No. 7 Indiana Stays Unbeaten With Wins Over Villanova, No. 22 Brown

Saturday, January 24

Providence, R.I.

9 A.M. ET

Indiana University

Villanova

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 25, 2025 - goalkeeper Jasmine Higgs #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the match between the California State University Northridge Matadors and the Indiana Hoosiers at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

No. 7 Indiana Stays Unbeaten With Wins Over Villanova, No. 22 Brown

1/24/2026 2:20:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Indiana water polo spectacular performances by senior goalie Jasmine Higg and sniper attacker Louisia Downes in a pair of wins over Villanova (10-2) and No. 22 Brown (12-9) at the Bruno Classic. The Hoosiers improve to 5-0 on the 2026 season.

KEY MOMENTS VS. VILLANOVA

Indiana pulled ahead 3-1 in the first thanks to powerplay goals from junior Nancy Baylor-Sefchick and freshman Audrina Kang. It had opportunities in the second but were denied until the 2:26 mark in the second as freshman Kaitlin Elias connected on a penalty shot to take a 4-1 lead at the half.
Freshman Kylie Williams and Elias got scoring going in the third as senior Louisa Downes also added their names to the scoring sheet to take an 7-2 advantage.
Senior Nicole Tyner started IU's scoring in the fourth as it got three goals in the final period to take a 10-2 win.

NOTES

Senior goalie Jasmine Higgs recorded another brilliant performance with 13 saves in the cage.
Williams added five drawn exclusions with her two goals and field block.
Senior Grace Klingler and Downes each had two assists.
Seven different players scored the 10 goals against the Wildcats with Elias, Williams and Downes each recording a pair in the win.
IU improved to 11-0 all time against Villanova and is the first meeting of the teams since 2020.

KEY MOMENTS VS. BROWN

After trading a pair of 6-on-5 opportunities, Indiana went on 3-0 run including a pair of goals by senior Louisa Downes. Brown came back late in the first, using a penalty shot to get within one at the end of the period, 4-3.
Brown continued its run into the second to tie the game up but senior Grace Klingler connected with 3:04 to go. The Bears would score last in the first half, taking a 5-5 tie into the break.
In the third, back-to-back goals from Downes and freshman Audrina Kang pulled the Hoosiers ahead 8-7.
Able to find separation midway through the fourth, IU posted three-straight goals to take an 11-8 lead and finish out the game with a three-goal victory (12-9).

NOTES

Downes led the way with a season-high five goals in the win over the Bears. The Queensland, Australia native recorded eight total points as she also had three assists and a sprint win.
On the defensive end, senior goalie Jasmine Higgs was once again impressive with 14 saves, an assist and a steal.
Klingler had a team-high four assists while junior Olivia Harris had a team-high two steals.
This is indiana's 11^th-straight win over Brown dating back to 2014.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers continue play on the east coast as it takes part in the Princeton Invitational on Jan.

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