No. 3 Cal Takes Down No. 19 IU

Saturday, March 18

Berkeley, CA

4:00 P.M. ET

Indiana University

#3 Cal

BLOOMINGTON, IN - March 4, 2023 - goalkeeper Mary Askew #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Indiana Hoosiers at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Gretta Cohoon/Indiana Athletics

3/18/2023 7:40:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

Final Stats

BERKLEY, Calif. – No. 19 Indiana suffered a narrow defeat in MPSF action on Saturday at No. 3 Cal, falling 9-7 at Spieker Aquatics Complex.

KEY MOMENTS

Freshman Louisa Downes evened the score late in the first quarter, while sophomore Grace Hathaway got a pass from freshman Nicole Tyner to make it a 2-1 advantage for the Hoosiers.
Senior Zoe Crouch evened things up after the Bears went up one score with 2:35 left in the second quarter. Cal had the answer on a 6-on-5 opportunity to take a 4-3 halftime lead.
Indiana fell behind in the third, getting outscored 3-1, and faced a 7-4 deficit with one quarter to play. They faced as many as a four-goal deficit in the fourth but battled their way back as it just came up short.

NOTES

Downes led the way with three goals.
Crouch, Debow, White, Tyner and Hathaway each added a goal.
Senior goalie Mary Askew recorded 12 saves in the cage.
Indiana moves to 13-10 on the year.

UP NEXT
IU returns to action on Saturday, March 25 at USC. Game time is set for 4 p.m. ET.

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