March 31, 2007
Updates
TEMPE, Ariz. - The No. 11 Arizona State University water polo rebounded from a tough loss one night earlier to score a pair of victories to win its side of the bracket on the first day of the ASU Invitational Saturday at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center in Tempe. With their 18-6 defeat of Redlands and 12-6 victory over No. 12 UC Santa Barbara, the Sun Devils improved to 7-10 overall on the season.
In the first game, the Sun Devils jumped out to a 7-0 lead mid-way through the second quarter, including a 5-0 score following the first quarter of action to easily take down the Bulldogs. Katie Hedley picked up a hat trick in the first quarter, scoring the first two goals of the game, to pace an offense that saw 10 different Sun Devils score in the contest. Ashley Bower, Jennifer Campo, Addison Doud, Ali Gronow, Kari Walsh and Lindsay Williams each scored two goals apiece. The goals scored by Campo and Walsh were the firsts of their careers.
Defensively, Caylinn Wallace stopped nine shots to help the Sun Devils to a victory while Windy Ballejos also saw time in the cage for the Sun Devils, stopping three shots. The Bulldogs' Caitlin O'Dell recorded four saves while Amber Dill added two for UR.
In the second contest of the day for the maroon and gold, the Sun Devils took on UCSB for the second day in a row and were able to avenge their 7-6 defeat from Friday night. After the game was tied at two through the first quarter of play, the Sun Devils received goals from Doud, Amanda Stepp, Bower and Gronow while shutting-out the Gauchos to take control of the game and a 6-2 lead at the intermission. In the third, the Sun Devils added another four goals to take a 10-4 lead into the final quarter of play where both teams scored twice for the final 12-6 margin.
Bower scored a hat trick to pace the offense while Hedley added two scores to give both players the team lead in goals scored on the day with five each. Eight different Sun Devils scored with Lawlor scoring twice and solo goals coming from Doud, Gronow, Kelly Phelps, Stepp and Williams. In the cage, Wallace again came up big, making 14 saves, including one five-meter penalty shot while also nearly making another penalty save. UCSB's Jenny Gonzales stopped four shots for the Gauchos while Aimee Stachowski led the team with two goals scored.
The Sun Devils will open the final day of the invitational at 10:20 a.m. in the second semifinal game when they face No. 18 Michigan. The winner of the game will face the winner of No. 5 San Diego State/#12 UC Santa Barbara in the championship game at 1:45 p.m. while the losers of the two semifinals will face one another at 12:30 p.m. for third place. The Sun Devils and Wolverines also will play an exhibition game against one another at 3 p.m.
Arizona State vs. Redlands
| Teams |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
F |
| ASU |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
18 |
| UR |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
Goals:
UR - Hower (4), Greenwalt, Quinn
ASU - Hedley (3), Bower (2), Campo (2), Doud (2), Gronow (2), Walsh (2), Williams (2), Buck, Lawlor, Stepp
Saves:
UR - Dill (2), O'Dell (4)
ASU - Wallace (9), Ballejos (3)
| Teams |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
F |
| ASU |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
| UCSB |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Goals:
UCSB - Stachowski (2), Carkin, Morgan, Tipton, Walheim
ASU - Bower (3), Hedley (2), Lawlor (2), Doud, Gronow, Phelps, Stepps, Williams
Saves:
UCSB - Gonzales (4)
ASU - Wallace (14)