STOCKTON, Calif. – Adding two games to their schedule in recent weeks, the No. 13 Pacific women's water polo team (7-2, 5-0) will face their toughest test of the season so far when they welcome No. 7 Michigan (15-4, 4-0) for back-to-back contests at Chris Kjeldsen Pool to begin the week.
 
GAME DETAILS:
 
Game One-
 
No. 7 Michigan (15-4, 4-0) at No. 13 Pacific (7-2, 5-0) 
Date: Monday, April 5, 2021
Time: 7:00 pm PST
Location: Stockton, California
Venue: Chris Kjeldsen Pool at the Pacific Aquatics Center 
Links: Watch | Live Stats 
 
Game Two-
 
No. 7 Michigan (15-4, 4-0) at No. 13 Pacific (7-2, 5-0) 
Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Time: 4:00 pm PST
Location: Stockton, California
Venue: Chris Kjeldsen Pool at the Pacific Aquatics Center 
Links: Watch | Live Stats 
 
THINGS TO KNOW:

• Fresh off of a dominant fourteen-point victory over No. 21 Azusa Pacific last Friday, the Tigers are riding a six-game winning streak into the week as they currently sit atop the GCC standings with a perfect 5-0 record in conference play. In this stretch, Pacific has outscored their opponents 95-49 overall, averaging 15.8 goals per match while limiting their opposition to 8.2 goals per match.
• Overall, redshirt senior Truly Dorland leads the Tigers with 28 goals on the season and is tied with sophomore Lucy Davis for the team lead in total points with 29. For Davis, the Canadian paces UOP in assists with 20 on the year. Additionally, juniors Ana Martinez do Amaral and Toula Falvey have also been key pieces for the Tigers in 2021, tallying 17 and 20 goals respectively so far.
• Aiming for revenge, Michigan took down Pacific, 7-6, in their last meeting, a road game for the Tigers in Ann Arbor on Jan. 26, 2020. All-time, Michigan holds a 7-5 record against UOP, including a 3-1 mark when the two programs met four times in 2019. 

 
SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES:

• Before coming to Stockton, Michigan was initially scheduled to play two games at UC Irvine on Friday, Apr. 2 and Saturday, Apr. 3, but the two contests were recently canceled due to COVID-19 protocol within the UC Irvine program.
• Entering their matchup with the Tigers, the Wolverines are riding an eight-game win streak in a stretch that has seen Michigan score 15 goals or more five times in addition to holding their opponent to three goals or fewer four times. In the most recent CWPA Varsity Top 25 poll released on Mar. 31, Michigan remained at No. 7.
• Last week, three Wolverines received CWPA weekly honors following a two-game sweep of Salem last weekend. Maddie O'Reilly was named Player of the Week, Sofie Pontré was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week and Libby Alsemgeest earned Rookie of the Week honors.
• As a team, Michigan is outscoring their opponents by nearly a 2-to-1 clip (11.9 goals scored per game/6.4 goals allowed per game). Overall, the Wolverines are also consistently capitalizing on opportunities, posting a .410 shooting percentage while limiting their opposition to just 29 percent from the field.

 
TRACK THE ACTION:
Live streaming as well as live statistics of both matches will be available via the women's water polo schedule page on pacifictigers.com.
 
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