California Baptist University
Indiana University
Schneider and Hutton Shine on Day One of the Indiana Classic
2/17/2024 10:58:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
BLOOMINGTON--- The California Baptist University women's water polo team split a pair of matches to open the Indiana Classic in Bloomington. The Lancers fell to the 15th-ranked Hoosiers to open the tournament and then dominated the St. Francis Red Flashes in the afternoon game.
Tyanna Schneider and Emaly Hutton lead the Lancers to a dominating 14-5 win over the Red Flashes!!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/tUApgGI2W4
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) February 17, 2024
GAME 1 vs. INDIANA:
CBU opened the day against the undefeated Hoosiers to open up the tournament. The Hoosiers jumped out quickly with three goals in the first four minutes before a Madison Haworth goal opened the scoring for the Lancers. Dora Lehoczky would add another goal at the end of the first period as the Lancers trailed 5-2 after the opening eight minutes.
The host school dominated the second frame as the Hoosiers netted four goals and did not allow a single one to find its mark for the Lancers. The Lancers would win the third period 2-1, with Emaly Hutton and Aubrey Newton finding goals in the back half of the frame to bring the score to 10-4 in favor of Indiana.
A 3-0 run for the Hoosiers virtually put the match out of reach for the Lancers. However, CBU would not show any quit and would score three impressive goals to close out the game to ultimately bring the result to 16-7 in favor of IU.
Tyanna Schneider was the story of the opening match, posting a career-high 18 saves in 32 minutes of action in goal. Schneider made every type of save imaginable through four periods of play and ended with a 53% save percentage. Offensively, the Lancers had seven different goal scorers and were led in assists by Grace Bergquist, who dished out a pair.
Career-high 15th save from Tyanna!! 🙅♀️🙅♀️#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/SBQYrmQCkl
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) February 17, 2024
GAME #2 vs. ST. FRANCIS:
The afternoon's final match saw the Lancers come away victorious for their second win of the young season over the Red Flashes of St. Francis. CBU set the tone early with a 3-0 first period on goals from Haworth, Bergquist, and Hutton. The Lancers held the Red Flashes without a goal for the opening 13 minutes of action before they cashed in at the bottom of the second period. The Lancers would tack on two more goals before halftime, leading 6-3 heading into the break.
CBU put the game away in the third period, scoring five goals and allowing none for St. Francis. Celeste Almendariz and Cayleigh Carter got in on the party, scoring three of those five goals in the period. The Lancers would close it out in the final period and go on to record the 14-5 victory.
Schneider was once again impressive in goal for CBU, posting a 72.2% save percentage and adding 13 more saves to her day's total. Schneider had 31 saves on the day in eight periods of action for the Lancers. Hutton also had a standout performance, with four goals on six shots, along with a pair of steals. On day one, Hutton was the leading goal scorer for CBU with five on eight total shots.
Emaly Hutton sneaks it in off the pass from Cayleigh Carter! 🔥🔥#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/g8q7zphlYj
— California Baptist Women's Water Polo (@LancersWWP) February 17, 2024
Almendariz also posted a hat trick in the matinee match, with three goals on four shots, while Bergquist and Haworth recorded two goals. As a unit, the Lancers shot 45% on their shots, sinking 14 of their 31 attempts.
NEXT: The Lancers will begin day two of the Indiana Classic bright and early, with their first match against Salem slated for 5 AM PT and their second match at 10 AM PT against #8 Michigan.
