BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Former Indiana University women’s water polo standout Shae Fournier was named to the Water Polo Canada roster for the upcoming 2018 FINA World League Super Final in Kunshan, China on May 28 to June 2.
Canada advanced to the title game of the tournament in 2017 before falling to the United States. The second-place finish represented the best result since 2009 for Canada.
The Canadians earned a spot in the World League Super Final by finishing in Third Place at the Intercontinental Tournament in Auckland, New Zealand last month. by defeating China, 9-8.
The Canadian women will play their first game of the tournament against Russia at 3:00 pm local (3:00 am ET) on Monday, May 28, 2018. Canada will compete in Group B alongside the United States, Russia, and Japan. Matches will be played daily, with the finals scheduled on June 2.
A 2014 graduate of Indiana, Fournier (2011-2014) is one of the most decorated players in Indiana water polo history. She holds the top two school records for single-season goals (95 in 2014, 83 in 2013) and career goals (305), and is second in IU history in career steals (311). Fournier was the 2014 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Player of the Year, and earned second team Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-America and College Sport Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) First-Team Academic All-America honors. Fournier is one of five players in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history to score 300 or more goals in her career.
The Most Valuable Player of the 2014 CWPA Championship hosted by Bucknell University for leading the Hoosiers to an 11-10 victory over Princeton University, she is among a select group of Indiana women’s water polo players who won a pair of league titles during their tenure. In 2011 as a freshman, Fournier helped her squad down the University of Michigan, 5-3, at home in Bloomington for the program’s first title since taking home the 2003 crown.
Information courtesy Water Polo Canada
