LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The No. 12-ranked University of Michigan water polo team fell to No. 2 the University of California-Los Angeles, 17-8, at Spieker Aquatics Center. Emma Gustafsson led the Wolverines with three goals and an assist, extending her streak to seven consecutive multi-goal games.
Michigan struck first as Ari Karampetsou won the opening sprint and converted on the ensuing possession. The teams traded goals throughout the first quarter, with Emilia Mladjan recording a goal and an assist after setting up Gustafsson on a tap-in to tie the game at four-all by the conclusion of the opening frame.
Gustafsson added a penalty goal early in the second quarter, but UCLA responded with three unanswered scores to take a 7-5 lead into halftime.
Issy Jackson scored Michigan’s lone goal of the third quarter off a pass from Gustafsson, who later added her third goal of the contest in the fourth quarter. UCLA pulled away in the second half, though Kaia Levenfeld capped the scoring with a buzzer-beating goal to make the final margin 17-8.
Release courtesy University of Michigan Athletics Communications
