No. 12 Indiana Completes Senior Day Win Over No. 16 Michigan
4/19/2025 3:17:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 12 Indiana capped off the regular season with a 14-11 victory over No. 16 Michigan at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center on Saturday afternoon. Senior Sklyar Kidd recorded a team-high five goals.
KEY MOMENTS
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UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will face off against the No. 2 seed (TBD) on Friday, April 25 at the MPSF Championships at Spieker Aquatic Center in Los Angeles at 2 p.m. ET.
For all the latest on Indiana University women's water polo, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaWPolo on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
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KEY MOMENTS
- Junior goalie Jasmine Higgs set the pace early on with four blocks in the first quarter as Indiana (17-10) built a 4-1 lead thanks to two goals from Kidd.
- Michigan (16-10) retaliated in the second with five goals of their own to cut the lead to one but the Hoosiers as senior Portia Sasser and junior Louisa Downes to take an 8-6 halftime advantage.
- Kidd obtained her fourth goal early in the third quarter as the Indiana defense limited the Wolverines to just one goal in the frame and holding them without a goal for the final 4:52 of the third.
- The lead was as few as two early in the fourth, but Kidd's fourth goal brought the game to a 12-9 lead as Michigan got no closer.
NOTES
- Kidd led the way in her final appearance at CBAC with five goals, tying a season high.
- Senior Olivia Stark led the way with four assists while Sasser added a pair.
- Downes had a hat trick of her own with three goals while Klingler and Sasser each had a pair of scores.
- Higgs finished the afternoon with 12 saves and team-high three steals along with a steal and rew an exclusion.
- Indiana honored the program's seven seniors in postmatch festivities: Grace Hathaway, Skylar Kidd, Sarah Lolli, Portia Sasser, Olivia Stark, Sophia Sollie and Claire Witting
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will face off against the No. 2 seed (TBD) on Friday, April 25 at the MPSF Championships at Spieker Aquatic Center in Los Angeles at 2 p.m. ET.
For all the latest on Indiana University women's water polo, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaWPolo on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
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Team Stats
UNI
IND
Shots
35
28
Goals
11
14
Assists
4
10
Points
15
24
Exclusions
9
7
Steals
5
7
Sprints
3
1
1
Portia Sasser
07:04
Skylar Kidd
06:18
Brooke Ingram
04:25
Grace Klingler
02:49
Skylar Kidd
02:09
2
Ashley O'Neill
07:41
Matilda Waugh
07:10
Grace Hathaway
05:52
Lulu Hirschfield
04:29
Grace Klingler
04:12
Ashley O'Neill
03:54
Issy Jackson
03:16
Portia Sasser
02:12
Louisa Downes
00:03
3
Skylar Kidd
07:44
Olivia Stark
06:49
Kasey Umlauf
04:52
Skylar Kidd
02:25
4
Sophia Panossian
07:46
Issy Jackson
06:09
Skylar Kidd
05:41
Louisa Downes
01:26
Louisa Downes
00:38
Issy Jackson
00:01
Kasey Umlauf
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