Nacouzi finished the year with 30 assists (T-2nd, team), 37 goals (2nd – IU freshmen), and 40 steals (3rd – Team).
Since the award was introduced in the 2015 postseason, Indiana has placed at least two players on each of the CWPA's All-Tournament teams.
All-Time CWPA Championship All-Stars: Indiana University
First Team
Candyce Schroeder (2015, 2016)
Kelly Matthews (2015, 2016)
Second Team
Mary Campbell (2015)
Kelly Matthews (2017)
Joelle Nacouzi (2017)
Rookie of the Tournament
Kelly Matthews (2015)
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The game saw another standout performance from Jennifer Beadle, who put the finishing touches on a 10-goal weekend with a season-best four goals and one assist. Kelly Matthews controlled both ends of the pool with a hat trick and three steals, while Mollie Williams, Sarah Myers, and Sarah Young registered multiple goals.
CWPA Championship Fifth-Place Game
Game 31: Indiana 14, Bucknell 9
BU 1 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 9
IU 2 – 7 – 4 – 1 – 14
IU Goal Leaders: Beadle (4), Matthews (3), Williams (2), (Myers (2), Young (2), Nacouzi (1)
IU Assist Leaders: Williams (2), Beadle (1), Powell (1), Nacouzi (1), Smith (1)
GK: Simmons (9 saves)
Indiana vaulted to a 2-0 lead in the first period, when Beadle hit Young cross-cage for the opening goal and before turning around 40 seconds later for her first goal, assisted by Williams. Bucknell halved the lead with a long-range score before the period's end.
After that, the Hoosiers uncorked a 5-0 run to permanently swing the game in their favor. Matthews Williams, and Nacouzi notched goals in the first 90 seconds of play. Beadle followed with her second, after Bronwyn Smith fought off a hard challenge and lobbed an assist to Beadle at point-blank range. Matthews and Beadle combined for another three goals in between two Bucknell scores, each completing hat tricks before the end of the half.
The Hoosiers and Bison split 10 goals down the middle in the second half. Myers scored both of her goals in the third period, and Williams found her second assist when she connected on Young's second goal in the fourth period.
The progression of freshman goalkeeper Davis Simmons was one of the bright spots of Indiana's tournament weekend. Against Bucknell Simmons registered five saves, finishing the weekend with 30 stops and two steals with a 3-1 record as a starter.
The Hoosiers finish their first season under head coach Ryan Castle with a 21-10 record, going 5-3 against CWPA foes in the regular season.
Matthews, Nacouzi Garner CWPA Tournament All-Star Accolades
At the conclusion of the 2017 CWPA Championship, the conference announced their selections to the CWPA Tournament All-Star Team. Junior defender Kelly Matthews and freshman attacker Joelle Nacouzi were named to the tournament's second team after stellar weekend performances in Bloomington.
Matthews follows her first team All-CWPA honor with her third consecutive appearance on the All-Tournament squad. This weekend, Matthews co-led the goal tally with 10 scores, along with 6 assists, 4 steals, and a field block. This brings Matthews' season total to 61 goals and her three-year count to 207, passing Brooke Zimmerman (206; 2006-08) for fifth-place on IU's all-time career leaderboard.
The award is Matthews' 11th career honor from the CWPA. The junior was a first team All-Tournament member in 2015 and 2016, taking home Rookie of the Tournament honors in 2015.
Nacouzi receives her first career award from the CWPA with her second team selection. She finished the tournament weekend with 3 goals, an assist, and 3 steals, playing a crucial role in Indiana's transition play on offense and defense. She also won 3-of-4 opening sprints, lifting her season total to 16-of-22 sprint wins.
It's no secret that Nacouzi made an instant impact on the Hoosiers since her arrival in January. Nacouzi finished the year with 30 assists (T-2nd, team), 37 goals (2nd – IU freshmen), and 40 steals (3rd – Team).
Since the award was introduced in the 2015 postseason, Indiana has placed at least two players on each of the CWPA's All-Tournament teams.
All-Time CWPA Championship All-Stars: Indiana University
First Team
Candyce Schroeder (2015, 2016)
Kelly Matthews (2015, 2016)
Second Team
Mary Campbell (2015)
Kelly Matthews (2017)
Joelle Nacouzi (2017)
Rookie of the Tournament
Kelly Matthews (2015)
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