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No. 5 Michigan Wolverines Mow Down Siena & Cal Lutheran
THOUSAND OAKS,
Calif. -- The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan water
polo team easily handled Siena College, 15-3, and California
Lutheran University, 11-4, on Friday afternoon at the Cal
Lutheran's Samuelson Aquatics Center.
Senior Casie Kelly (Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley)
and junior Keller Felt (La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla)
each had a hat trick on the day, joining junior Lauren Orth
(Poway, Calif./Poway) with four goals on the afternoon.
Junior Alison Mantel (Miami, Fla./Gulliver) racked
up five helpers for a seven-point day and junior Ryley
Plunkett (Modesto, Calif./Johansen) recorded six thefts
between the two games.
Fifth-year senior Brittany May (Santa Barbara,
Calif./Santa Barbara) returned to the lineup and made
eight saves in the cage over three periods for her 49th career
victory in the game against Siena. Sophomore Morgan Turner
(Mission Viejo, Calif./Trabuco Hills) got the victory in
the second game, making five saves in 16 minutes of action, while
freshman Alex Adamson (Coronado, Calif./Coronado)
came off the bench in both games, making six saves overall.
Sophomore Meagan Cobb (Hudsonville,
Mich./Hudsonville) got the Wolverines started with the
50th goal of her career in the contest against Siena. After the
Saints leveled the score at 1-1 two minutes later, the Wolverines
went on a 12-goal run that carried them into the middle of the
fourth period with a 13-1 lead. Siena scored a pair in the final
frame, with each score answered by markers from Kelly, who had
three in the match, to maintain the 12-goal advantage.
Taking on the host Regals, Michigan built two-goal leads after
each of the first two periods, winding up 4-2 at the break. Felt
broke the game open with a hat trick all within the confines of the
third period, helping the Wolverines build a 10-3 lead by the end
of the third period. The teams exchanged goals in the final stanza,
with freshman Mia Butera (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport
Harbor) scoring her second of the contest to cap the 11-4
victory.
Michigan will face No. 13-ranked San Diego State on Saturday (Feb.
27) at 12:45 p.m. PST for the first game of the UC Irvine
Invitational (Sat-Sun., Feb. 27-28) at Corona Del Mar High School
in Irvine, Calif.
GAME SUMMARIES
| By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Michigan | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| Siena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Michigan Goals: Casie Kelly 3, Terri Bukofzer
2, Megan Mulder 2, Kiki Golden, Cara Reitz, Meagan Cobb, Keller
Felt, Sarah Roberts, Lauren Orth, Ryley Plunkett, Megan Mulder.
Siena Goals: Traci Robertson, Rebecca Robinson,
Jackie Crosby.
Saves: Michigan 10 (Brittany May 8, Alex Adamson
2); Siena (Jennifer Kissel)
Ejections: Michigan 7; Siena 0
| By Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Michigan | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Cal Lutheran | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Michigan Goals: Keller Felt 3, Lauren Orth 2,
Alison Mantel 2, Mia Butera 2, Cara Reitz, Meagan Cobb.
CLU Goals: Lauren Bridges, Joy Cyprian, Meredith
Butte, Kelsey Bergemann.
Saves: Michigan 9 (Morgan Turner 5, Alex Adamson
4); CLU 7 (Rachel Hahn)
Ejections: Michigan 5; CLU 2
Release courtesy Michigan Athletic Communications
