Courtesy: Indiana Athletics
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Three players scored two goals each, but 6-seed Indiana couldn’t overcome a slow start as it fell to 5-seed Arizona State in the 5th place game of the MPSF Championships on Sunday at Counsilman-Billinglsley Aquatic Center.
KEY MOMENTS
- Senior Kallie White capitalized early in the first on a 6-on-5 opportunity to put IU (21-10) ahead, but the Sun Devils (23-8) fired off five unanswered goals to take a 5-1 lead.
- Junior Portia Sasser and graduate student Zoe Crouch each scored goals in the second but Arizona State maintained a four-goal edge at the break, 7-3.
- Indiana scored five of its eight goals in the second half, as sophomore Grace Klingler had the lone goal in the third.
- Attempting a comeback in the fourth, the Hoosiers held ASU scoreless for the final 4:38 of play as it poured in three goals but wouldn’t be enough to overcome the first half deficit.
NOTES
- White, Wazzan and Crouch all scored two goals each for the Hoosiers in the season finale.
- With her two goals, Crouch finishes her IU career with 153 career goals, which ranks ninth all-time. She also finishes second all-time in assists with 156.
- In the effort, Crouch also had two field blocks and a steal.
- Sophomore goalie Jasmine Higgs recorded seven saves in goal.
- Sophomore Louisa Downes had a team-high two assists.
- Junior Skylar Kidd led with three steals and had an assist.
- Indiana finishes the 2024 season with an overall record of 21-10. It was the program’s first 20 win season since 2018.
