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3/15/2013 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Event: Wolverine Invitational (Day 1)
Score: #18 Michigan 17, Gannon 2; #18 Michigan 25, Mercyhurst 3
Records: U-M (6-10), Gannon (5-7), Mercyhurst (7-7)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 16 -- vs. Notre Dame College (Canham Natatorim), 10 a.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 18-ranked University of Michigan water polo team opened its annual Wolverine Invitational with a pair of lopsided victories, defeating Gannon, 17-2, and Mercyhurst, 25-3, on Friday evening (March 15) at Canham Natatorium.
Presley Pender
Michigan scored 42 goals in the doubleheader, including a program-best 25 in the nightcap, and 14 different Wolverine players tallied at least one marker. Freshman Barbara Lanier (Lafayette, Calif./Acalanes HS) headlined the offensive efforts with six goals, scoring three goals in each game to up her career hat trick total to three, while junior Audrey Pratt (Burlingame, Calif./Burlingame HS) netted five goals, including a hat trick in the opener against Gannon. The duo also combined for three assists.
Seven players scored hat tricks, including five in the nightcap: junior Lauren Dudley (Okemos, Mich./Okemos HS), junior Kelsey Nolan (San Jose, Calif./Leland HS), senior Kiki Golden (Danville, Calif./Monte Vista), freshman Bryce Beckwith (Sacramento, Calif./St. Francis HS) and senior Lauren Colton (Mission Viejo, Calif./Tesoro).
All four Wolverine goalkeepers earned playing time in the doubleheader, and all posted at least one save. Senior captain Alex Adamson (Coronado, Calif./Coronado HS) started both contests, tallying six saves through three quarters of play, while freshman Julia Campbell (Naperville, Ill./Central HS ) led the quartet with seven stops through two quarters. Adamson and Campbell also combined for nine assists, including four from Adamson in the nightcap against the Lakers.
After a slow start against Gannon, the Wolverines exploded for eight goals in the second quarter as Pratt sewed up her hat trick with goals early and late in the frame, the latter on a push shot from the left side of the Golden Knight net. Lanier commanded the early portion of the third quarter, netting all three of her goals in the opening 4:10 of the period. Freshman Julia Riemersma (Kentwood, Mich./Kentwood HS) and Dudley closed out the contest with two goals apiece in the second half.
Michigan carried its game-one momentum into the nightcap against Mercyhurst, scoring 10 goals in the first quarter to immediately put the game out of reach. Freshman Presley Pender (Costa Mesa, Calif./Newport Harbor HS) scored the game's first goal on a five-meter penalty just nine seconds in -- her first of two in the game -- and Nolan closed out the frame with a point-blank shot from the post with four seconds left on the clock.
The Wolverines continue to press and take advantage of several scoring opportunities, netting four goals in the second quarter and five in the third. Lanier closed out her second hat trick with two markers early in the fourth, converting on a reverse shot and another from the post.
Michigan will resume play at the Wolverine Invitational tomorrow (Saturday, March 16), taking on Notre Dame College at 10 a.m. and Siena at 5 p.m. at Canham Natatorium.
GAME SUMMARIES
| By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
U-M Goals: Audrey Pratt 3, Barbara Lanier 3, Lauren Dudley 3, Kelly Martin 2, Julia Riemersma 2, Presley Pender, Kiki Golden, Emily Sejna, Bryce Beckwith
Gannon Goals: Bailey Gadd, Katelyn Jacobs
Saves: U-M 11 (Alex Adamson 3, Julia Campbell 7, Hayden Green 1), Gannon 11 (Janelle Bartman)
Ejections Drawn: U-M 7, Gannon 5
| By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Mercyhurst | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Michigan | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
U-M Goals: Kelsey Nolan 3, Kiki Golden 3, Bryce Beckwith 3, Barbara Lanier 3, Lauren Colton 3, Presley Pender 2, Audrey Pratt 2, Lauren Thatcher 2, Lauren Dudley, Hathaway Moore, Emily Sejna, Kirby Kaptur
Mercyhurst Goals: Lisett Calderon 2, Claire Manley
Saves: U-M 5 (Alex Adamson 3, Nikki Baron 1, Hayden Green 1, Julia Campbell 0), Mercy 10 (Hannah Metzger)
Ejections Drawn: U-M 6, Mercy 4
N O T E S
• The Wolverines improved to 19-0 in the all-times series against Gannon and 15-0 in the all-time series against Mercyhurst.
• Michigan also improved its all-time CWPA Western Division record to 77-5.
• The previous program record for most goals in a game was 24, which U-M registered against Grove City on March 8, 2008. Adding to its 21-1 win over Washington & Jefferson on Feb. 23, Michigan also owns multiple 20-goal games for the first time since 2008.
• Ten different players have combined for 19 of Michigan hat tricks this season. Senior Kiki Golden headlines the group with four, while freshmen Barbara Lanier and Bryce Beckwith own two apiece.
• Senior goalkeeper Alex Adamson matched a career best with four assists against Mercyhurst.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Matt Anderson
On the Wolverines' play in the doubleheader ... "In that first period against Gannon, we weren't really doing anything as well as we could have been doing it. It was 2-1, and we needed to find our groove. We had a couple lines that were having trouble finding themselves, but that's somewhat understandable with people coming back healthy and changing rotations. We got better. It was a short rest against Mercyhurst. The challenge was -- we knew what we didn't do as well as we could have. We could have a long battle if we choose, or we can exert what we should be doing early in the first period. They did. I was not expecting us to play as well as we did in the first period. That was good.
"To say that I liked the progress from game one to game two is an understatement. It was great. They knew that Mercyhurst was going to pose a challenge if we didn't set the pace of the game early -- getting some two-meters, getting some good drives. We did that, and that's what you want to see."
On getting several players into the games ... "There were some that definitely did some things that they've been itching to do with more playing time. There were others that we would have liked more out of. They all got to play, and at the end of the day, that's what they all want to do. They just need to focus on the end result that we played better than we probably expected. That's the best thing."
On freshman Barbara Lanier's day ... "Barbara is our third set and in some games, isn't going to get the opportunity to get many minutes. So, these are the games in which she gets her opportunity to show what she's capable of doing. As a freshman, it should give her confidence going into her sophomore, junior and senior years."
