Michigan
California Lutheran
Burkons' Five Goals Lead Wolverines Past Cal Lutheran
2/27/2004 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- The eighth-ranked University of Michigan women's water polo team put up 12 goals in the second half to notch a 16-4 victory over California Lutheran today (Friday, Feb. 27). The Wolveirnes (11-4) were led by Rachel Burkons (Van Nuys, Calif./Harvard Westlake HS), who scored a career-high five goals and added a pair of steals and two drawn ejections. Freshman goalkeeper Sharon Warner (Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline HS) played her first complete game in net for U-M, recording seven saves in the effort.
Michigan jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first quarter, but the Regals got on the board before the end of the period to make the score 2-1. The Wolverines answered with a pair of goals in the second period to take a 4-1 lead into the half.
U-M opened up the offense in the second half, scoring four goals in the third quarter. The Regals, however, added one marker in the period to make the score 8-2 heading into the final stanza.
Michigan continued to dominate on the offensive end of the pool, notching eight goals in the fourth quarter while Cal Lutheran scored twice in the quarter.
The Wolverines will participate in the UC Santa Barbara Invitational on Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 28-29). Michigan's first match of the tournament will be against No. 5 Loyola Marymount tomorrow at 10:10 a.m. PST.
GAME SUMMARY
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Michigan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Cal Lutheran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Scoring
Michigan Goals: Rachel Burkons 5, Sheetal Narsai 2, Kristin Hoogenboom 2, Jo Antonsen, Jenna Green, Julie Nisbet, Jamie Brown, Stephanie Rupp, Shana Welch, Melissa Goldberg. Cal Lutheran Goals: Danielle Rios 2, Brittany Zubiate, Jen Danielson. Ejections: Michigan 8, Cal Lutheran 4.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Matt Anderson
On the game ... "It was their first game as a program and I thought they played well. We worked on some things early, but by the fourth quarter, they just wore down. We were able to get a lot of people some time and they did well, especially Rachel (Burkons) and Sharon (Warner)."
On the UC Santa Barbara Invite ... "We had a tough game yesterday and we will have four tough games this weekend. This was a nice game to have in between that."
N O T E S
Tonight's game marked the first contest in the history of Cal Lutheran's program.
Michigan was four-for-four with a six-on-five advantage tonight.
Rachel Burkons set a career high with five goals. It is her second hat trick of her career and her first this season.
Sharon Warner played her first full game for the Maize and Blue. In 28 minutes she posted seven saves and allowed four goals.
Contact: Paul Dickerson (734) 763-4423
