April 10, 2011
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LEWISBURG, Pa. -
Ally Beck matched a career high with five goals to help the Maryland water polo team rebound from a loss earlier in the day to Indiana with a convincing 15-9 victory over Bucknell Sunday afternoon.
The Terps (13-13) jumped on the Bison early with five goals in the each of the first two periods to take a commanding 10-3 halftime lead, but had to hold off a late charge.
"We came out strong," Maryland head coach Carl Salyer said. "It was a physical game and we handled it well, turning it into some offense. However, we let down in the third quarter."
Bucknell (10-13) scored the first four goals of the second half to cut the deficit to 10-7, but Beck hit the back of the net twice and Katie Ermakova added a marker over a six-minute stretch to give Maryland a 14-8 lead with under 3:00 left in the game.
Rachel Stein went the distance in net and recorded 10 saves.
"Rachel did a good job in net and allowed to give Shelby [Reyes] a break," Salyer said.
Maryland was doomed by a slow start against 12th-ranked Indiana (19-11) as the Hoosiers jumped out to a 2-0 lead 90 seconds into the game.
"You can't give a good team like that a head start," Salyer said.
The Terps tied the game at 2-all at the 6:37 mark of the second period on the first of Allison Campbell's three goals, but Indiana scored the next two and never trailed.
Maryland closed to within 8-7 on Erkamova's tally with 6:48 to go in the game, but Lauren Wyckoff scored an insurance goal two minutes later
Maryland, which is receiving votes in the most recent national poll, returns home for its four CWPA Southern Division games of the season next weekend. The Terps will play George Washington Friday before facing 18th-ranked Princeton Saturday on Senior Night.
Maryland closes out the weekend Sunday, playing Harvard and Brown.
Results
Sunday, April 10
Kinney Natatorium
No. 12 Indiana 9, Maryland 7
1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UMD (12-13) 1 2 3 1 7
Indiana (19-11) 2 3 3 1 9
Maryland Goals: Campbell 3, Goetsch, Hoshko, Beck, Ermakova
Indiana Goals: Wyckoff 3, Kohli 2, Fournier 2, Redder, Butler
Maryland 15, Bucknell 9
1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UMD (13-13) 5 5 1 4 15
BU (10-13) 2 1 4 2 9
Maryland Goals: Beck 5, Campbell 3, Ermakova 3, Ruth 2, Tobin 2
Bucknell Goals: Kennan 3), Ovalle, Ferry, Shopiro, Canonica, Prickett, Frankeny
Saves: Maryland 10 (Stein), Bucknell 8 (Heim)
Upcoming Games in College Park
Friday, April 15
Maryland vs. George Washington* - 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 16
George Washington vs. Harvard* - 11 a.m.
Indiana vs. Brown - 12:30 p.m.
Harvard vs. Indiana - 4 p.m.
Brown vs. George Washington - 5:30 p.m.
Maryland vs. Princeton* - 7 p.m. (Senior Night)
Sunday, April 17
Princeton vs. Brown* - 9 a.m.
Maryland vs. Harvard* - 10:30 a.m.
George Washington vs. Indiana - 1:30 p.m.
Maryland vs. Brown* - 3 p.m.
All games to be played at the Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium
* indicates CWPA Southern Division game 