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No. 8 Michigan Stops Gannon & Mercyhurst in CWPA Western Division Season Openers
ANN ARBOR, Mich.
-- Fifth-year senior Brittany May (Santa
Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara) notched her 50th career
victory as the No. 8-ranked University of Michigan water polo team
rushed past Gannon University, 16-3, and Mercyhurst, 17-2, in CWPA
Western Division action on Friday night (March 12) at Canham
Natatorium.
May became the second goalie in program history to win 50 games in
her career with an eight-save performance against Gannon, joining
Betsey Armstrong (2002-05) as the only two goalies
to reach the plateau. Sophomore Tara Brigham
(Baytown, Texas/Sterling) made seven saves,
playing two periods in each game and earning the win over
Mercyhurst.
Junior Lauren Orth (Poway,
Calif./Poway) had a hat trick in the night cap as part of
a six-point day, while sophomore Megan Mulder
(Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville) had four steals
to lead the defensive effort.
Michigan jumped out to a 10-0 lead before Gannon solved May.
Sophomore Meagan Cobb (Hudsonville,
Mich./Hudsonville), junior Cara Reitz
(Miami, Fla./Gulliver) and senior Casie
Kelly (Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley) each
scored twice during the rally. The Wolverines continued to roll in
the second half, getting two goals from freshman Hannah
Clyde (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron), sophomore
Milli Brown (Rockford,
Mich./Rockford) and freshman Kate Hayes
(Spring, Texas/Capistrano Valley).
Orth finished her hat trick within the first six minutes of the
opening sprint against the Lakers. Michigan held an 8-2 lead at the
break, which freshman Marley Andrews
(Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville) made stand up in
the cage with four saves for a perfect second half. Hayes dented
the twine twice in a half that featured eight different U-M goal
scorers.
Release courtesy Michigan Athletic Communications
