No. 12 Indiana Splits Pair at Midwest Invite

Saturday, February 8

Bloomington, Ind.

12 P.M. ET

Indiana University

0-0

Marist

0-0

Marist College

Indiana (W)

BLOOMINGTON, IN - February 08, 2025 - attacker Skylar Kidd #10 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the match between the Michigan Wolverines and the Indiana Hoosiers at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

2/8/2025 9:21:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 12 Indiana women's water polo started the day with a 14-12 win over Marist but fell for the first time this season in 15-14 decision to No. 16 Michigan in the Midwest Invite on Saturday at Counsilman-Billinglsley Aquatic Center.

KEY MOMENTS VS. MARIST

In the first half, Indiana was led by hat tricks from senior Skylar Kidd and junior Grace Klingler. Marist would end up taking a 5-4 lead after the first as the Hoosiers rattled off five goals in the fifth to take a 9-6 edge at the break.
The Red Foxes had the advantage in the third, cutting the deficit to one including a last second 6-on-5 opportunity to make it a 12-11 Hoosier lead.
Senior Portia Sasser and junior Nicole Tyner combined in the fourth for a pair of goals as Indiana held off a late comeback attempt.

KEY MOMENTS VS. MICHIGAN

The lead was as many as four for the Hoosiers in the first quarter as four different players got Indiana out a 5-1 lead. But the Wolverines would answer with four goals of their own but IU held on to the 6-5 advantage.
The game went back-and-forth much of the second quarter as Michigan broke an 8-8 tie late in the frame on a powerplay to take the 10-8 lead at the half.
Sollie scored first for Indiana in the third with an assist from Tyner. Downes made it a 10-all game with 4:07 remaining. But UM made it a one-point lead (12-11) at the end of the third on a goal with 1:39 left.
Going down a pair of goals early in the fourth, Downes scored with 5:31 on the clock to bring IU back within one. In another back-and-forth effort, the game was tied at 14-all on goal from Tyner. The Wolverines would score with 1:30 left and proved to be the difference maker as Indiana's late quarter shots were no good.

NOTES

Indiana moves to 9-1 overall on the 2025 season.
Kidd led the way with four goals in the opener against the Red Foxes. Klingler and Sollie each had hat tricks.
Goalies Jasmine Higgs and Audrey Cox split time in cage against Marist with Higgs adding four saves while Cox also had four saves and two steals.
Junior Louisa Downes posted four assists in the win.
Downes led the way against Michigan with a career-high six goals and had three assists for nine points Sollie also notched her fourth hat trick of the season.
Higgs and Cox combined for four saves each.

UP NEXT
Indiana faces Wagner in the Midwest Invite finale at 8:30 a.m. ET on Sunday at Counsilman-Billinglsley Aquatic Center.

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