Women's Water Polo Defeats No. 19 Harvard And Falls To No. 13 Indiana

Pictured Above: Millie Pullyblank who registered a career-high five goals against Harvard (photo by Jeremy Hawkes)

Providence, RI – The Wagner women's water polo team ended day two of the Brown Invitational 1-1, defeating No. 19 Harvard 10-5 before falling to No. 13 Indiana 10-2.

Wagner 10 Harvard 5: Scoresheet
Reigning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rookie of the Week Millie Pullyblank (Victoria, Australia / Haileybury Girls School) registered five goals as the Seahawks notched their first win of the 2017 campaign, downing No. 19-ranked Harvard 10-5.

The first eight minutes was an even match-up with both teams scoring two goals apiece. For the second game in row, freshman attack Jacqui Sjogren (Queensland, Australia / St. Andrews Anglican College) tallied the first marker off an assist from junior attack Lacey Anderson (Thousand Oaks, CA / Westlake). The Crimson countered with its first goal before Pullyblank rattled the cage with the first of her five tallies. However, Harvard was able to take advantage of a man-up opportunity with one minute on the clock, tying the contest 2-2.

The Green & White opened the second quarter with three unanswered goals, commanding the lead for the remainder of the contest. Pullyblank ignited the run with an assist from fellow classmate Franciska Miló-Sidló (Budapest, Hungary / Pasaréti Gimnázium), followed by back-to-back goals from junior utility Kimberly Watson (Pointe-Claire, Quebec / John Rennie). Mathilde Ribordy ended Wagner's streak for the Crimson as they snuck into intermission trialing 5-3.

Once again, the Seahawks uncorked a 3-0 run to start the second half behind goals from freshman duo Miló-Sidló and Pullyblank (2). Harvard recorded its lone goal of the quarter before junior attack Elilse Begg (Newbury Park, CA / Newbury) countered to give the Seahawks a 9-4 leading entering the final stanza.

For the third consecutive quarter, senior goalie Emily Riddle (Edmonton, Alberta / Dr. E. P. Scarlett) held the Crimson to just one goal. Pullyblank capped off her career-high five goals with three minutes remaining in the contest as the Seahawks upended No. 19 Harvard 10-5.

Wagner 2 Indiana 10: Scoresheet
The Green & White fell 10-2 to No. 13-ranked Indiana despite a season-high ten saves by MAAC Defensive Player of the Week, Emily Riddle (Edmonton, Alberta / Dr. E. P. Scarlett).

The Hoosiers held Wagner scoreless in the first three periods while racking up seven goals. They scored twice in each of the first two quarters entering half time ahead by a count of 4-0.

In spite of junior utility Kimberly Watson (Pointe-Claire, Quebec / John Rennie) winning the third quarter sprint, the Seahawks were unable to guard Indiana's Kelly Matthews who registered a hat-trick early in the stanza to give the Hoosiers a 7-0 lead.

Things turned around for Wagner in the final eight minutes as Watson collected her second sprint of the contest and scored back-to-back goals to put the Seahawks on the board. The Canadian native buried her first marker from five-meters after Indiana's Jennifer Beadle was assigned a penalty. She then rattled the cage again off an assist from junior attack Elise Begg (Newbury Park, CA / Newbury) with 1:21 remaining in the game.

The Seahawks return tomorrow for their final game of the Bruno Classic at 12:40 pm against No. 11 Princeton.

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