Brown University
Michigan
Women's Water Polo Falls to No. 15 Michigan, 12-5
4/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
PRINCETON, N.J. – Senior Emily Klein and junior Olivia Santiago each scored two goals, but Brown University women's water polo fell to No. 15 Michigan, 12-5, to close out its three-game CWPA slate at Princeton University's DeNunzio Pool on Sunday morning.
The Bears (17-14, 3-3 CWPA) went 1-2 over the weekend following their setback to the nationally-ranked Wolverines (15-11, 6-1 CWPA) after defeating Notre Dame College, 15-8, and falling to No. 16 Indiana, 16-4, on Saturday. Brown held Michigan to six fewer goals than in their previous meeting when the Wolverines took an 18-5 decision on March 20 in Los Angeles.
Sophomore Shannon Crowley (Seal Beach, Calif.) added a goal and three field blocks for the Bears, her fifth tally of the weekend. Freshman goalie Marisol Dakan (Pasadena, Calif.) turned aside 13 shots.
Kolokotronis dished out two assists and drew four ejections while Santiago (Los Altos, Calif.) registered two ejections drawn and a steal. Senior Rebecca Zak (Carlsbad, Calif.) chipped in a steal while Klein (Pleasanton, Calif.) and freshman Jessica Heilman (Menlo Park, Calif.) each contributed a field block.
The Bears played evenly with the Wolverines in the first quarter, remaining within 2-1 after the first eight minutes. Crowley scored with 2:34 left in the quarter to tie the game at 1-1.
Michigan took a 5-1 lead midway through the second stanza before Santiago pulled Brown within 5-2. The Wolverines scored twice more to bring a 7-2 advantage into halftime.
The Wolverines posted the third quarter's first two goals before Santiago again found the back of the net, bringing the Bears within 9-3. Klein registered back-to-back goals in the fourth quarter to cut Brown's deficit to 11-5 before Michigan charted the contest's final tally.
Next, Brown plays at Harvard on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. prior to closing out the regular season with home games on April 18 against George Washington (10 a.m.) and No. 10 Princeton (5 p.m.).
Michigan 12, Brown 5
Brown....................... 1…1…1…2…5
Michigan................... 2…5…2…3…12
Brown Goals: Klein 2, Santiago 2, Crowley.
Brown Saves: Dakan 13.
