Hoosiers Drop Opener Despite Big Second Half

Saturday, January 25

Ann Arbor, MI

8:00 AM

Indiana University

UCSB

BLOOMINGTON, IN - FEBRUARY 20, 2019 - \wp during the match between the Indiana Hoosiers and the McKendree Bearcats at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

1/25/2020 10:22:00 AM | Women's Water Polo

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The #23 Indiana Hoosiers Women's Water Polo team opened up their season against the #9 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Saturday morning in the Michigan Invitational. Despite a big second half, where the Hoosiers outscored UCSB, 5-2, the Gauchos prevailed, 10-9. Sophomore Tina Doherty led the Hoosiers with three goals and sophomore Lauren Etnyre recorded two steals.

KEY MOMENTS

UCSB jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first 1:06 with goals by Sarah Snyder and Courtney Heydorff.
Senior attacker Megan Abarta scored the first Hoosier goal of the season to cut the deficit to 2-1 at the 5:34 mark of the first quarter.
After another Gaucho goal, Doherty scored her first goal of the season off of a powerplay to make the score 3-2 with 3:46 remaining in the first quarter.
Both teams continued to trade goals in the first quarter with Amelia Meckelborg scoring for UCSB with 2:36 left and then freshman Zoe Crouch scoring her first career goal with 2:16 remaining.
The Gauchos took a 5-3 lead into the second quarter after a goal from Dani Kauahi at the 1:36 mark of the first.
Abarta scored her second goal of the game with 1:48 remaining in the first half but the Hoosiers trailed, 8-4, at halftime.
IU started their second half run with 6:43 remaining in the third quarter on a goal from Doherty that was converted off of a penalty shot. Sophomore Izzy Mandema scored again for the Hoosiers at the 5:12 mark of the third to cut the deficit to 8-6.
UCSB answered Mandema's goal at the 4:44 point of the third quarter on another Kauahi goal but the Hoosiers responded 28 seconds with Doherty scoring her third goal of the day to bring the score to 9-7.
The Hoosiers scored the first two goals of the fourth quarter to tie the Gauchos at nine with goals by junior Juli Hilovsky at the 7:08 mark and another goal by Mandema at the 5:16 mark.
Snyder scored the game-winning goal for UCSB with 1:38 remaining in the game.

NOTABLE

With the loss, the Hoosiers are now 5-7 all time against the Gauchos.
Sophomore goalie, Mary Askew, finished the game with 10 save for the Hoosiers.
IU scored nine goals on 24 attempted shots, while making all four of their penalty shots.
Freshman Zoe Crouch scored her first career goal with 2:16 remaining in the first quarter.
Indiana outscored UCSB 5-2 in the second half and tied the game for the first time in the fourth quarter with 5:16 remaining.
Abarta and Doherty both paced the Hoosiers with five shots a piece and Etnyre had a team-high two steals.