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Hoosiers Fall To No. 7 UC Davis, 14-7
3/11/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
March 11, 2007
DAVIS, Calif. -- Brooke Zimmerman and Melissa Soria each scored two goals as No. 20 Indiana water polo team fell to UC Davis, 14-7, at the Schaal Aquatics Center on Sunday, March 11.
The Hoosiers are now 5-9 overall on the year while the Aggies improve to 15-4 on the season.
Jaclyn Tameris, Brittany Estrada and Kristin Zernicke each also tallied scores for the Hoosiers in the loss.
Christi Raycraft led all players with four goals, while Mary Lowe added three goals for UC Davis. Amber Korner posted seven saves in her three quarters in net for the Aggies.
After Lowe scored her first of two power play goals in the opening minutes, Raycraft helped UC Davis extend its early lead when her steal led to an O'Roarke score. She then drew a five-meter exclusion and converted her own penalty shot to push the lead up to 3-0.
The Hoosiers got on the board as Zimmerman assisted Soria on a goal on the next possession to cut the deficit to 3-1, but the Aggies tacked on two more goals to move ahead, 5-1.
A blast from Zimmerman and a power play rebound and putback by Jaclyn Tameris closed the gap to 5-3 at the end of the first period. That was as close as the Hoosiers would come in the contest.
Uribe opened the second quarter by converting on an outside shot, igniting a 9-1 Aggie run that lasted through the third period. UC Davis led 8-3 at the half. Raycraft scored three straight goals in the third frame.
Indiana scored three goals in the fourth quarter to cut into the Aggie lead. Zimmerman hit a short lob at the 7:14 mark, then assisted Estrada a minute later. Kristin Zernicke finished her counter attack at the 5:15 mark to bring the score to its final tally of 14-7.
Katie Carson made five saves between the pipes for the Hoosiers, while the Aggies' Amber Korner tallied seven
The Hoosiers return to action on Tuesday, March 13 when they take on Claremont in Bakersfield, Calif., at 4 p.m. EST. IU will wrap up its California swing by playing host Cal State Bakersfield at 7 p.m.
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