No. 11 Hoosiers Drop Contest To No. 23 LMU At Barbara Kalbus Invitational

Saturday, February 25

Irvine, Calif.

1:30 P.M. ET

Indiana University

12-6

#23 Loyola Marymount

4-9

Loyola Marymount

Indiana

No. 11 Hoosiers Drop Contest To No. 23 LMU At Barbara Kalbus Invitational

2/25/2023 2:56:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

Box Score

IRVINE, Calif. – No. 11 Indiana dropped its second matchup at the 2023 Barbara Kalbus Invitational on Saturday afternoon, falling to No. 23 LMU, 12-11.

KEY MOMENTS

Freshman Grace Klingler and senior Robyn Greenslade got Indiana on the board in the first, but found themselves trailing the Lions, 4-2 after one.
Back-to-back goals from senior Zoe Crouch and sophomore Sophia Sollie knotted the game up with 5:49 to play in the second quarter. The two teams would trade goals before LMU took a 6-5 lead at the break.
In the third, each team added three goals as Indiana tied the game up on back-to-back goals from Klingler and freshman Louisa Downes, making it 8-8 with 3:11 to go. LMU added one late in the third to take a one-goal advantage into the fourth.
IU responded on a two-goal deficit with Klingler's third goal of the day with 6:10 remaining in the contest. Crouch would go back-to-back with Klingler to knot the game at 10-all just seconds later.
Momentum favored Indiana with 4:50 to go as junior Sophie Wazzan converted on the five-meter attempt, but the offense would go scoreless the rest of the game as the Lions tacked on two more in the final 3:48 of play.

NOTES

Klinger led the way with three goals. Crouch, Sollie and Downes each added two.
Indiana had eight assists on 11 made goals.
Seven different players recorded a steal.
Skylar Kidd went 4-for-4 on sprints.

UP NEXT
Indiana will play the non-advancing team between Ponoma-Pitzer and No. 16 UC San Diego on Sunday at 12 p.m. ET.

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