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Fouls and Turnovers Doom the Hoosiers in their Loss to No. 15 UC Davis
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13 Indiana squared off under the lights against No. 15 UC Davis for the
final match of the Triton Invitational. The Hoosiers and the Aggies
exchanged multiple lead changes, but multiple fouls against IU gave the
Aggies many scoring opportunities, and they defeated Indiana 8-7 at the
Canyonview Aquatic Center at UC San Diego.
Davis' center found
the ball and tossed the ball in to claim the match's opening goal.
Senior Shae Fournier was able to even up the score on the power play,
and then scored once again from way out to give the Hoosiers the lead.
Fournier
had three goals in the match, all of which came in the first quarter.
Fournier is only four goals away from setting the all-time scoring
record at Indiana. She currently has 243 career points, sitting just
behind Kristin Stanford who holds the record with 246.
Davis evened the scored on a 5-meter attempt before capturing the lead at 3-2.
The
first goal in the second period belonged to Rebecca Gerrity, and when
added to another goal from Fournier, helped the Hoosiers jumped back to
a 4-3 lead. Despite the physical play (7-plus exclusions for both team
in the first half alone), goalkeeper Jessica Gaudreault kept the Aggies
scoreless in the second quarter, and IU went into the half with a 4-3
lead. Gaudreault finished with 10 saves, blocking two 5-meter attempts
and several one-on-one opportunities.
The third quarter started
much the same as the first. Davis once again found their center in the
middle and tied the score at four. Three Indiana goals, this time from
junior Rebecca Gerrity, gave the Hoosiers a two-point lead heading into
the third.
Three quick goals by UC
Davis gave them an 8-7 lead with one minute and 45 seconds left to
play. The Aggies were awarded another 5-meter attempt, but it was
blocked by Gaudreault. The Hoosiers had one last shot attempt, but the
ball connected with the goalie's hand, and the Hoosiers finished with a
8-7 defeat.
After splitting the weekend 2-2, Indiana is now 8-2 on
the season. The Hoosiers have a week off before hosting their own
invitational Feb. 21-22.
Box Score:
1st 2nd
3rd 4th Final
Indiana 3 1 3 0 7
UC Davis 3 0 2 3 8
Goals:
Indiana: Fournier (3), Gerrity (3), McNaught
UC Davis: Houston (3), Hansen (2), Techini, Fulerton
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