Michigan
Penn State-Behrend
U-M Dominates Penn State Behrend in Division Opener
4/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Sophomores Wesley Ellison (Portola Valley, Calif./Palo Alto HS) and Jamie Brown (San Diego, Calif./Bishop's HS) led the No. 11 University of Michigan women's water polo team to an 18-4 victory over Penn State Behrend on Friday (April 22) in the first round of the CWPA Western Division Championship. The tournament is being hosted by Grove City College with matches played in the Competitive Pool.
Ellison paced Michigan with four goals and five steals, while Brown helped the offensive effort with six assists. Betsey Armstrong (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron HS) and Sally Stone (San Diego, Calif./Bishop's HS) split time in the cage, recording two and seven saves, respectively.
The Wolverines stormed out of the gates to score the first five goals of the game, three of which were assisted by Jo Antonsen (Agoura Hills, Calif./Agoura HS). The Lions answered with a pair of markers to draw within three, 5-2, Michigan went on another run, scoring four straight to take a 9-2 lead midway through the second quarter. After a Penn State Behrend goal made the score 9-3, the Maize and Blue tallied three more goals before the half to take a commanding 12-3 lead after 14 minutes of play.
Michigan continued its dominant play in the third quarter, outscoring Penn State Behrend 6-1 in the period. The Wolverines started the second half with a four-goal run before the Lions got on the board to cut the lead to 13-4. U-M scored the final five goals of the match to seal the victory.
The Wolverines (23-12) will face either No. 3 seed Gannon or No. 6 seed Slippery Rock in a semifinal match on Saturday (April 23) at 1:45 p.m. If Michigan is victorious, U-M will advance to the title match at 8 p.m.
GAME SUMMARY
| Score by Periods | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Penn State Behrend | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Michigan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
Scoring
Penn State Behrend Goals: Brittany Yost 2, Cara Ludwig, Emily Bodie. Michigan Goals: Wesley Ellison 4, Rebecca Godek 2, Kaitlin Prijatel 2, Amy Burgin 2, Meg Knudtsen 2, Lindsey Hitchcock, Sheetal Narsai, Vickie Brown, Megan Hausmann, Shana Welch, Kristin Hoogenboom.. Ejections: PSB 8, U-M 4.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Matt Anderson
On the first-round game ... "I was pleased with how we played. In the first game of a playoff situation you want to shoot well and we did that. We only missed eight shots and scored 18. I have no complaints there. We were able to get a lot of the girls some good playing time and we got a chance to get familiar with pool we have to win our next two games in. Wesley (Ellison) had a very good game and Sally (Stone) made some nice saves in net. Overall, I'm pleased with our start."
N O T E S
Michigan advanced to the semifinals of the CWPA Division Championship for the fifth straight year. The Wolverines have won the conference tournament each of the past four seasons.
Wesley Ellison set a pair of career highs with four goals and five steals against Penn State Behrend.
Jamie Brown set a career high with six assists against Penn State Behrend. Brown was one assist shy of tying the school record held by Meg Knudtsen.
Jo Antonsen handed out three assists to become only the second Wolverine with 40 helpers in one season. The Michigan record is held by Erin Brown with 43 assists in 2004.
Contact: Paul Dickerson (734) 763-4423
