Michigan
Harvard
Michigan Remains Perfect against CWPA, Beats Harvard, George Washington
4/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
Site: Lewisburg, Pa. (Kinney Natatorium)
Event: Bison Tournament (Day 2)
Scores: #6 Michigan 13, Harvard 10; #6 Michigan 15, George Washington 5
Records: U-M (27-4), Harvard (14-11), GW (5-13)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, April 16 -- at UC San Diego (San Diego, Calif.)
LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan water polo team completed the conference portion of its slate with wins over CWPA foes Harvard, 13-10, and George Washington, 15-5, on Sunday (April 10) at Bucknell's Kinney Natatorium.
The Wolverines, who won the CWPA Western Division yesterday (Saturday, April 9), were a perfect 10-0 against conference teams and will likely be the top seed at the CWPA Eastern Championship, to be held April 29-May 1 in Bloomington, Ind.
Junior Morgan Turner (Mission Viejo, Calif./Trabuco Hills) made 11 blocks against George Washington, following up on a seven-save performance from sophomore Alex Adamson (Coronado, Calif./Coronado) against the Crimson.
Sophomore Lauren Colton (Tustin, Calif./Tesoro) scored five goals on the day and junior Claire Ivry (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte) tallied even points (three goals, four assists). Sophomore Ryanne O'Donnell (Northbrook, Ill./New Trier) had a game-high three steals against the Colonials.
The Wolverines took a 10-6 lead over Harvard through the first two periods with nine different players finding the back of the cage. Colton completed her hat trick as the U-M lead swelled to 13-9 in the third period. U-M cruised to victory following a quiet final frame.
Six different Wolverines scored twice in the defeat of the Colonials in the second game of the day. Ivry scored three times and had two assists to pace the U-M offense. Meanwhile, freshmen Lauren Dudley (Okemos, Mich./Okemos) and Hathaway Moore (Atherton, Calif./Saint Francis) each tallied a pair of goals and pulled two steals.
Michigan will put the wraps on the 2011 regular season next weekend (Sat-Sun., April 16-17). The Wolverines will face UC San Diego on Saturday (April 16) at noon PDT in San Diego, Calif., before heading to Claremont, Calif., on Sunday (April 17) for an 11 a.m. PDT game at Pomona-Pitzer and a 1 p.m. PDT showdown with Fresno Pacific.
Game Summaries
| Game 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Michigan | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Harvard | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
U-M Goals: Lauren Colton 3, Alison Mantel 2, Kelsey Nolan, Kiki Golden, Hathaway Moore, Meagan Cobb, Keller Felt, Sarah Roberts, Lauren Orth, Ryley Plunkett. Harvard Goals: Devan Kennifer 4, Shannon Purcell 2, Monica Zdrojowski 2, Elise Molnar, Aisha Price. Saves: U-M 7 (Alex Adamson), Harvard 8 (Laurel McCarthy).
| Game 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Michigan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| George Washington | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
U-M Goals: Claire Ivry 3, Hathaway Moore 2, Lauren Colton 2, Lauren Dudley 2, Cara Reitz 2, Lauren Orth 2, Keller Felt, Ryley Plunkett. GW Goals: Megan Walker 2, Rachael Bentley 2, Allison Peotter. Saves: U-M 11 (Morgan Turner), GW 9 (Charlotte Schou).
