Two Hoosiers were named to the 2016 Women’s Division I All-America Team.
Sophomore Kelly Matthews and senior Candyce Schroeder both earned spots on the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches honorable mention list.
Both earned this honor last year and are the fourth and fifth Hoosiers ever to be named to the All-America team in back-to-back years. Krista Peterson, Jakie Kohli and Cassie Wyckoff were the other Hoosiers to earn this distinction.
After a strong freshman season, Matthews repeated her performance this past season, notching 73 goals and 52 assists. Her 73 goals were the same number she had in her freshman season. Matthews had a team-high 58 steals and a team-leading 24 field blocks.
Matthews scored at least two goals in 21 of IU’s 30 games. She had a career-best in assists when Matthews totaled six assists in a game against UC San Diego.
Matthews also was named to the All-CWPA first team and the All-CWPA Tournament first team and was an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
In Schroeder’s senior season, she had 64 goals, 18 assists and 43 drawn exclusions. Schroder had a record-breaking performance in a game against Bucknell. Her seven goals were good for the most all-time in a single game for a Hoosier.
Schroeder was also a first team All-CWPA selection, a first team All-CWPA Championship honor and an Academic All-Big Ten selection.
She ends her career at IU with 172 career goals scored, which is good for seventh most in program history.
Andrew Hussey
