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Women's Water Polo Dan Griffin

Flash Fall to Indiana in CWPA Tournament

BLOOMINGTON, IND.-  Kelly Fehr (Erie, Pa/Villa Maria Academy) and Missy McCreary (Altadena, CA/LaSalle (Citrus College)) each scored twice and Kate Wilke (Burbank, Calif./Burroughs) made 12 saves but Indiana used a big first quarter to defeat the Red Flash 16-6 on Saturday evening in the CWPA tournament. 

Indiana struck first scoring shortly after both teams missed on power-play opportunities. A pair of Wilke saves gave SFU a chance to counter and Aimee Baur (North Wales, Pa/North Penn) found Kelly Fehr (Erie, Pa/Villa Maria Academy) for her seventh goal of the tournament to tie the match at one. The Hoosiers' duo of Kelly Matthews and Sarah Myers responded with each assisting on the other's goal to make it a 3-1 contest. Myers wasn't finished in the first quarter, scoring three more times and assisting on the fourth as Indiana led 7-1 after the first quarter. 

Wilke continued to stonewall the Hoosiers in the second, making a trio of saves during an early Hoosier attack. A fourth shot was blocked down by Baur but the rebound  found Kendall Doten to make it 8-1. Indiana would make it 10-1 before Kelly Fehr (Erie, Pa/Villa Maria Academy) took advantage of an offensive foul by Indiana as she scored her second of the game on the ensuing possession, Indiana took a 11-2 lead into the half. 

Kate Wilke (Burbank, Calif./Burroughs) would make four more saves in the third quarter to slow down the potent Hoosier offense. The Flash offense got going in the fourth quarter. The Flash closed with the game's final four goals, starting with Shelby Sanko (McAdoo, PA/Hazelton Area) cashing in on a penalty shot. Moments later, Missy McCreary (Altadena, CA/LaSalle (Citrus College)) would score two goals with in 25 seconds. Lani Merrill (San Clemente, Calif. /San Clemente (Saddleback College)) then got the final tally through a great individual effort where she got the steal, drew an exclusion then got a return pass from Erin O'Neill (Landsdale, Pa/North Penn) for the goal to round out the scoring. 

The Hoosiers out shot the Red Flash 36-22 and 28-17 in shots on goal. Indiana went 3-7 on the power play while SFU was 1-6. The Red Flash converted their only penalty shot while Indiana hit the post on their only attempt. The loss moves SFU to 11-21 on the season and sends SFU into the seventh-place game on Sunday morning where they will face Brown at 9 a.m. Indiana will play Bucknell for fifth place also on Sunday morning. 
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Players Mentioned

Aimee Baur

#4 Aimee Baur

D
5' 10"
Freshman
Kelly Fehr

#5 Kelly Fehr

C
5' 10"
Freshman
Lani Merrill

#8 Lani Merrill

U
5' 5"
Junior
Erin O

#18 Erin O'Neill

U
5' 9"
Freshman
Kate Wilke

#1 Kate Wilke

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Shelby Sanko

#7 Shelby Sanko

A
5' 5"
Sophomore
Missy McCreary

#14 Missy McCreary

C
6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Aimee Baur

#4 Aimee Baur

5' 10"
Freshman
D
Kelly Fehr

#5 Kelly Fehr

5' 10"
Freshman
C
Lani Merrill

#8 Lani Merrill

5' 5"
Junior
U
Erin O

#18 Erin O'Neill

5' 9"
Freshman
U
Kate Wilke

#1 Kate Wilke

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Shelby Sanko

#7 Shelby Sanko

5' 5"
Sophomore
A
Missy McCreary

#14 Missy McCreary

6' 2"
Junior
C