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IU Getting CWPA Preview at Bruno Classic
2/5/2016 1:56:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
By Sam Beishuizen | Twitter
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana water polo's second weekend of competition is a preview of sorts.
The No. 13 Hoosiers head to the Bruno Classic in Providence, Rhode Island, where they'll meet against fellow CWPA rivals Brown and No. 21 Harvard in between matches with No. 16 Wagner and No. 20 Marist.
The matches won't count against conference record—that won't begin until April—but it will give IU a clear understanding of where it stacks up against the CWPA early in the season.
"We just haven't gotten that experience of playing our conference games," senior goalkeeper Mary Campbell said. "I think with just a couple of those games this weekend under our belt, we'll be more towards where we need to be."
The Hoosiers are coming off a pair of losses to No. 6 Arizona State two weekends ago still looking to establish themselves. Indiana head coach Barry King is working with one of his youngest and smallest rosters in recent years with just five upperclassmen leading nine freshmen and sophomores.
The young roster has made for its own share of unavoidable challenges and growing pains, Campbell said. That's where weekend previews of conference opponents are especially valuable to measure where IU stands.
"With any new team, you're dealing with a lot of homesick people," she said. "You're dealing with a lot of people who aren't used to playing at this level. Like, 'Oh shoot, we've got to go to the gym for so many hours a week. We've got to be in the pool for this amount of hours.' So it comes with a lot of motivating the newer girls."
Those problems aren't exclusive to Indiana. This being an Olympic year, many of the traditional water polo powers across the country are playing with smaller, less experienced rosters. It's become part of the sport.
Indiana has spent the last two weeks in Bloomington trying to learn from their Arizona road trip before a crash course in playing against CWPA opponents. Campbell said the Hoosiers' biggest key is sharpening up their counter attack to try and jumpstart their offense with easy scoring opportunities.
More than anything else, she just wants to see the wins.
"It's important to grow as a team and especially see how other teams in our conference are," Campbell said," but wins. We just need to win."
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana water polo's second weekend of competition is a preview of sorts.
The No. 13 Hoosiers head to the Bruno Classic in Providence, Rhode Island, where they'll meet against fellow CWPA rivals Brown and No. 21 Harvard in between matches with No. 16 Wagner and No. 20 Marist.
The matches won't count against conference record—that won't begin until April—but it will give IU a clear understanding of where it stacks up against the CWPA early in the season.
"We just haven't gotten that experience of playing our conference games," senior goalkeeper Mary Campbell said. "I think with just a couple of those games this weekend under our belt, we'll be more towards where we need to be."
The Hoosiers are coming off a pair of losses to No. 6 Arizona State two weekends ago still looking to establish themselves. Indiana head coach Barry King is working with one of his youngest and smallest rosters in recent years with just five upperclassmen leading nine freshmen and sophomores.
The young roster has made for its own share of unavoidable challenges and growing pains, Campbell said. That's where weekend previews of conference opponents are especially valuable to measure where IU stands.
"With any new team, you're dealing with a lot of homesick people," she said. "You're dealing with a lot of people who aren't used to playing at this level. Like, 'Oh shoot, we've got to go to the gym for so many hours a week. We've got to be in the pool for this amount of hours.' So it comes with a lot of motivating the newer girls."
Those problems aren't exclusive to Indiana. This being an Olympic year, many of the traditional water polo powers across the country are playing with smaller, less experienced rosters. It's become part of the sport.
Indiana has spent the last two weeks in Bloomington trying to learn from their Arizona road trip before a crash course in playing against CWPA opponents. Campbell said the Hoosiers' biggest key is sharpening up their counter attack to try and jumpstart their offense with easy scoring opportunities.
More than anything else, she just wants to see the wins.
"It's important to grow as a team and especially see how other teams in our conference are," Campbell said," but wins. We just need to win."
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