No. 9 Hoosiers Close Weekend With Split At Aztec Invitational

Sunday, March 15

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No. 9 Hoosiers Close Weekend With Split At Aztec Invitational

3/15/2026 7:29:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – No. 9 Indiana (14-5, 0-2 MPSF) capped off play at the Aztec Invitational on Sunday as it split games with No. 16 UC San Diego (10-11) and No. 24 Pomona-Pitzer (16-5) at the Aztec Aquaplex.

KEY MOMENTS VS. UC SAN DIEGO

A pair of goals by senior Louisa Downes helped Indiana keep even with the Tritons, 3-3, after one.
Sophomore Keira Blitzer pushed the Hoosiers ahead with her second goal of the day early in the second while freshman Kylie Williams increased the lead to two on a 6-on-5 opportunity. UC San Diego had two goals in the final 58 seconds of play to come within one at the break, 6-5.
In the third, senior Grace Klingler broke up the 6-all tie as she found the back of the net with 1:38 to play. However, the Tritons struck on the next play to tie the game at 7-7.
Going into the fourth all tied up, Blitzer completed her hat trick and gave Indiana a 9-8 lead. Junior Olivia Harris kept her team on top with 5:51 remaining but Indiana would go scoreless and come up empty on their last six shots as UCSD came from behind to win.

NOTES VS. UC SAN DIEGO

Blitzer tied a career-high four goals.
Downes had a pair of goals and secured her 150^th career goal at Indiana in the effort.
Senior goalie Jasmine Higgs recorded x saves, also surpsassing a career mark as she hit 650 career saves.

KEY MOMENTS VS. POMONA-PITZER

The Hoosiers scored three-straight goals in the first from three different goal scorers to take a 3-1 lead after the first eight minutes. Two of those three goals came on 6-on-5 opportunities from freshman Kylie Williams and senior Louisa Downes.
Four consecutive goals in the second quarter boosted Indiana's lead before the break, going up 7-2 at the half. Williams led the way with two in the first half.
Defense allowed just one goal in the third period as IU tacked on seven more goals in the frame. Sophomore Natalie McCarroll added her name to the scoresheet in the fourth as sophomore goalie Audrey Cox was in goal in the second half, recording five saves.

NOTES VS. POMONA-PITZER

Nine different Hoosiers scored goals in the win, led by a hat trick from Williams. It marked her ninth multi-goal game of the season and her fourth hat trick of the year. She also finished the game with two drawn exclusions and a field block.
Five players had two goals each including freshmen Audrina Kang and Nikki Frazier, sophomore Keira Blitzer and seniors Grace Klingler and Louisa Downes.
IU's goalies combined for 11 saves with starter senior Jasmine Higgs recording six while Cox added five.
The win is the third-straight in the series with Pomona-Pitzer as IU improves to 4-1 overall.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers remain out west for a pair of MPSF games at SJSU (Mar. 20) and at Cal (Mar. 21).

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