Fresno State Athletics
Friday, January 17
Fresno, CA
5 p.m. PT
Fresno State
1-0, 0-0
16
vs
14
No. 14 Michigan
0-1, 0-0
1
2
3
4
F
Michigan
5
4
4
1
14
Fresno State
6
4
3
3
16
Team Stats
UM
FS
Shots
27
39
Goals
14
16
Assists
4
11
Points
18
27
Exclusions
14
14
Steals
3
13
Sprints
2
2
1
Ari Karampetsou
7:41
Ashley O'Neill
6:50
Sophia Panossian
6:05
Megan Cranley
5:10
Hailey Andress
4:29
Hailey Andress
3:35
Brooke Ochoa
3:04
Ari Karampetsou
2:48
Emma Gustafsson
2:15
Abbey Simshauser
0:36
Marit van der Kolk
0:12
2
Abbey Simshauser
7:14
Ari Karampetsou
7:00
Kira Anderson
5:43
Kasey Umlauf
5:30
Emma Gustafsson
4:41
Ashley Williams
2:11
Emma Gustafsson
1:02
Abbey Simshauser
0:43
3
Hailey Andress
7:44
Ari Karampetsou
7:08
Hailey Andress
5:58
Abbey Simshauser
5:06
Tilly Waugh
3:46
Tilly Waugh
2:14
Brooke Ingram
0:29
4
Ashley O'Neill
5:00
Brooke Ochoa
4:29
Brooke Ochoa
3:59
Ashley Williams
3:12
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
11
Goals
4
Assists
2
Points
6
Shots
9
Goals
4
Assists
1
Points
5
Shots
5
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Players Mentioned
Attacker
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Goalkeeper
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Photo by: Khon Saysamongdy
Fresno State defeats Michigan in season opener
1/17/2025 8:35:00 PM | Water Polo
FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 9 Fresno State water polo team opened the 2025 season with a 16-14 victory over No. 14 Michigan in the opening game of the Polopalooza tournament at the Aquatics Center on Friday evening.
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Hailey Andress and Abbey Simshauser picked up where they left off from 2024, leading the team with four goals apiece. Brooke Ochoa scored a hat trick herself, Ashley Williams added two goals, and Kira Anderson, Megan Cranley and Marit van der Kolk each contributed one goal.
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Ida Tully-Giles and Islay Martin-Hill split time in the cage on Friday. They had three saves each, in 16 minutes of play.
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How it happened
Michigan got out to a 3-0 lead to start the game before Cranley ended the run with 5:10 left in the first quarter. After Cranley's goal, the 'Dogs scored three-straight to take the lead with a pair of goals by Andress and one by Ochoa. Michigan scored two in-a-row and Fresno State answered with a pair by Simshauser and van der Kolk to hold a 6-5 lead at the end of the first quarter.
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Simshauser opened up scoring for the Bulldogs in the second quarter to give a two goal buffer, but Michigan closed it back to one just 14 seconds later. Anderson took advantage of a man-up opportunity, but the Wolverines responded with two of their own to tie things up at eight apiece. The teams traded goals with a Fresno State score by Williams. Simshauser netted another with 43 seconds left before the half to put the Bulldogs up 10-9 at halftime.
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Andress scored two goals in the first two minutes of the second half, and Simshauser scored another to put Fresno State up 13-10 with five minutes left in the third quarter. Michigan scored three-straight to close out the third quarter tied at 13.
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Neither team scored for the first three minutes of the fourth quarter and it was Michigan who ended the drought, and took a 14-13 lead. Back in the game with two exclusions on her early, Ochoa netted a pair in just over 30 seconds of play to put Fresno State ahead by one. Williams finished the 6-on-5 opportunity to seal the game for the Bulldogs with 3:12 left in the game.
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Notable
Fresno State will face No. 4 Cal on Saturday at 12:10 p.m. at the Aquatics Center. Fresno State looks for its first-ever win in the series with Cal (9-0). For more information on the matchups for Day Two of Polopalooza, visit the Tournament Central.
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Hailey Andress and Abbey Simshauser picked up where they left off from 2024, leading the team with four goals apiece. Brooke Ochoa scored a hat trick herself, Ashley Williams added two goals, and Kira Anderson, Megan Cranley and Marit van der Kolk each contributed one goal.
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Ida Tully-Giles and Islay Martin-Hill split time in the cage on Friday. They had three saves each, in 16 minutes of play.
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How it happened
Michigan got out to a 3-0 lead to start the game before Cranley ended the run with 5:10 left in the first quarter. After Cranley's goal, the 'Dogs scored three-straight to take the lead with a pair of goals by Andress and one by Ochoa. Michigan scored two in-a-row and Fresno State answered with a pair by Simshauser and van der Kolk to hold a 6-5 lead at the end of the first quarter.
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Simshauser opened up scoring for the Bulldogs in the second quarter to give a two goal buffer, but Michigan closed it back to one just 14 seconds later. Anderson took advantage of a man-up opportunity, but the Wolverines responded with two of their own to tie things up at eight apiece. The teams traded goals with a Fresno State score by Williams. Simshauser netted another with 43 seconds left before the half to put the Bulldogs up 10-9 at halftime.
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Andress scored two goals in the first two minutes of the second half, and Simshauser scored another to put Fresno State up 13-10 with five minutes left in the third quarter. Michigan scored three-straight to close out the third quarter tied at 13.
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Neither team scored for the first three minutes of the fourth quarter and it was Michigan who ended the drought, and took a 14-13 lead. Back in the game with two exclusions on her early, Ochoa netted a pair in just over 30 seconds of play to put Fresno State ahead by one. Williams finished the 6-on-5 opportunity to seal the game for the Bulldogs with 3:12 left in the game.
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Notable
- Fresno State won its season opener for the fourth time in program history, and the second time in as many years.
- Fresno State earned its second win all-time against Michigan, in back-to-back years.
- Islay Martin-Hill saw her first action as a Bulldog, having redshirted as a true freshman in 2024.
- Fresno State played just one true freshman in Marit van der Kolk. She finished with one goal, two assists and a sprint win.
- Senior Elisa Grim had a career-high four assists.Â
Fresno State will face No. 4 Cal on Saturday at 12:10 p.m. at the Aquatics Center. Fresno State looks for its first-ever win in the series with Cal (9-0). For more information on the matchups for Day Two of Polopalooza, visit the Tournament Central.
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