No. 10 Hoosiers Win Thriller Over No. 8 UC Irvine

Sunday, January 18

Fresno, Calif.

11 A.M. ET

Indiana University

UC Irvine

BLOOMINGTON, IN - March 14, 2021 - goalkeeper Jasmine Higgs #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Michigan Wolverines and the Indiana Hoosiers at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dalton Wainscott/ Indiana Athletics

No. 10 Hoosiers Win Thriller Over No. 8 UC Irvine

1/18/2026 2:12:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

Final Stats

FRESNO, Calif. – No. 10 Indiana completed its opening weekend with another Top 10 win in an 8-7 victory over No. 8 UC Irvine at Polopalooza on Sunday morning at the Fresno State Aquatic Center.

KEY MOMENTS

Senior goalie Jasmine Higgs recorded four saves in the first quarter alone as Indiana (2-0) and UC Irvine played to a 1-1 tie. Sophomore Nancy Baylor-Sefchick connected on a pass from sophomore Olivia Harris.
Senior Nicole Tyner connected on a goal off the sprint win by senior Grace Klingler to go up 2-1 early in the second. A 5-meter penalty goal by the Anteaters with 1:30 to go was the difference at the breaks as they led 3-2.
Indiana had a pair of goals early and late in the third quarter, but UC Irvine used the middle portion to go up by two, 6-4, headed to the fourth.
Early in the stanza, senior Louisa Downes hit the back of the net as sophomore Olivia Harris followed up with a goal of her own to tie the game at 6-all with 4:46 to go.
The two teams traded scores with the game at 7-7 with 3:30 to go on a freshman Kylie Williams goal, freshman Kaitlin Elias broke the tie with 30 seconds remaining on a shot from the left side.
UC Irvine had one final chance with 11 seconds to go but their attempt went off the cross bar.

NOTES

Indiana completed opening weekend with a 2-0 record and two wins over CWPA Top 10 ranked teams (No. 7 Fresno State, No. 8 UC Irvine).
The Hoosiers also beat UC Irvine for the first time since 2004.
Higgs finished with 15 saves in the win and also had an assist.
Seven different Hoosiers scored goals with freshman Kaitlin Elias leading the way with two goals – the first two of her IU career.
Williams finished with a team-high four steals, a goal and field block.
Harris, Downes and freshman Audrina Kang finished with a team-high two assists each.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers are back in action athe Bruno Invite hosted by Brown on Jan. 24-26 in Providence, R.I.

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