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IU, Hartwick, & Marist Water Polo Teams Shine At Indiana Classic

IU, Hartwick, & Marist Water Polo Teams Shine At Indiana Classic

Indiana, Hartwick, and Marist women's water polo teams combined to go 10-3 at the two-day Indiana Classic in Bloomington, IN, this weekend.

Mar 5, 2018 by Kolby Paxton
IU, Hartwick, & Marist Water Polo Teams Shine At Indiana Classic

The No. 10-ranked Indiana women's water polo team and No. 13 Hartwick opened their respective 2018 campaigns as the marquee matchup of the Indiana Classic in Bloomington, IN, on Saturday — and the contest lived up to its billing.

A late rally by tournament host IU fell short when Hartwick scored to take a two-goal lead with just 1:41 to go in the game, and the Hawks held on for a 13-11 victory to hand the Hoosiers a loss in their first game of the weekend.

Hartwick dominated VMI in its second game, 16-9, but found some trouble against upset-minded Marist. The Red Foxes scored just 34 seconds into the game but proceeded to fall behind 5-3, 8-6 and, ultimately, 12-9, before a Marist rally changed the game.

The Red Foxes scored six times in the fourth quarter to steal a 15-14 come-from-behind win.

After taking its opening lump, Indiana was outstanding the rest of the way, closing out its home tournament with a pair of convincing wins against VMI and Marist on Sunday.

The Hoosiers scored just 30 seconds in against the Red Foxes, racing out to a 5-1 lead and never looking back, en route to a 10-3 victory.

In the end, Indiana, Hartwick, and Marist combined to go 10-3 — each team’s lone loss coming against one of the other two.

Here are the full results from the weekend:

SATURDAY

Cal Lutheran 17, Washington 1
Marist 11, Santa Clara 7
VMI 8, Mercyhurst 2
Hartwick 13, Indiana 11
Marist 12, Washington & Jefferson 2
Cal Lutheran 7, Mercyhurst 5
Hartwick 16, VMI 9
Indiana 10, Santa Clara 3

SUNDAY

Marist 15, Hartwick 14
Santa Clara 8, Mercyhurst 2
Indiana 14, VMI 9
Marist 5, Cal Lutheran 3
Santa Clara 14, Washington & Jefferson 3
VMI 11, Cal Lutheran 8
Hartwick 14, Mercyhurst 2
Indiana 10, Marist 3