Freshmen Help Indiana Dominate Siena In Bruno Classic Opener

Friday, January 23

Providence, R.I.

7:40 P.M. ET

Indiana University

Siena

Freshmen Help Indiana Dominate Siena In Bruno Classic Opener

1/23/2026 9:07:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Indiana water polo freshman accounted for 10 goals in a 17-9 win over Siena to open up play at the Bruno Classic on Friday night at Katherine

KEY MOMENTS

Siena was able to strike first in the opening quarter, but Indiana's freshmen stepped up with Audrina Kang getting IU on the board with 3:06 to play while Kaitlin Elias scored a minute later on a 6-on-5 opportunity.
The Saints bookended the frame with a goal with 17 seconds to play to take a 2-2 tie into the second.
IU would score quickly in the second off a penalty shot from junior Olivia Harris. Senior Nicole Tyner added in the same minute to push the lead to 4-2. Elias secured another goali while freshman Kylie Williams added one in the middle to give Indiana 9-2 lead at the break.
During the third, the two teams found the net on a combined nine occasions as Indiana got goals from Elias, Williams, Tyner and Downes to go maintain a lead, 13-7.
Four more goals were added to Indiana's stat sheet in the fourth

NOTES

Indiana improved to 3-0 on the season.
Williams and Elias combined to each record their first career hat tricks to lead the Hoosiers on offense along with senior Louisa Downes who also had three goals.
Additional freshmen to record goals included Kang (2), Macie Drum (1) and Sammy Frazier (1).
Higgs and Cox split time in the cage on the evening. Higgs finished with nine saves while Cox pulled in three.
IU won all four sprints with junior Grace Klingler winning a pair along with freshman Nikki Frazier and Downes recording one each.
N. Frazier finished the game with a team-high three assists. Junior Nancy Baylor-Sefchick had a team-high two steals.

UP NEXT
Indiana plays two more at the Bruno Classic tomorrow against Villanova (9 a.m. ET) and Brown (12:30 p.m. ET).

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