IU Set to Play USC and UC Irvine in California

Bloomington, Ind. – The Indiana University water polo team returns to California this weekend after spending a week off to prepare for their second Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference match-up against No. 1 USC. Following a battle against the Trojans, the Hoosiers will go on to face No. 7 UC Irvine on the Anteaters home territory.

The Schedule
Saturday, Feb. 16 • Los Angeles, Calif.
7:00 PM ET | #20 Indiana (1-6) vs. #1 USC (12-0)
Uytengsu Aquatics Center
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Sunday, Feb. 17 • Irvine, Calif.
3:00 PM ET | #20 Indiana (1-6) vs. #7 UC Irvine (5-3)
Anteater Aquatics Complex
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Leading the Pack
The freshman class continues to prove their worth throughout the season as they persistently take control of Indiana's attack.

During the Stanford Invite weekend, goalkeeper Sarah Greeven showed her defensive dominance by grabbing a total of 24 saves across the three-game spread. Greeven put up a single-game career high of 11 saves against No. 13 UC Davis for a career total of 36.

Attacker Tina Doherty also had an accomplishing weekend on the offensive end as she collected a total of seven goals throughout the weened, three against No. 4 California and another four against No. 13 UC Davis. Doherty now leads the team in scoring with 13 goals as well as steals with a total of eight.

USC Rematch
The Hoosiers first met the Trojans this season at the UC Santa Barbara Winter Invite. Indiana gave a strong defensive effort, grabbing a team total of eight steals while goalkeeper Mary Askew collected another eight saves. In the end, the Hoosiers struggled offensively only tossing in one goal resulting in a 11-1 loss.

Indiana looks to bounce back from their last meeting and upset the undefeated USC in a rematch show down.

Conference Play
Saturday's fight against the Trojans will mark Indiana's second MPSF conference match-up and USC's first. The Hoosiers shoot to get their first conference win of the season after falling to No. 2 Stanford two weeks ago at the Stanford Invite.

Two-Game Weekend
After throwing down with the Trojans, the Hoosiers will move on to their second Top-25 match-up of the weekend facing No. 7 UC Irvine. Indiana last met Irvine back in March of 2015 when the Hoosiers fell just short of a victory over the Anteaters, losing 10-6.

Indiana looks at this weekend's game as an opportunity to improve their all-time series record with the Anteaters from 3-5 to 4-5.

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Players Mentioned

Mary Askew

Tina Doherty

Sarah Greeven

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