Hoosiers Hit East Coast for Princeton Invitational

2/14/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo

News Update

February 14, 2002

Hoosiers Hit East Coast for Princeton Invitational

Senior goalkeeper Kirsten Mayberry will look to shutout the competition again this weekend.

Tournament Information
The Indiana University Women's Water Polo team will compete this weekend, February 16-17, in the Princeton Invitational in Princeton, New Jersey. This is the fourth time the Hoosiers have competed in the Princeton Invitational. Indiana will play three matches on Saturday, February 16--Brown at 10 a.m., Villanova at 3:30 p.m. and UMass at 8:30 p.m. The Hoosiers will conclude the Invite playing host Princeton at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
Joining the Hoosiers and Princeton, both of which are ranked 16th in the latest national poll, is No. 19 Brown, Bucknell, George Washington, No. 14 Hartwick, Harvard, No. 15 Michigan, Slippery Rock, UMass and Villanova.

Time	Saturday 2/16	Time	Sunday 2/17
9:00am	Slp.Rock vs. 'Nova	9:00am	Slp.Rock vs. H'wick
10:00am	IU vs. Brown	10:00am	Mich. vs. Bucknell
11:00am	Prnctn vs. Bucknell	11:00am	IU vs. Princeton
Noon	Mich. vs. Harvard	Noon	Brown vs. Villanova
1:00pm	G.W. vs. H'wick	1:00pm	Harvard vs. G.W.
2:30pm	Brown vs. UMass	2:30pm	Prnctn vs. Slp.Rock
3:30pm	IU vs. Villanova	3:30pm	UMass vs. Bucknell
4:30pm	Slp.Rock vs. Bcknll.
5:30pm	Mich. vs. H'wick
6:30pm	Brown vs. G.W.
7:30pm	Prnctn vs. Harvard
8:30pm	IU vs. UMass

Tournament Results
Complete tournament results will be made available on the web at iuhoosiers.com following the event. Results can be viewed and printed out by choosing the Women's Water Polo link from the main menu. For more information, contact Jeff Smith at (812) 855-9399 or through e-mail at jepsmith@indiana.edu.

Barry King Live
Head Coach Barry King: "There's about six or seven teams here that are in the mix for an NCAA bid. The one that can come out early, lay the foundation and set the standard for the season, will have a good advantage on the rest of the teams. We played all the West Coast teams early so we could face that top competition. I was pleased with how we played and especially encouraged by how we finished last weekend. Hopefully that momentum will carry over to this weekend and we can come away with some wins."

INDIANA vs. Princeton Invitational Opponents

vs. Brown	Score	W/L	Site
3.11.01	8-3	W	N
vs. Villanova	Score	W/L	Site
3.1.98	15-5	W	N
2.10.01	13-4	W	N
4.6.01	16-8	W	N
vs. UMass	Score	W/L	Site
2.26.00	8-3	L	N
3.11.00	8-2	L	N
3.31.01	9-6	L	N
4.28.01	8-6	L	N
vs. Princeton	Score	W/L	Site
2.2.98	11-5	W	A
3.22.98	5-4	L	N
5.9.98	5-4	L	N
2.25.00	8-4	L	A
2.11.01	7-6	L	A
4.7.01	12-6	L	N

Sharna...Australian for Goals
At the Michigan Invitational two weeks ago, freshman Sharna Nelson proved that she doesn't want to waste anytime becoming accustomed to America. The Sydney, Australia native, who had never played in an American water polo match before the Invite, came out firing in her first game against No. 7 Hawaii, scoring five goals on nine shots.
"I was pleased with Sharna and how she got in the mix right away," said Hoosier head coach Barry King. "She exploded against Hawaii, and I think her outside shooting is a welcomed addition."
Nelson went on to tally six goals on 17 shots (.353), two assists and five steals at the Michigan Invitational. Currently, Nelson is second on the team in scoring with 11 goals on 33 shots.

Oh Canada!!!
After sophomore Kristy Streefkerk recorded her scoring career high of four goals at the Michigan Invitational two weeks ago, she decided to go all out at the UCSD Invite last weekend.
The Surrey, British Columbia, Canada native scored five goals on 11 shots, bringing her season total to nine goals on 16 shots (.563).
"Streef had her best performance of her Indiana career last weekend," Coach King said. "She was physical on both ends and was excellent in two-meters."

Aloha Means STAN-d Back
In Indiana's 8-3 loss to Hawaii this past weekend, junior Kristin Stanford earned four kickouts, and tallied two steals and one assist. After the game, she was taken to the UCSD Medical Center for X-rays on her left wrist. Although, her wrist was just bruised and sprained, this was not the first time the Cincinnati, Ohio native has been hurt while playing the Rainbows.
During the Hoosiers' 11-8 loss to Hawaii, its first game of the season, Stanford carded two goals on five shots before leaving with a bruised left eye late in the match.

Fond of Fonner
Senior Molly Fonner has been quite the active one in the pool as of late. The Beaverton, Oregon native tallied six steals against UC-Irvine in the UCSD Invitational and also recorded four goals. Her six steal total against the Anteaters was just two shy of her career high eight, that she recorded against Illinois on April 10, 2000.

California Love...
On Indiana's 2002 roster, five of the 16 girls hail from California, the state represented by the most girls on the team. Indiana's very own Cali girls are seniors Kirsten Mayberry (Irvine/Irvine H.S.) and Kate McCollum (Rocklin/Sierra Junior College); juniors Ginger Wang (Rowland Heights/Rowland H.S.) and Kim Steele (Yorba Linda/Esperanza/Golden West); and freshman Jessica Goldner (Los Altos Hills/Henry M. Gunn H.S.).
After going 2-3 at the UCSD Invite last weekend, IU will make its return to California March 13-16. The Hoosiers will once again meet Cal State Bakersfield on the 13th, UC-Irvine on the 14th and compete in the LMU Invite March 15-16.

Beaverton Buddies
This season, senior Molly Fonner will have a lot to share with fellow teammate freshman Krista Peterson. Not only are the two girls both 5-11 utility starters, but they are both from Beaverton, Oregon. Fonner graduated from Westview H.S lettering two years in water polo, while Peterson earned four varsity letters in both water polo and swimming at Sunset High School.

At The Helm...Head Coach Barry King
Indiana water polo now in its fifth varsity season under Head Coach Barry King (85-53-2), has developed into a team that competes on the national level. In its first three seasons, IU water polo advanced to three consecutive National Championships.
King has been credited with coaching 13 All-Big Ten Conference selections, an honorable mention All-American, 11 All-Midwest Regional selections and 26 Academic All-Big Ten athletes.
King has been very successful with not only his athletes winning in the Big Ten but his teams too. Indiana won the Big Ten Championship in 2000 and placed second in 1998 and 1999.
Last season King guided the Hoosiers into a new conference, the Collegiate Water Polo Association, and had the same success as in his first three years. He coached the squad to an 18-12-1 record and a 6-2 record in the CWPA. He led IU to a third-place finish at the CWPA Southern Division Championship and a sixth-place finish at the Eastern Championship.
The Madera, California native earned his bachelor of arts in athletic counseling (1988) and master of arts in exercise physiology (1993) from Fresno State. He also rowed two years for the University of California crew team before transferring to Fresno State.
Before coming to Indiana to work on a doctorate in exercise physiology, King coached men's and women's water polo at Madera High School (1987-88), freshman boy's basketball at Clovis High School (1986-88) and varsity swimming at San Joaquin Memorial High School.
He also coached Indiana's club water polo team for three years before it earned varsity status.

"Hail The King"

Year	Record	Postseason	Finish
1998	26-9-1	Midwest Regional	1st, 6-0
		Big Ten Tournament	2nd, 4-1
		Nationals	12th, 0-4

1999	21-18	Midwest Regional	2nd, 4-1
		Big Ten Tournament	2nd, 4-1
		Nationals	16th, 0-4

2000	20-11	Midwest Regional	1st, 5-0
		Big Ten Tournament	1st, 5-0
		Nationals	14th, 1-3

2001	18-12-1	CWPA Southern District	3rd, 3-1
		CWPA Eastern Championship	6th, 1-2

2002	2-6
Total	87-56-2	(.600)

"Barry King.....C'mon Down!!!"
What started as a water polo trip to the California coast for the Hoosiers in April of 1997, turned into a very memorable experience for Indiana head coach Barry King.
After an exhausting tournament, King convinced his Hoosiers to stand in line at 5:00 a.m. and try to get tickets for the "Price is Right" television show.
To everyone's surprise, King was called as one of the first four contestants at the start of the show. Bidding on the first prize, a set of rollerblades and snowboards, King placed a prefect bid of $1,250, which not only got him on the stage but also a $100 bonus for guessing the exact dollar amount.
Dressed in his Indiana sweatshirt, King played the game Easy As 1-2-3, a game where he had to place a dish set, a chair and a refrigerator in order from least expensive to the most.
King lost the game, having priced the dish set more expensive than the chair. Host Bob Barker then turned to King and replied "We should've done this game under water."
In the popular Showcase Showdown, King spun the big wheel first and stayed on his first spin of $0.70. King found unfortunate luck once again when the second contestant got a two-spin total of $0.85.
"It was a really fun experience," said King. "I would have won big if they put me on the golf game or Plinko. Instead, they've got me pricing dishes and chairs."

PRO-nun-see-a-shuns

Melissa DeBiasse  DEE-bee-ah-see
Louanne Hovater  Ho-va-ter
Kristen Jonikaitis  John-ah-KY-tis
Kirsten Mayberry  KER-sten
Sharna Nelson  SHAR-na
Melissa Pietras  PEE-tris

A LOOK INSIDE THE CWPA...

Northern Division, New England Region	Northern Division, New York Region
Brown University	Hartwick College
Connecticut College	Iona College
Harvard University	Marist College
University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Queens College
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth *	Saint Francis College
Southern Division, Allegheny Region	Siena College *
Gannon University	Utica College *
Grove City College	Wagner College *
INDIANA UNIVERSITY	Southern Division, Mid Atlantic Region
Mercyhurst College *	Bucknell University
University of Michigan	George Washington University
Penn State Behrend College	Princeton University
Slippery Rock University	Villanova University
Washington & Jefferson College	* New Team in 2002

D I D Y O U K N O W...
o Indiana had seven CWPA All-Academic team selections in its first year in the conference.
o The Hoosiers won two Midwest Regional Championships in first three years.
o Indiana Head Coach Barry King has coached two Midwest Regional MVPs and one Big Ten MVP.
o Sophomore Melissa Pietras also competes in the 50-, 100-, and 200-yard freestyle events for the Indiana women's swimming team.
o Senior Louanne Hovater was once the swimming coach for PGA Tour's Steve Elkington's two kids.
o Senior Louanne Hovater, 2001 Miss Bayou City, will be competing next spring in her first Miss Texas pageant.

2002 Bio Updates

Sarah Butler
Scored second goal of the year against San Diego State...also recorded first steal of the season against the Aztecs...played in three of four matches in the UCSD Arena Invitational...currently has two goals on six shots this season.

Melissa DeBiasse
Played in three of four matches at the UCSD Arena Invitational...will look to continue to come off the bench and play hard at the Princeton Invite.

Molly Fonner
Played in all four matches during the UCSD Invitational...led team in steals during the UC-Irvine match with four and the UCSD match with six...led the team with two goals in win against Cal Baptist... scored four goals during the UCSD Invite...has five goals, four assists and 15 steals on the year.

Jessica Goldner
Defended in three of the four matches at the Michigan Invitational...recorded 17 saves on 44 shots (.386)...allowed 11 goals for the tournament...recorded seven steals in the event including three against Hawaii...started her first career varsity match against San Diego State, recording six saves in the match...played in all four matches of the USCD Invite...was part of first career shutout against Cal-Baptist... has 31 saves on 79 shots (.392) and allowing 24 goals (3 gapg) on the season.

Louanne Hovater
Played in all four matches of the UCSD Arena Invitational..recorded first steal of the season against Cal Baptist...has two assists on the season.

Kristen Jonikaitis
Saw limited action at the UCSD Invitational...played in three matches...has two goals and one assist on the year.

Jamie Marley
Recorded a steal against San Diego State...played in all four matches at the UCSD Arena Invitational...recorded her lone assist of the event against the host UC-San Diego...has three goals, two assists and five steals on the year.

Kirsten Mayberry
Competed in all four matches at the Michigan Invitational...recorded 22 saves on 53 shots...totaled a .415 save percentage...allowed 22 goals for the tournament...recorded four steals in the event as well...played between the pipes in all four matches of the UCSD Invite...recorded a shutout against Cal Baptist...recorded 16 saves on 46 shots (.347)...allowed 18 goals during the event and tallied two steals...has 38 saves on 99 shots (.384) on the season...has allowed 40 goals for a goals against average of 5.00...has six steals to date.

Kate McCollum
Played in all four matches at UCSD Invite...recorded first assist of the season against Cal Baptist...also had a season-high three steals against Cal Baptist...has one goal, one assist and seven steals on the year.

Sharna Nelson
Freshman from Sydney, Australia...scored a career high five goals on nine shots against Hawaii...tallied three steals and one assist against UC-Santa Barbara...finished Michigan Invite playing in all four matches...scored six goals on 17 shots...also recorded five steals and two assists...will continue to help spread offense around and open up the pool for team to attack...played in all four UCSD Arena Invite matches...scored four goals on 16 shots for the Invite...scored two goals on three attempts against Cal Baptist...second on the team in goals with 11 on 33 shots this season...also has recorded two assists and six steals this season.

Krista Peterson
Played in all four matches at Michigan Invitational...scored two goals on 14 shots in the event...also had five assists and two steals in the tournament...tallied two goals on four shots, one assist and one steal in 10-9 loss to Michigan...scored three goals and recorded four assists while playing in all four of the UCSD Invite matches... recorded one goal, two assists and one steal in victory over UC-Irvine... currently has five goals, 10 assists and four steals this season.

Melissa Pietras
Played in all four matches at the Michigan Invitational... scored three goals on eight shots in the event...also tallied four assists and three steals...tied a career high in goals with three against UC-Santa Barbara...emerging as Indiana's main sprinter, having won five of seven sprints she competed in...did not travel with team to UCSD Invitational due to IU women's swim team responsibilities.

Kristin Stanford
Competed in all four matches at the Michigan Invitational...provided the most offense of any Hoosier in the event... scored nine goals on 21 shots...also tallied three steals...was one goal shy of her career high, scoring five goals on 11 shots against Michigan...could be involved in some way of virtually every Hoosier goal scored this season...tallied two goals on three shots and has two steals against San Diego State...Played in three of the four matches at the UCSD Invite...scored three goals on 10 shots in the Invite.... leads the team in goals with 14 and shots with 34 on the season...also has one assist and ten steals on the year.

Kim Steele
Played in three of the four matches at the Michigan Invitational...did not travel with the team to the Michigan State game due to having flu-like symptoms...scored one goal on five shots for the tournament... also recorded three steals and two assists...the tournament also marked the beginning of her career as a Hoosier... recently transferred from Golden West Junior College...played in all four matches of the UCSD Invitational... had a goal, an assist and 10 steals during the Invite...had three steals against both UC-San Diego and Cal Baptist....has two goals, three assists and 13 steals on the year.

Kristy Streefkerk
Played in all four matches at the Michigan Invite..scored a career high four goals on five shots and one steal against Michigan State...also tallied two steals during the tournament...played in all four games of the UCSD Invite....scored a goal in all but one game, racking up four goals on 10 shots during the Invitational...scored two goals on five shots against Invitational host UCSD...racked up nine goals on 16 shots this season with one assist and three steals on the season.

Ginger Wang
Played in three out of the four matches of the UCSD Invite...scored a goal and had one steal against UCSD...has three goals on seven shots for the season...also has two assists and two steals this year.