No. 15 Hoosiers Pick Up Two Ranked Wins Over No. 18 Harvard and No. 25 Marist

Saturday, February 3

Cambridge, Mass.

10:30 A.M. ET

Indiana University

0-0

#18 Harvard

0-0

Indiana (W)

Harvard 2024

BLOOMINGTON, IN - February 18, 2023- attacker Skylar Kidd #10 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Saint Francis Red Flash and the Indiana Hoosiers at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Gretta Cohoon/Indiana Athletics

No. 15 Hoosiers Pick Up Two Ranked Wins Over No. 18 Harvard and No. 25 Marist

2/3/2024 6:52:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 15 Indiana improved to 6-0 as it defeated No. 18 Harvard and No. 25 Marist at Blodgett Pool on day one of the Bruno Classic on Saturday.

KEY MOMENTS VS. HARVARD

Harvard jumped out to an early 1-0 lead but the Hoosiers fired back with four-straight goals from sophomore Sophia Sollie, graduate student Zoe Crouch, sophomore Nicole Tyner and junior Skylar Kidd brought the game to a 4-1 advantage at the 2:36 mark.
The Crimson got one back with 1:40 remaining but Tyner picked up the steal and fired one-on-one at the goalie to make it 5-2. The frame ended with Harvard adding another in the final minute and a shot opportunity coming up empty at the end of the quarter to make it 5-3.
Crouch added her second goal with 6:21 on the clock in the second in a transition opportunity on a pass from sophomore Grace Klingler to make it a 6-4 lead. But IU's lead would dwindle down to a 6-6 tie just past the midway point, but got two goals back with under a minute to play. Junior Portia Sasser's 5-meter was good into the left corner of the goal and a 6-on-5 opportunity saw Sollie notch her second goal with just four ticks remaining to take an 8-6 advantage at the break.
It was all Indiana in the second half, as it built a five-goal lead as Sollie secured a hat trick and a senior Sophie Wazzan goal with 2:18 remaining in the third quarter. Harvard cut the lead down to four with seven second left in the third but IU held a 12-8 advantage.
Goals from Klingler, Sollie, senior Kiki Mein, Crouch and a goalie goal from Higgs helped push the Hoosiers to a 17-10 victory in the fourth.

KEY MOMENTS VS. MARIST

Crouch and Sollie got things started for the Hoosiers against the Red Foxes, as it took a 2-1 lead after the first. Indiana tacked on two more in the second before Marist could respond to make it 4-2 with 3:43 remaining.
Kidd added her second goal of the day on a 6-on-5 opportunity with 1:24 as it pushed the IU lead to 5-2 at the break.
Senior Kallie White knocked in two goals for Indiana in the third, as it continued to build a lead and take an 8-4.
It was another onslaught of goals for Indiana in the fourth, as it outscored Marist 5-1 in the final quarter of action to take its second win over Marist this season.

NOTES

Sollie and Crouch each had hat tricks against Harvard as seven Hoosiers scored in the first win of the day against Harvard.
Sophomore goalie Jasmine Higgs recorded nine saves and her first career goal in the win.
Senior Kallie White paced the way with four assists. Tyner had a pair of goals and a team-high three steals as IU picked up 10 steals.
Kidd scored a team-high five goals in the win over Marist while Crouch added a hat trick. White and Sollie each chipped in two goals.
Seven players recorded an assists against the Red Foxes. Tyner led the way with two steals.
Higgs had 13 saves and Klingler won all four sprints against Marist.

UP NEXT
Indiana closes out action in the Bruno Classic in Providence, R.I. on Sunday against Ponoma-Pitzer (8 a.m. ET) and Brown (11 a.m. ET).

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