Indiana Heads to Grove City to Open Up CWPA

3/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo

News Update

March 6, 2002

Hoosiers Open CWPA Conference Play at Grove City

Senior goalkeeper Kirsten Mayberry and the Hoosiers are looking for CWPA wins this weekend.

Tournament Information
The Indiana University Women's Water Polo team will compete this weekend, March 9-10, in the CWPA Conference Weekend. This marks the opening of conference play for the Hoosiers as they compete at Grove City, Penn. this weekend.
Indiana will face Grove City College on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., followed by Washington & Jefferson at 5:30 p.m. and Mercyhurst at 9 p.m. The Hoosiers will conclude conference play when they face Gannon at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday at Slippery Rock.

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: "We're excited about getting back into the pool and compete after an extended layoff. Everyone will have an opportunity to play this weekend and show us what they have learned over the last couple of weeks. We're looking to toughen up some things and improve our half court sets. It's very important for us to win these games and get off to a start in the conference."

INDIANA vs. CWPA Conference Opponents

vs. Grove City	Score	W/L	Site
3.3.01	12-1	W	N
vs. Wa. & Jeff	Score	W/L	Site
3.3.01	17-1	W	N
vs. M ' hurst	Score	W/L	Site
Have Not Played
vs. Gannon	Score	W/L	Site
3.3.01	20-8	W	A

Let's Give 'Em Somethin' To Talk About...
Who says when the Hoosiers compete, nobody is watching. Well, the last two weeks Indiana has been in the water, the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) has been paying attention. Two Hoosiers were awarded Player of the Week honors during the month of February.
Molly Fonner, a senior from Beaverton, Ore., earned the award during the week of February 6-13 for her performance at the UC-San Diego Invitational.
Her teammate, freshman Sharna Nelson, was recognized as the conference's top player one week later. The Grafton, NSW, Australia native tallied eight goals on 20 shots with four assists, one steal, and earned five kickouts at the Princeton Invitational. Her best performance came against the 16th ranked Princeton Tigers, where she scored three goals on eight shots. Not found on the stat page but seen in the pool, Nelson stepped up huge for the Hoosiers against Princeton when IU's leaders, Kristin Stanford and Fonner, were taken out of the game early with two kickouts each.

Do You Like Green Eggs & Ham???
That was a question that a select group of IU water polo players was asking the Bloomington youth this past week. Seniors Molly Fonner and Kate McCollum, junior Kristin Stanford and sophomore Kristy Streefkerk step out of the pool and into the classroom on March 1, to participate with other Indiana University student-athletes in the Read Across America program. The four read a choice of books to youngsters at Templeton Elementary school.

Stanford Honored for Scholastic Efforts
Junior Kristin Stanford was honored March 2 as the water polo recipient of the Indiana University Scholastic Achievement Award.
The award was established in 1979 by the IU Varsity Club, to honor and acknowledge the academic excellence of one athlete every year in each varsity sport.
The Varsity Club is the fundraising organization for men's and women's athletic scholarships at Indiana University. We are committed to maintaining Indiana's excellence in academics and athletics, and it is our privilege to acknowledge the accomplishments of these fine student-athletes.
Stanford, a Cincinnati, Ohio native, will have her name permanently displayed on a plaque in the north lobby of Assembly Hall.

She'll Steal Your Heart Too...
Indiana senior Molly Fonner is quickly stealing the spotlight this season. The Beaverton, Ore. native is currently ranked third all-time on the Hoosier career steals list with 198.
With her 21st steal of the year in the Villanova game (2/16), Fonner surpassed Kara Fellerhoff's 195 steals-mark for the third spot all-time.
This weekend, Fonner, who averages just under two steals per game, is expected to pass Sheri Fagley for second place on the career list. Fonner needs just six steals in four games to accomplish the feat this weekend.
Former Hoosier Deb Simone ranks first on the list with 326 career steals.

Three Goalkeepers in a Rowboat...
...couldn't even stop junior Kristin Stanford from becoming Indiana's all-time leading scorer. The Cincinnati, Ohio native is rapidly moving up the career scoring charts and should claim the top-spot in the next few games.
Currently, Stanford ranks third all-time in school history with 128 goals. She is just eight goals behind Kristin Carpenter, a Hoosier water polo pioneer, who ended her career in last year with 136 goals.
Deb Simone is the current school record holder with 139 career goals.
Stanford, who set the single season scoring record at IU last year with 57 goals, could also be on the verge of breaking her own mark before the season's end.

Sharna...Australian for Goals
At the Michigan Invitational, 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 19 goals on 53 shots.

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. For her efforts, Fonner was honored as the CWPA Player of the Week for the week of February 6-13.

Oh Canada!!!
After sophomore Kristy Streefkerk recorded her scoring career high of four goals at the Michigan Invitational three weeks ago, she decided better that performance at the UCSD Invitational.
The Surrey, British Columbia, Canada native scored five goals on 11 shots. Streefkerk currently has 11 goals on 24 shots (.458) this season.
"Streef had her best performance of her Indiana career in San Diego," 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 at the UCSD Invite, 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.

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, 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	4-8
Total	89-58-2	(597)

"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...
 Indiana had seven CWPA All-Academic team selections in its first year in the conference.
 The Hoosiers won two Midwest Regional Championships in first three years.
 Indiana Head Coach Barry King has coached two Midwest Regional MVPs and one Big Ten MVP.
 Sophomore Melissa Pietras also competes in the 50-, 100-, and 200-yard freestyle events for the Indiana women's swimming team.
 Senior Louanne Hovater was once the swimming coach for PGA Tour's Steve Elkington's two kids.
 Sophomore Kristen Jonikaitis is currently enrolled in the Army ROTC program at Indiana University.
 Senior Louanne Hovater, 2001 Miss Bayou City, will be competing next spring in her first Miss Texas pageant.

2002 Bio updates

Sarah Butler
Scored a goal 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...saw extended playing time against Villanova...scored on a goal on three shots and two steals against the Wildcats...currently has three goals on nine shots and three steals this season.

Melissa DeBiasse
Played in three of four matches at the UCSD Arena Invitational...saw action against the Wildcats of Villanova and racked up a steal...will look to continue to come off the bench and play hard at the CWPA weekend.

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...played in all four matches at the Princeton Invitational, scoring two goals in each game...racked up a total of eight goals on only 12 shots...had four steals in win over #19 Brown...has 13 goals, five assists and a team leading 23 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... played entire game between the pipes for the Hoosiers against Villanova...had seven saves only allowed six goals in the victory...has 38 saves on 98 shots (.388) and allowing 30 goals (3.30 gapg), also has eight steals on the season.

Louanne Hovater
Played in all four matches of the UCSD Arena Invitational..recorded first steal of the season against Cal Baptist...saw time in three of the Hoosiers four matches at the Princeton Invitational...scored first goal of the year against Villanova, also had an assist against the Wildcats...has one goal, three assists, and one steal on the season.

Kristen Jonikaitis
Saw limited action at the UCSD Invitational...played in three matches...played in three of the four matches at the Princeton Invitational... scored two goals and tallied one assist and two steals.....has four goals on 11 shots and two 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...saw action in all four matches of the Princeton Invitational...scored two goals on only two shots against the Villanova Wildcats...has five goals, three 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..defended the goal in three of the four matches at the Princeton Invite... had 9 saves against UMass...ended the with 19 saves on 61 shots on the invite....has 58 saves on 160 shots (.384) on the season...has allowed 65 goals for a goals against average of 5.90...has seven 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...played solid in all four matches of the Princeton Invitational...had two steals and an assist in matches against both Villanova and Princeton...has one goal, three assist and 13 steals on the year.

Sharna Nelson
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...saw action in all four Princeton Invite matches...gained CWPA Player-of-the-Week award recognition for her play...scored eight goals on 20 shots and racked up four assists for the Invitational...had a three goal outing against #16 Princeton...ranks second on the team in goals with 19 on 53 shots this season...also has recorded six assists and seven 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... saw time in all four Princeton Invitational matches...had a career day scoring five goals on six shots and dished out two assists against the #16 Princeton Tigers...finished the Invite with seven goals, seven assists and four steals...currently has 12 goals, a team leading 17 assists and eight 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 and the Princeton Invitational due to IU women's swim team responsibilities...will make return to water polo squad at CWPA Weekend.

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....played in all four matches of the Princeton Invite...dished out a career-high four assists against Villanova...scored three goals on six shots against UMass and finished the Invite with six goals, seven assists and five steals.... leads the team in goals with 20 and shots with 57 on the season...also ranks second on the team in assists with eight and steals with 15.

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....played in all four matches of the Princeton Invite....had an assist against UMass....has two goals, four assists and 14 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...saw time in all four matches of the Princeton Invitational.....had two goals, two assists and six steals for the Invite....has racked up 11 goals on 24 shots this season with three assists and nine 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...played in two of the four matches at the Princeton Invite....had two steals against #19 Brown....also had an assist and a steal in victory over Villanova...has three goals on eight shots for the season...also has three assists and five steals this year.