Water Polo Wins at Saint Francis, 15-5

Sunday, March 25

Loretto, PA

9 AM

Indiana University

Saint Francis

3/25/2018 7:24:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

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Hoosiers hit 20 wins for ninth consecutive season

LORETTO, Pa. – Indiana's water polo team completed a 3-0 unbeaten weekend and extended their winning streak to five games with a 15-5 win at Saint Francis on Sunday morning. With the victory, the No. 13 Hoosiers (20-5, 1-1) reach the 20-win milestone for a ninth consecutive season, picking up their first CWPA win of the year along the way.

Leading the attack for Indiana was a trio of hat tricks from senior Sarah Young, Senior Jennifer Beadle, and sophomore Megan Abarta. The senior scoring tandem of Young and Beadle combined for 18 goals in three games this weekend, and both lead the team with 41 goals apiece this year. Abarta earned her fourth hat trick of the year and has scored more than one goal nine times this season.

Game 25: Saint Francis 5, No. 13 Indiana 15 // Box Score
Team              1 – 2 – 3 – 4 | F
IU:                   5 – 2 – 5 – 3 | 15
SFU:               1 – 1 – 3 – 0 | 5

The Hoosiers uncorked a 4-0 run to start the game. The three hat trick heroines scored one apiece in the run, followed by a power play goal for Abarta's second. Sarah Myers entered the ledger with two minutes left in the quarter, shortly after the Red Flash found their first goal.

Beadle found another score before the half ended, midway through the second quarter, and Juli Hilovsky converted a goal a minute later. Hilovsky ended the weekend with five points and three steals, setting two assists in both Saturday games against Harvard and Bucknell.

The third quarter was a scoring frenzy. With five minutes remaining in the quarter, Kelly Matthews converted a power play that sparked an additional seven goals between both teams. Karrie Kozokar regained the Hoosiers' six-goal lead before Young scored her second and Abarta completed her hat trick. Matthews added another score before the quarter ended.

Young completed her hat trick seconds after the fourth quarter's opening sprint, and Beadle earned the Hoosiers' third trifecta on their next possession. Freshman Jennifer Hanling capped the CWPA victory with a successful five-meter penalty shot, scoring her fifth goal of the year.

Jessica Gaudreault put together another outstanding 27-minute shift between the posts. She split the fourth quarter in the cage with Davis Simmons and the pair combined to concede zero goals in the final frame.

Up Next: The Michigan Game on Senior Day
No. 13 Indiana (20-5, 1-1) vs. No. 9 Michigan (22-7, 0-0)
Saturday, March 31 • 11:00 a.m. ET • Live on BTN Plus
Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center • Bloomington, Ind.

The Hoosiers circled this game on the calendar at the start of the year. A standalone CWPA clash with their Big Ten rivals, No. 9 Michigan, is a game so big that it can impact an entire season. On top of that, the game is the last at home for Indiana this season, meaning the illustrious five-woman senior class plays the final home game of their careers against their biggest rival.

Prior to the start of the game, Indiana will recognize the following players in their senior day ceremony: Jennifer Beadle, Jessica Gaudreault, Karrie Kozokar, Sarah Myers, Kelly Matthews, Karrie Kozokar, Mackenzie Rosenthal, and Sarah Young.