Michigan
Hartwick
Narsai, Hausmann Provide Offense in Win Over Hartwick
1/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
Event: Michigan Invitational (Day 2)
Results: #11 Michigan 10, #16 Hartwick 7; #11 Michigan 11, Michigan State 6 (exhibition)
Records: U-M (2-1), Hartwick (0-3), Michigan State (1-3)
Next Event: Friday, Feb. 7 -- at UC-San Diego (San Diego, Calif.), 6 p.m. PST
Tournament Schedule and Results
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 11 Michigan women's water polo team received a career-high four goals from sophomore Sheetal Narsai (Commerce, Calif./Bell Gardens HS) to defeat No. 16 Hartwick 10-7 today (Sunday, Jan. 26) at Canham Natatorium. The Wolverines (2-1) also received a hat trick from freshman Megan Hausmann (San Diego, Calif./Bishop's HS) and 13 saves from goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron HS). In its second game of the day in the Michigan Invitational, U-M defeated Michigan State's club team 11-6 in an exhibition game.
Narsai had a career-high four goals in recording her second career hat trick. |
Hartwick was awarded another power play to begin the second stanza but Armstrong made two key saves to preserve the tie for the Maize and Blue. Michigan received back-to-back power plays but also was unable to score on either occasion. Hartwick finally broke the tie with a pair of lob shots on consecutive possessions to make the score 4-2 with 2:33 remaining in the half. On the ensuing possession, Nisbet drew another penalty shot. This time Narsai cashed in for her first goal of the game and pulled U-M within one, 4-3, at halftime.
Michgian's offense exploded with four goals in the third quarter. With 5:50 left in the period, Narsai drew Michigan's third penalty shot of the game and tied the score at four goals apiece. Narsai then followed up with her third goal of the game on U-M's next possession. Delia Sonda (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron HS) completed the 3-0 run for the Wolverines with a tally at the four-minute mark, giving Michigan a 6-4 lead. Hartwick closed the gap with a penalty shot of its own, but Hausmann responded for the Wolverines to push the lead back to two goals at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
U-M earned a six-on-five opportunity early in the final period and Jo Antonsen (Agoura Hills, Calif./Agoura HS) converted for Michigan to make the score 8-5 in favor of the Wolverines. Hartwick cut the lead to two goals with 3:31 left in the game, but Narsai answered for Michigan, scoring her fourth goal of the game with 1:52 on the clock. Each team was able to score one more goal before the final horn, giving the Wolverines a 10-7 victory.
In the exhibition game against Michigan State, the Wolverines started quickly by going up 3-0 after the first quarter. At the break Michigan led 6-3 and then coasted through the second half by shutting out the Spartans in the fourth quarter en route to the 11-6 triumph. Eleven different players scored goals for the Maize and Blue.
Michigan will have two weeks off before it heads to San Diego, Calif., for its first road trip of the season. U-M will play UC-San Diego on Friday, Feb. 7, and then participate in the UC-San Diego Invitational on Feb. 8-9.
GAME SUMMARIES
| Game 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Hartwick | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Michigan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Scoring
Hartwick Goals: Sheri Johnson 2, Katie Chambers 2, Vanessa Malik, Colleen Santos, Marcy Wright. Michigan Goals: Sheetal Narsai 4, Megan Hausmann 3, Delia Sonda, Jo Antonsen, Casey Kerney. Ejections: Hartwick 10, Michigan 8.
| Game 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Michigan State | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Michigan | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
Scoring
MSU Goals: Catherine Lilley 4, Jen Scully, Carolyn Welch. Michigan Goals: Stephanie Morse, Erin Brown, Emily Pelino, Sheetal Narsai, Chelsea Kay, Julie Nisbet, Clare Peyrebrune, Stephanie Rupp, Corrie Kenagy, Heather Karjala, Melissa Goldberg. Ejections: MSU 2, Michigan 5.
Q U O T E S
U-M Head Coach Matt Anderson
On beating Indiana and Hartwick, two top teams in the CWPA ... "We have to establish ourselves as the team to beat in the East then get ready to go after the teams out West. As you saw in this tournament we didn't have a good first quarter against San Jose State and that hurt us. We then handled Indiana very easily and we let Hartwick get a lead before we came back and controlled the game. That's what I'm trying to enforce in these girls, that we want to expect to be the best in the East and now we're going after bigger fish."
On Megan Hausmann's three goals and Sheetal Narsai's four goals ... "This weekend Megan showed that for a freshman nothing fazes her. She is as legitimate as they come. Sheetal is the reason we won this game. In the third period she drew a couple of four-meter penalty shots and had those counters. It's nice to see the younger players stepping up."
On what the team needs to improve on for its games in San Diego in two weeks ... "The team you saw this weekend will not be the same team in San Diego. It's going to be a totally different look in terms of style of play. I have to figure out which team is better to win against West Coast teams. We have to improve finishing. Sheetal showed she could finish and that's what we lacked against San Jose State. Against Indiana and Hartwick we finished and the results show what we wanted."
Sophomore Driver Sheetal Narsai
On her four goals ... "We were all working as a team and I saw openings and I just drove through them and people saw me and passed the ball to me."
On her two goals on four-meter penalty shots ... "I just have confidence at shooting the four-meter shots. You need confidence to shoot that shot and Coach Anderson sees that. Megan Hausmann and I are the two who take that shot."
On the third-quarter turnaround ... "I think we just started playing more team defense. Obviously, defense leads to offense so with that our strong defense allowed us to pull out and have counterattacks."
N O T E S
Sheetal Narsai's four-goal performance against Hartwick was a career high, as wasMegan Hausmann's three-goal effort.
Erin Brown tied the U-M record for steals by a field player with four vs. Hartwick.
U-M drew three penalty shots against Hartwick, two by Julie Nisbet.
Contact: Paul Dickerson, Matt Trevor (734) 763-4423
