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NO. 15 MICHIGAN BEATS NO. 17 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 6-5; FINISHES 13THFeb. 24, 2008
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - No. 15 Michigan beat No. 17 Cal State Northridge 6-5 in the thirteenth place match Sunday at the UC Irvine Women's Water Polo Invitational at Corona del Mar High School. Michigan took a 2-0 lead just under four minutes into the match as Leah Robertson scored for the Wolverines. Cal State Northridge tied the match at 2-2 as Tara McGinley scored with 5:12 left in the second period. Michigan would add two more goals to go up 4-2 with 3:50 left in the opening half. CSUN would outscore Michigan 3-2 the rest of the way, but would be unable catch the Wolverines as Michigan won 6-5. Cal State Northridge - 1 - 3 - 1 - 0 - 5 Scoring MICH: Sharayah Hernandez 3, Leah Robertson 1, Mary Chatigny 1, Alison Mantel 1 Saves UCI: Lauren Machanis 13 |