Indiana University Athletics
No. 16 Hoosiers Head West for Triton Invitational
2/3/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
Feb. 3, 2010
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -
The No. 16 Indiana Hoosiers continue their season on Saturday as they take on No. 14 UC Santa Barbara to open the Triton Invitational in La Jolla, Calif. The Hoosiers will then meet either No. 11 UC Irvine or No. 17 Cal Baptist on Saturday afternoon. The highly competitive tournament features 11 teams ranked in the Varsity Top 20. Indiana's schedule on Sunday will be determined by the outcome of play on Saturday.
TRITON INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE
Saturday, Feb. 6
12:00 p.m. -- #16 Indiana vs. #14 UC Santa Barbara
TBD -- #16 Indiana vs. #11 UC Irvine or #17 Cal Baptist
Sunday, Feb. 7
TBD -- #16 Indiana vs. TBD
TBD -- #16 Indiana vs. TBD
THE FIELD
Bracket A - #7 San Diego State, Long Beach State, #18 CSU Bakersfield, Redlands
Bracket B - #11 UC Irvine, #14 UC Santa Barbara, #16 Indiana, #17 Cal Baptist, Pomona-Pitzer
Bracket C - #10 Loyola Marymount, #15 UC Davis, #20 Maryland, Sonoma State
Bracket D - #13 Hartwick, #12 CSU Northridge, Marist, UC San Diego
WEEK IN REVIEW
Indiana began the season with a 1-2 record at the Michigan Kick-Off in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Jan. 23-24. The Hoosiers battled No. 5 UCLA in the season opener and trailed by two at the half, before falling 12-6. Indiana got off to a slow start against No. 7 San Jose State, falling behind 5-0 during the second period. The Hoosiers would rally, but it was not enough as the Spartans held on for the 8-6 win. Indiana ended the weekend strong with a 13-7 victory against Colorado State, bringing their all-time record against the Rams to 8-0.
HOOSIERS IN THE POLLS
The Hoosiers are currently ranked No. 16 in the Varsity Top 20, moving up two positions from the Jan. 27 poll. It marks the highest ranking since April 22, 2009 when the Hoosiers were also No. 16. Indiana also climbed one spot in the CWPA Poll to No. 3, behind Michigan and Hartwick.
SCORING STREAK
Sophomore Jakie Köhli scored the first of her career-high four goals in the second minute of the 13-7 Indiana win over Colorado State on Jan. 24. Köhli has scored at least one goal in 13 consecutive games played. The streak began on March 22, 2009 against San Diego State at the Aztec Invitational.
QUICK THREE
Junior Nicole Redder tied a career-high with four goals against Colorado State, including a remarkable three scores in a 57 second span early in the fourth quarter. Redder's flurry helped the Hoosiers extend their lead from two to five and was key in securing their first win of the young season.
Redder also picked up where she left off last season in the steals department, grabbing seven takeaways, which ties the team-high. Köhli also notched seven steals over the weekend. Redder has made at least one steal in eight consecutive games dating back to April 18, 2009. She currently sits at 122 career steals, which puts her eight behind Clare Meadows, who is tenth on the Indiana all-time list.
FIRST TIMERS
Three Hoosiers recorded their first career goals during the Michigan Kick-Off. Junior Katie Black and freshman Jenna Lee Tameris scored one goal each against UCLA in their first game as Hoosiers. Freshman Kym King scored on a high-arcing lob against San Jose State.
A LOOK AT BRACKET B
No. 14 UC Santa Barbara
UCSB enters the Triton Invitational with a 4-3 record in 2010, coming off a 1-3 mark at the Northern California Invitational on Jan. 29-30. Each of the Gauchos' three losses have come against teams ranked in the top four in the country.
No. 11 UC Irvine
The Anteaters of UC Irvine currently have a 1-1 record after hosting the UC Irvine Mini Tournament over the weekend. UCI defeated No. 18 CSU Bakersfield 17-11 and lost to No. 9 Arizona State 13-3.
No. 17 Cal Baptist
Cal Baptist is 4-1 on the young season after going 2-1 at the Lancer Invite on Jan. 29-30, including an 8-5 win over No. 18 CSU Bakersfield. CBU's loss came at the hands of No. 12 CSU Northridge 10-9.
Pomona-Pitzer
The Sagehens are 1-3 during the 2010 season after splitting a pair of games on Jan. 31, defeating Redlands 12-7 and falling to CSUSB 9-7.
INDIANA ALL-TIME vs. BRACKET B
UC Santa Barbara: UCSB leads 3-2
(last meeting: W 7-6, 2/8/04)
UC Irvine: Indiana leads 3-2
(last meeting: L 1-10, 3/13/08)
Cal Baptist: Indiana leads 5-1
(last meeting: W 9-8, 2/9/08)
Pomona-Pitzer: N/A
HOOSIER HISTORY AT THE TRITON/UCSD INVITATIONAL
Indiana has made five trips to UC San Diego for invitational tournaments during their first 12 varsity seasons. The Hoosiers have an 8-13 overall record during those tournaments. In 2004, the Hoosiers went 3-1, with wins over UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, and UC San Diego.
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Fans can also find video interviews of players on TwitVid throughout the season, which will be posted on the Twitter page. Last week, Nicole Redder took time out to discuss the opening trip to Michigan, as well as her thoughts on the rest of the season.
