Michigan Water Polo Claws Tigers in First Round of Eastern Championship

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. April 24. THE No. 12-ranked University of Michigan water polo team used a nine-goal, second-half surge to earn a 12-7 victory over Princeton in the quarterfinals of the CWPA Eastern Championship on Friday afternoon (April 24) at Harvard's Blodgett Pool.

Sophomore Alison Mantel (Miami, Fla./Gulliver) tallied five points, including her third playmaker (three assists) of the season. Senior Sharayah Hernandez (Pico Rivera, Calif./El Rancho) also had a playmaker, while senior Carrie Frost (Saline, Mich./Saline), sophomore Lauren Orth (Poway, Calif./Poway) and freshman Meagan Cobb (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville) each hit the back of the night twice in the game.

Senior/junior goalkeeper Brittany May (Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara) made eight saves and swiped two steals in the cage, playing all but the final minute of the game. Orth had a team-high three steals and junior Leah Robertson (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor) drew three Princeton kickouts.

Michigan will now face No. 3-seed Maryland on Saturday (April 25) at 5:30 p.m. in Blodgett Pool in the semifinal round of the CWPA Eastern Championship in Cambridge, Mass.

GAME SUMMARY

By Period 1 2 3 4 F
Princeton 1 2 1 3 7
Michigan 2 1 4 5 12

U-M Goals: Alison Mantel 2, Carrie Frost 2, Lauren Orth 2, Meagan Cobb 2, Leah Robertson, Julie Hyrne, Cara Reitz, Keller Felt.
Princeton Goals: Elizabeth Dilday, Lauren Brunner, Phoebe Champion, Sierra Schelegle, Audrey Zak, Kaitlin Poladain, Tanya Wilcox.
Saves: U-M 8 (Brittany May 8; Morgan Turner 0), Princeton 6 (Kristen Ward)

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