Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Travels West For Loyola Marymount Tournament
3/11/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
March 11, 2009
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -
The No. 19 Indiana Hoosiers (9-6, 4-0 CWPA West) will take their eight game winning streak to Los Angeles, Calif. for the Loyola Marymount Tournament on March 14-15. The Hoosiers will have a difficult slate of games that features three teams ranked in the Varsity Top 20. They will take on No. 18 Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday at 10:50 a.m. PT, followed by a contest against No. 10 Loyola Marymount at 2:20 p.m. PT. On Sunday, Indiana will meet No. 11 Cal State Northridge at 9:40 a.m. PT, and will finish the tournament with a game against Cal State San Bernardino at 2:20 p.m. PT.
Indiana is fresh off a successful trip to Ann Arbor, Mich. that included four double-digit victories over CWPA Western Division opponents. The Hoosiers defeated Washington & Jefferson, Chatham, Grove City, and Penn State Behrend to tie Michigan at 4-0 atop the division standings.
Heading into the weekend, sophomore Amy Moore leads the Hoosiers in scoring with 22 goals on the season. Sophomore Lauren Wyckoff, coming off an 11 goal weekend in Ann Arbor, is second on the team with 16 total goals.
At goalkeeper, junior Katie Carson and freshman Cassie Wyckoff have split time throughout the season. Both have played well of late, as the Hoosiers allowed only five goals last weekend in CWPA play. While the goalies played a key role, much of that credit also goes to the Indiana team defense.
Defensively, Indiana's pressure was consistently too much to handle for their four opponents in Ann Arbor. The Hoosiers allowed less than 20 shots per game in each of their four wins over the weekend. Moore also leads the way defensively, racking up a team-high 24 steals. Sophomore Nicole Redder and freshman Jakie Köhli have each tallied 22 steals to help bolster the Hoosiers' stingy defense.
A Closer Look at the Opponents
No. 18 Cal State Bakersfield
Cal State Bakersfield enters the weekend with a 10-7 overall record. The Roadrunners finished 1-3 this past weekend in the UC Davis Invitational, including an 18-3 loss to No. 1 Stanford. CSUB is led in scoring by senior Amanda Ortiz, with 40 goals on the season. Senior Veronica Campbell anchors the net for the Roadrunners, tallying 142 saves in 428 total minutes of action.
Indiana holds a 4-1 series edge against CSUB, including an 8-4 win last season.
Common Opponents:
CSUB vs. UC Santa Barbara (2x), W 13-9, W 12-11
CSUB vs. Arizona State, L 7-10
CSUB vs. Santa Clara (2x), W 9-5, L 10-11
CSUB vs. Cal State Monterey Bay, W 18-13
CSUB vs. Stanford, L 3-18
No. 10 Loyola Marymount
Loyola Marymount carries a 7-3 record this season, which includes wins over five ranked teams. The Lions most recent game was at No. 9 UC Irvine, where LMU fell 10-6. They are led by senior Nicole Hughes, who is third all-time on the LMU scoring list. Junior Eliana Arellano and freshman Elise Ponce share time at goalkeeper for the Lions.
Indiana has never beaten Loyola Marymount in ten tries. Last season, the Hoosiers lost a close battle 14-11.
Common Opponents:
LMU vs. UCLA, L 7-14
LMU vs. Cal State Northridge (2x), W 8-7, W 12-10
No. 11 Cal State Northridge
CSU Northridge takes an 8-12 record into the LMU Tournament. The Matadors are coming off a 3-1 weekend at the Cal Lutheran Invitational. Senior Jessica Coy leads the attack for Northridge with 28 goals, followed by fellow senior Tara McGinley with 24. Junior Jillian Stapf, the school record holder in saves, is the starting goalkeeper for the Matadors.
This will be the second meeting this season between Indiana and CSU Northridge, with the Matadors winning a highly contested game against the Hoosiers 6-4 during the Michigan Kick-Off. The teams have split two games apiece all-time.
Common Opponents:
CSUN vs. Arizona State (2x), L 9-10, L 6-7
CSUN vs. California, L 5-9
CSUN at USC, L 0-14
CSUN vs. Cal State Monterey Bay, W 12-5
CSUN vs. UCLA, L 3-9
Cal State San Bernardino
CSUSB heads into the weekend with a 6-7 overall record, including a 12-5 victory of Notre Dame on March 8. Junior Kaitlin Hartman scored seven goals in the win against the Fighting Irish. Sophomore Bryanna Burns guards the net for the Coyotes, as she was named WWPA Player of the Week after making 64 saves in the Chapman University Tournament.
Indiana is undefeated against San Bernardino in three total games between the teams. Their most recent meeting came in 2006, and was an 8-5 Hoosier victory.
No Common Opponents
