Balanced Attack Leads No. 12 Indiana Past No. 20 SJSU

Friday, March 20

San Jose, Calif.

4 P.M. ET

Indiana University

0-0

SJSU

0-0

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	OT	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	Final F
Indiana (W)	4	4	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
SJSU (W)	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12

Balanced Attack Leads No. 12 Indiana Past No. 20 SJSU

3/20/2026 5:28:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

Box Score

SAN JOSE, Calif. – With nine different players getting on the scoresheet, No. 12 Indiana got past No. 20 San Jose State at SRAC on Friday afternoon, 14-12, in its first MPSF win of the season.

KEY MOMENTS

In a high scoring first half, the Spartans got out to a 2-0 lead early before Indiana's Grace Klingler and Gwenyth Le could tie the game up with 4:39 to go. Senior Savannah Batchelor combined with Klingler for back-to-back goals to keep the game knotted at 4-all.
SJSU was able to go up one, 5-4, at the end of the first as freshman Kylie Williams turned it on with a pair of goals to give Indiana (15-5, 1-2 MPSF) its first lead, 6-5, with 5:35 to go in the second.
With the lead going back-and-forth before the half, IU had scoring opportunities from junior Olivia Harris and senior Louisa Downes but the game would be at an 8-8 draw at the break.
The third would be highlighted by each team's defense, allowing just two goals on each side and keeping the game in a 10-all tie headed into the fourth. Le and freshman Audrina Kang got on the board for Indiana in the frame.
Batchelor's second goal of the day gave IU a lead with 6:12 to go in the fourth and one it wouldn't relinquish as it outscored the Spartans, 4-2, in the final period. A SJSU turnover led to. Klingler goal to go up two with 4:42 to left.

NOTES

Nine different Hoosiers scored goals with Klingler leading the way with a hat trick. It's her fifth hat trick of the season. She also finished with six total points as she led with three assists.
Three Hoosiers scored two goals with Williams, Le and Batchelor all notching a pair.
Williams added a team-high three drawn exclusions.
Batchelor and Le each finished with four points as she had two assists.
Senior Nicole Tyner and Le each had three steals.

UP NEXT
Indiana travels up the bay to No. 4 Cal on Saturday in a 4 p.m. ET start.

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