Chapple's 15 Points Aid Michigan in Conference Wins Over Bucknell, Saint Francis

Saturday, February 11

Lewisburg, Pa.

10:00 AM

Michigan

7-5

Bucknell

2-8

Michigan

Bucknell

Riley Chapple (Michigan Photography)

Chapple's 15 Points Aid Michigan in Conference Wins Over Bucknell, Saint Francis

2/11/2023 5:04:00 PM | Water Polo

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By: Bridgette Underwood

» Nine different Wolverines scored in a 12-1 win over Bucknell with Riley Chapple, Brook Ingram and Sammi Monroe scoring two goals apiece.
» Chapple tallied five goals and collected 10 assists to finish with 15 points on the day.
» Chapple, Issy Jackson and Maddie Ambrose all earned the first starts of their Michigan careers.

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The No. 9-ranked University of Michigan water polo team defeated host Bucknell 12-1 and Saint Francis 22-6 on Saturday (Feb. 11) to open play at the Bucknell Invitational inside Kinney Natatorium.

Riley Chapple was the star of the show for the Wolverines, scoring five goals and collecting 10 assists to finish with 15 points over the two games. Issy Jackson, Chapple and Madie Ambrose all recorded the first starts of their Michigan careers.

Game 1: Michigan 12, Bucknell 1

Kata Utassy got the Michigan (8-5, 2-0 CWPA) rolling with a low corner skip shot within the first 19 seconds of the game. Ava Morrant got in on the fun two minutes later, finding the back of the net to give U-M a 2-0 early lead. Fourteen seconds later, Brooke Ingram took advantage of a penalty shot to give Michigan a 3-0 advantage. Bucknell (2-8, 0-1 CWPA) converted on a 6-on-5 opportunity, scoring what turned out to be its only goal of the contest with 1:!4 remaining in the first quarter. With three seconds left on the clock, Sammi Monroe added to the lead, beating the Bison's goaltender on the counterattack with an assist from Alex Brown and pulling Michigan to a 4-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Allison Lock was the lone scorer for either team in the second quarter, scoring on a 6-on-5 power play to give the Wolverines a 5-1 lead heading into the half.

Michigan got back on track offensively in the third quarter with five goals, all scored by different Wolverines. Chapple got things started with a half-court cross-cage shot within the first minute of the quarter. Thirty seconds later, Jackson was the lead Wolverine on the counterattack and scoring to put Michigan up 7-1. Fiona Young, Sophie Tovani and Ingram followed with goals of their own to pull to a 10-1 lead.

Monroe scored her second goal on a counterattack and Chapple scored her second goal with a half-court shot to end the game, giving Michigan a 12-1 win over Bucknell.

Game 2: Michigan 22, Saint Francis 6

The Wolverines dominated from start to finish against Saint Francis (1-5, 0-1 CWPA). In the first quarter alone, the Maize and Blue found the back of the five times to Saint Francis's three. Five different Wolverines scored in the first, including Young, Ashley O'Neill, Chapple, Erin Neustrom and Lock.

Ingram kicked off the second quarter with a penalty shot before Morrant scored three goals to cap off the second to earn a hat trick. Heading into the half, the Wolverines led the Red Flash 9-5.

In the second half, the Maize and Blue put up 13 goals, while holding Saint Francis to only one. Ambrose recorded her first start as a Wolverine between the pipes with nine saves and one steal. Chapple, Jackson, Monroe, and Tovani each chipped in one goal, while Young capitalized on two counterattacks, netting two goals in the third for a hat trick.

In the fourth quarter, Ingram, Tovani, Lock, and Chapple each collected one goal, while Jackson netted three goals for her first Michigan hat trick.

Michigan will be back in action on Sunday (Feb.12), it final day at the Bucknell Invitational, when it faces No. 21 LIU at 11:45 a.m. inside Kinney Natatorium.