Michigan Falls to Fourth-Ranked Cal on Senior Day

Friday, March 25

Ann Arbor, Mich.

2:00 PM

Michigan

16-8

California

15-2

California

Michigan

(Michigan Photography)

3/25/2022 4:26:00 PM | Water Polo

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By: Bridgette Underwood

» Maddie O'Reilly scored her 50th goal of the season by giving Michigan its first goal of the game.
» Ava Morrant scored her 24th goal of the season, giving her a new single-season high.
» Michigan is back on the road April 2-3 for CWPA games in Princeton, N.J., against Harvard, Bucknell, Mount St. Mary's and Princeton.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 7-ranked University of Michigan water polo team fell to No. 4 California, 13-8, on Friday (March 25) inside Canham Natatorium.

Maddie O'Reilly led the Wolverines as she was involved in five out of the eight goals -- collecting three assists and two goals.

In the first quarter of play, O'Reilly scored the first goal to go up 1-0 over Cal. With that goal, O'Reilly netted her 50th goal of the season. Cal evened it up with a goal of its own. Ava Morrant was the second goal scorer for the Wolverines, giving U-M the lead 2-1. O'Reilly tossed in her second goal of the game to go up 3-2. Cal scored with one second left on the clock to tie it up heading into the second quarter.

Cal was then able to get two goals right off the bat to go up 5-3 over Michigan, and the Bears tacked on another with three minutes left in the second quarter. Kata Utassy and Maddy Steere each found the back of the net, both coming on a power play, to bring Michigan within two heading into halftime.

Cal scored first in the third quarter to go up by three goals, 8-5. Elise Walker brought U-M one goal closer to the Golden Bears with a long-distance goal, but Cal scored one more in the third for a 9-6 lead.

In the first two minutes of play in the last frame, Cal scored twice -- one on a power play and the other at full strength -- to go up 11-6. Walker and Utassy each found the net for a second time in the game before time expired. Sophie Jackson made seven saves and gave up 13 goals.

Michigan is back on the road Saturday and Sunday (April 2-3) for a four-game CWPA stint in Princeton, N.J., taking on Harvard, Bucknell, Mount St. Mary's and Princeton.