Saturday, January 25
Ann Arbor, MI
3:45 PM
Indiana University
17
vs
18
Wagner
Hoosiers Drop Heartbreaker To Wagner In Overtime
1/25/2020 6:19:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Indiana Women's Water Polo fell to No. 21 Wagner in sudden-death overtime in the Michigan Invitational on Saturday, 18-17. The Hoosiers trailed, 9-5, and scored seven unanswered to take a 12-9 lead before succumbing in OT. Leading the Hoosiers was sophomore Tina Doherty with five goals and senior Megan Abarta with three goals and three steals.
KEY MOMENTS
• Wagner scored the first two goals of the game with scores from Valeria Rojas at the 7:38 mark of the first quarter and from Malia Josephson at the 6:11 mark.
• The Hoosiers got on the board with 5:07 remaining in the first quarter on a goal from sophomore Lauren Etnyre to cut the lead to 2-1.
• Wagner and IU traded goals with Wagner's Malia Josephson scoring with 4:04 remaining in the first quarter and the Hoosiers answering with sophomore Izzy Mandema scoring with 2:29 remaining in the quarter.
• Both teams traded goals again before Wagner scored the last two goals to take a 6-3 lead.
• Doherty to open the second quarter helped IU close the gap to 6-5 at the 5:56 mark of the second quarter.
• Abbey Simshauser and Skye Nankervis (2) scored the next three goals for Wagner before Doherty scored her third goal of the second quarter with two seconds remaining to send the Hoosiers into halftime, trailing, 9-6.
• Freshman Berta Pascual and Mandema scored the first two goals of the third quarter for the Hoosiers at the 7:00 minute and 6:08 marks to cut the deficit to 9-8.
• The Hoosiers tied the game up at nine when senior Gillian Gatecliff scored a goal off of an assist from Doherty at the 5:42 mark of the third quarter.
• Mandema gave the Hoosiers their first lead of the season at 10-9 on a goal with 4:30 left in the third quarter. Abartaand freshman Zoe Crouch scored the next two Hoosiers goals to give them their largest lead at three, 12-9, with 51 seconds left in the third quarter.
• Wagner and the Hoosiers traded goals with Wagner scoring with 39 seconds left in the third and Abarta scoring again with 23 seconds remaining to make the score 13-10.
• Sofia Diaz Alvarez scored with four seconds left in the third quarter for Wagner to make the score 13-11, Hoosiers.
• Abarta scored the first goal of the fourth quarter with 7:38 remaining to give the Hoosiers a 14-11 lead.
• Wagner scored the next two goals at the 5:07 mark and the 4:27 mark with goals by Alvarez and Abbey Simshauser to cut the deficit to 14-13.
• Doherty gave the Hoosiers some cushion with a goal at the 1:14 minute mark of the fourth quarter to make the score 15-13.
• Simshauser scored two goals with under a minute left at the 36-minute mark and the one-second mark to send the game to overtime for Wagner, tied at 15.
• Alvarez scored the only goal in the first overtime with 53 seconds left to take a 17-16 lead.
• Crouch scored her second goal of the day to tie the game up at 17 for the Hoosiers with 43 seconds left in the second overtime period.
• Alvarez scored the game-winning goal in sudden death overtime to win the game for Wagner, 18-17.
NOTABLES
• With the loss, the Hoosiers are now 0-2 on the season and 16-2 all time against the Gauchos.
• Sophomore goalie Sarah Greeven had a career-high 15 saves against Wagner.
• After trailing 9-5, the Hoosiers scored seven unanswered points to take a 12-5 lead.
• Doherty scored five goals in the game, which is tied for fifth all time in single-game scoring. She has eight total through two games.
• Abarta scored three goals and tied her career high with three steals.
• Crouch scored a career-high two goals in the loss to Wagner.
• Mandema scored a season-high three goals and now has five on the season.
• Pascual scored the first two goals of her career in the game against Wagner.
• The Hoosiers were 5-of-9 on powerplays and had a shooting percentage of .630.
• This game marks the first overtime game for the Hoosiers since the semifinals of the 2018 CWPA Championship against Princeton (April 28, 2018, L 10-8).
UP NEXT
• Indiana will continue their play in the Michigan Invitational on Sunday when the play No. 11 Pacific at 12:30 p.m. and No. 24 Marist at 4:15 p.m.
KEY MOMENTS
• Wagner scored the first two goals of the game with scores from Valeria Rojas at the 7:38 mark of the first quarter and from Malia Josephson at the 6:11 mark.
• The Hoosiers got on the board with 5:07 remaining in the first quarter on a goal from sophomore Lauren Etnyre to cut the lead to 2-1.
• Wagner and IU traded goals with Wagner's Malia Josephson scoring with 4:04 remaining in the first quarter and the Hoosiers answering with sophomore Izzy Mandema scoring with 2:29 remaining in the quarter.
• Both teams traded goals again before Wagner scored the last two goals to take a 6-3 lead.
• Doherty to open the second quarter helped IU close the gap to 6-5 at the 5:56 mark of the second quarter.
• Abbey Simshauser and Skye Nankervis (2) scored the next three goals for Wagner before Doherty scored her third goal of the second quarter with two seconds remaining to send the Hoosiers into halftime, trailing, 9-6.
• Freshman Berta Pascual and Mandema scored the first two goals of the third quarter for the Hoosiers at the 7:00 minute and 6:08 marks to cut the deficit to 9-8.
• The Hoosiers tied the game up at nine when senior Gillian Gatecliff scored a goal off of an assist from Doherty at the 5:42 mark of the third quarter.
• Mandema gave the Hoosiers their first lead of the season at 10-9 on a goal with 4:30 left in the third quarter. Abartaand freshman Zoe Crouch scored the next two Hoosiers goals to give them their largest lead at three, 12-9, with 51 seconds left in the third quarter.
• Wagner and the Hoosiers traded goals with Wagner scoring with 39 seconds left in the third and Abarta scoring again with 23 seconds remaining to make the score 13-10.
• Sofia Diaz Alvarez scored with four seconds left in the third quarter for Wagner to make the score 13-11, Hoosiers.
• Abarta scored the first goal of the fourth quarter with 7:38 remaining to give the Hoosiers a 14-11 lead.
• Wagner scored the next two goals at the 5:07 mark and the 4:27 mark with goals by Alvarez and Abbey Simshauser to cut the deficit to 14-13.
• Doherty gave the Hoosiers some cushion with a goal at the 1:14 minute mark of the fourth quarter to make the score 15-13.
• Simshauser scored two goals with under a minute left at the 36-minute mark and the one-second mark to send the game to overtime for Wagner, tied at 15.
• Alvarez scored the only goal in the first overtime with 53 seconds left to take a 17-16 lead.
• Crouch scored her second goal of the day to tie the game up at 17 for the Hoosiers with 43 seconds left in the second overtime period.
• Alvarez scored the game-winning goal in sudden death overtime to win the game for Wagner, 18-17.
NOTABLES
• With the loss, the Hoosiers are now 0-2 on the season and 16-2 all time against the Gauchos.
• Sophomore goalie Sarah Greeven had a career-high 15 saves against Wagner.
• After trailing 9-5, the Hoosiers scored seven unanswered points to take a 12-5 lead.
• Doherty scored five goals in the game, which is tied for fifth all time in single-game scoring. She has eight total through two games.
• Abarta scored three goals and tied her career high with three steals.
• Crouch scored a career-high two goals in the loss to Wagner.
• Mandema scored a season-high three goals and now has five on the season.
• Pascual scored the first two goals of her career in the game against Wagner.
• The Hoosiers were 5-of-9 on powerplays and had a shooting percentage of .630.
• This game marks the first overtime game for the Hoosiers since the semifinals of the 2018 CWPA Championship against Princeton (April 28, 2018, L 10-8).
UP NEXT
• Indiana will continue their play in the Michigan Invitational on Sunday when the play No. 11 Pacific at 12:30 p.m. and No. 24 Marist at 4:15 p.m.
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