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Michigan Tops Marist, Falls to Pacific on Day 2 of Michigan Invite
1/28/2018 6:13:00 PM | Water Polo
» The Wolverines wrapped up the Michigan Invitational with a 2-2 record.
» Sophomore Cameron Cordial made 15 saves in a loss to Pacific.
» Freshman Kathy Rogers scored her first collegiate goal.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Event: Michigan Invitational
Records: No. 8 Michigan (5-4), No. 9 Pacific (3-1), No. 24 Marist (0-6), China (0-0)
Score: Game 1: Pacific 10, Michigan 7; Game 2: Michigan 9, Marist 6; Game 3: China 11, Michigan 4 (exhibition)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 3 -- Stanford Invitational (Palo Alto, Calif.), 12:15 p.m. PT
• PDF Boxscores: Pacific 10, Michigan 7 | Michigan 9, Marist 6 | China 11, Michigan 4 (exhibition)
• Photo Gallery vs. Marist
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 8 University of Michigan water polo team played six games in two days as they wrapped up the Michigan Invitational in their home pool on Sunday (Jan. 28).
The Wolverines started the day with a top-10 matchup against No. 9 Pacific, the fourth of nine overall games that has been against a top-10 opponent. U-M then closed out the tournament with back-to-back games against No. 24 Marist and an exhibition versus the Chinese National Team.
Game 1: No. 9 Pacific 10, No. 8 Michigan 7
Michigan was coming off playing three games Saturday and had a 9:30 a.m. start against Pacific.
The Tigers scored the game's first two goals and held the Wolverines scoreless for 5:39 before freshman Sofie Pontré got U-M on the board. Michigan's leading scorer, Maddy Steere, followed with a goal to tie the score at 2 with 42 seconds left in the first.
The first collegiate goal by freshman Kathy Rogers came on a breakaway after she collected a steal. That goal knotted the game at 3, then U-M took the lead on a penalty shot by Steere.
Mariana Duarte went on a run for Pacific with three straight goals to help the Tigers build a 6-4 advantage. She would finish with a game-high six goals. Steere and Maddy Johnston hooked up for a pair of goals in the third quarter to even the score at 6. First it was Johnston taking the pass for the goal and next it was her turn to deliver the feed.
However, Pacific notched two big goals to end the third, the second coming with nine seconds on the clock. They tacked on two more in the fourth and took the victory, 10-7.
Michigan received a tremendous performance from sophomore Cameron Cordial in goal. She had a career-high 15 saves in the loss. Steere led the offense with three goals and one assist.
Game 2: No. 8 Michigan 9, No. 24 Marist 6
Marist made it tough on Michigan, heading into halftime tied at 3. Michigan broke the game open in the third quarter with three straight goals to help them outscore the Red Foxes, 4-1, in the period.
This time around Cordial ended up with six saves while holding Marist to six goals. The defense had 13 steals in the contest.
Michigan's offense was led by junior Kim Johnson, who scored three goals and had one assist. Rogers recorded a goal and two assists and sophomore Skyler Pyle stepped up off the bench with two goals.
The Wolverines limited Marist to just 1-of-9 on the power play.Â
Game 3: Chinese National Team 11, No. 8 Michigan 4 (Exhibition)
Playing in back-to-back games and for the sixth time in two days was definitely a challenge, as was facing the Chinese National Team.
Michigan relied on heavy minutes from its bench in the contest as every player who dressed played good minutes in the exhibition. China had a balanced attack and held Michigan to just two goals in each half.
Senior Christina O'Beck scored Michigan's first goal to tie the score at 1 at the 5:17 mark in the first period. China then went on a 5-0 run until freshman Emily Ritner broke the streak with a goal at the 1:33 mark in the second.
Freshman Brittany Prentice scored a goal from two meters. Freshman Maddie O'Reilly converted a penalty shot as well. Cordial made seven saves before freshman Sara Campbell entered for the final 4:12 of the game.
Michigan will head West next weekend as they venture to Palo Alto, California for four games at the Stanford Invitational, Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 3-4). U-M will play its first game at 12:15 p.m. PT versus UC Davis on Saturday.
