Two More Wins For No. 16 Indiana Over Saint Francis, No. 22 LIU

Sunday, January 28

Ann Arbor, Mich.

11 A.M. ET

Indiana University

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Saint Francis

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Saint Francis (W)

Indiana (W)

Two More Wins For No. 16 Indiana Over Saint Francis, No. 22 LIU

1/28/2024 3:49:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Box Score vs. Saint Francis

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – No. 16 Indiana improved to 4-0 after its opening weekend with wins over Saint Francis and No. 22 LIU on Sunday at the Wolverine Invitational.

KEY MOMENTS VS. SAINT FRANCIS

Indiana jumped out to a two-goal lead early in the opening quarter before the Red Foxes got on the board. But a 4-0 run pushed the Hoosiers' lead to 7-1 after one.
Sollie went back-to-back to help Indiana push its lead to 10-0 early in the second quarter and fired off three goals in the final 2:13 of action to take a 13-4 lead at intermission.
Seven more goals went on the board in the third for IU, as graduate student Zoe Crouch notched a hat trick with 3:01 left on the clock. A pair of freshmen got on the board in the fourth as Natalie McCarroll and Gwenyth Le all tossed in goals as Indiana cruised to a 23-9 win.

KEY MOMENTS VS. LIU

Indiana took a 4-1 lead as Kidd notched a hat trick in the first quarter alone on three-straight goals. LIU came within one in the second quarter but Kidd's fourth goal and a shot in the net from sophomore Louisa Downes made it a 6-3 lead at the break.
The Sharks struck first in the third, but back-to-back goals from sophomore Grace Hathaway and Nicole Tyner pushed IU's lead to four.
Indiana's defense held LIU to just one goal in the fourth quarter as Tyner, Kidd and Hathaway all found the back of the net again to come away with the 11-6 victory.

NOTES

Five players scored two or more goals against Saint Francis, led by four from Crouch who also tallied six total points (two assists). Sollie and Kidd each had hat tricks.
Sophomore Grace Klingler led the way with three assists while three others added two each.
Sophomore Jasmine Higgs and senior Haley Hunter split time in goal against the Red Foxes, combining for six saves total.
Kidd led the way against the Sharks with five goals and sophomore Louisa Downes had six points including a team-high five assists.
Higgs picked up both wins in goal for the day and all four for the weekend.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers travel to the Bruno Classic on Feb. 3-4 in Cambridge, Mass. and Providence, R.I.

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