Michigan
San Diego State
Michigan Loses Two, Places Eighth at UCSB Invitational
2/29/2004 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
Site: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Rec Center Pool)
Event: UC Santa Barbara Invitational
Scores: #5 San Diego State 5, #8 Michigan 3; #10 Hawaii 8, #8 Michigan 7
Records: U-M (12-7)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 6 -- vs. Slippery Rock (Bloomington, Ind.), 1:45 p.m.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- The eighth-ranked University of Michigan women's water polo team dropped both of its matches today (Sunday, Feb. 29) at the UC Santa Barbara Invitational. The Wolverines (12-7) fell 5-3 to No. 5 San Diego State this morning and then lost 8-7 to No. 10 Hawaii in the seventh-place game.
Casey Kerney (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park HS) led the charge against the SDSU Aztecs with a pair of goals, including the 100th marker of her career. Sheetal Narsai (Commerce, Calif./Bell Gardens HS) paced the Wolverines against Hawaii with her first hat trick of the season.
In the morning game, Michigan jumped out to a 1-0 lead after the first period. However, SDSU was able to tie the game and then take the lead with a pair of goals in the second quarter. Michigan then tied the game at 2-2 with a marker before the half.
The Aztecs controlled the third quarter, scoring two goals in the period and shutting out the Wolverines. The score was 4-2 heading into the final period. In the fourth quarter, SDSU added one more goal to extend its lead to 5-2. Michgian attempted a comeback with a late score but that was as close at Michigan would get.
In the seventh-place contest against Hawaii, Michigan was again able to take a lead after the first quarter. This time, the Wolverines held a 2-1 lead after one period of play. The second period, however, belonged to UH as the Rainbow Wahine outscored Michigan 4-1 in the frame and led 5-3 at the half.
Hawaii scored two goals in the third period to Michigan's one to take a 7-4 advantage into the fourth quarter. The Wolverines began their comeback with three goals in the final period, but Hawaii was able to tally one score to earn the one-goal victory.
The Wolverines will travel to Bloomington, Ind., to participate in the first CWPA Divisional Weekend of the season. Michigan's first match of the conference schedule is against Slippery Rock at 1:45 p.m. Saturday (March 6).
GAME SUMMARIES
| Game 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| San Diego State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Scoring
Michigan Goals: Casey Kerney 2, Megan Hausmann. SDSU Goals: Rachel Serna 2, Sandy Ornweller, Chelsey Smith, Holly Hartzell. Ejections: Michigan 6, SDSU 7.
| Game 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Scoring
Michigan Goals: Sheetal Narsai 3, Erin Brown 2, Melissa Goldberg, Julie Nisbet. Hawaii Goals: Kristy Bagnall 4, Shannon Carroll, Darcy Scott-Hosaka, Beth Novak, Audrey Harrer. Ejections: Michigan 10, Hawaii 10.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Matt Anderson
On the tournament ... "Obviously there were some very good teams at this tournament. We played very well, just not quite well enough. We had a really good showing except for the losses. To lose three games by a total of five goals shows we can be competitive with the best teams in the country."
On the upcomind Divisional Weekend ... "Fortunately, even though the games were very physical, we came out of this tournament in good shape physically. Now we have to get ready to go back and have a tough match against Indiana at an indoor pool. We just need to continue to play as well as we have been over the past couple of weeks."
N O T E S
With a pair of goals against San Diego State, Casey Kerney became the second Wolverine to amass 100 goals in her career.
Against Hawaii, Sheetal Narsai scored her first hat trick of the season. Narsai now has six hat tricks in her career.
Contact: Paul Dickerson (734) 763-4423
