6-Seed Hoosiers Fall In Overtime To 3-Seed Stanford In MPSF Championships Opener

Friday, April 26

Bloomington, Ind.

1:45 P.M. ET

Indiana University

20-9

3-seed (#4) Stanford

17-5

Indiana (W)

Stanford (W)

6-Seed Hoosiers Fall In Overtime To 3-Seed Stanford In MPSF Championships Opener

4/26/2024 5:00:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – 6-seeded Indiana couldn't hang on to a four-goal lead as it fell 9-8 in overtime to 3-seed Stanford in the MPSF opener on Friday at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.

KEY MOMENTS

Indiana (20-9) led a balanced offense in the first quarter with five Hoosiers finding the back of the net to gain a 5-1 lead against the Cardinal (17-5). Junior Sophie Sollie was the first to gain a goal, assisted by graduate student Zoe Crouch.

The Hoosier defense stepped in the second quarter, as freshman goalkeeper Audrey Cox put up five saves. Senior Sophie Wazzan threw in a late goal assisted by junior Skylar Kidd, to push the score to 6-4 at the break.

Sollie scored her second goal early in the third, along with a goal by junior Grace Hathaway the Hoosiers pushed their lead to 8-4. Sophomore Jasmine Higgs came in as goalie and kept the Cardinal scoreless in the quarter by blocking five shots.

After an Indiana penalty, Stanford scored on the penalty attempt to close in on Indiana's lead at 8-7. Senior Kallie White got the steal under one-minute attempting a goal, but Stanford forced a comeback, tying up the game 8-8 in the last minute, and pushing to overtime.
In the first overtime period, sophomore Grace Klinger led the Hoosiers taking two shots on goal, along with Wazzan who earned a steal and a block to help keep the Cardinals scoreless.
Higgs was ready with two vital saves halfway through the second overtime period, but let a Stanford goal go through in the last 20 seconds.

NOTES

Six Hoosiers recorded goals, with Sollie and Wazzan sharing the team high of two goals each.
Crouch recorded a team high three steals.
Higgs and Cox split time recording a combined 16 saves for the team.
Kidd led the team with assists, adding a pair.

UP NEXT
Indiana will face 7-seed San Jose State at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday in an elimination game.

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