Shariah Harris scores winning goal in overtime
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OKEECHOBEE — Work To Ride/ Grand Champions won its U.S. Open Women's Polo Championship debut Sunday at rain-soaked Port Mayaca Polo Club.
In a thrilling overtime finish, Shariah Harris scored the winning goal to give Work To Ride/Grand Champions (Caitlin Cregg, Shariah Harris, Maddie Grant, Nina Clarkin) a 6-5 victory over Iconica (Maureen Brennan, Cande Fernandez Araujo, Sofia Rivas, Winifred Branscum). It was Harris' second goal of the game.
For Harris, 25, a Work To Ride alum, it couldn't have been a more perfect finish for her historical debut as the first Black woman to play in the prestigious tournament.
"If I had it my way, it wouldn't have been that interesting," Harris said with a laugh. "We would have sealed it away and not have to go to overtime. Hopefully, my guardian angel will carry me through the whole tournament."
Work To Ride/Grand Champions play again Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., against Buena Vibra (Clara Cassino Seppe, Milly Hine, Valentina Tarazona, Cory Williams,), 7-6 overtime winners over BTA/Lazy 3 (KC Krueger, Sarah Wiseman, Anna Palacios, Jordan Fikes). The team's third and final bracket game is Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. against BTA/Lazy 3.
Before time ran out in regulation, Clarkin managed to get the ball in a good position for the throw-in. In overtime, Clarkin won the throw-in and hit the ball to Harris who turned her pony and scored off a near side neck shot with 7:15 left.
"Thankfully, we hit the ball down to the end before the sixth chukker ended," Harris said. "Going back to the tent we were like 'we shouldn't have gotten to this point,' but it's right here so let's go out and win it.
"I saw Nina had the throw-in and I called for a back shot and she hit a great back shot and I just dropped my horse on it and hit it. The first thought I had was shoot to goal and as I hit it I was like 'go in, go in, go in.' "
Work To Ride/Grand Champions jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening chukker behind Grant's two 30-yard penalty conversions in the first three minutes of the game. Work To Ride/ Grand Champions could not capitalize on its other scoring opportunities in the opening chukker, but managed to hold Iconica scoreless in the chukker, which was briefly stopped by umpires for a rain delay.
"The rain didn't help at all," Harris said. "I couldn't grip my reins, I couldn't grip my mallet. It was hard to see at one point. It was a mess."
Work To Ride/Grand Champions had two more scoring opportunities early in the second chukker before Fernandez Araujo scored on a quick neck shot with 4:15 left to trail 2-1. A minute later, Fernandez Araujo converted a 30-yard penalty to tie the game.
Work To Ride/Grand Champions and Iconica both missed scoring opportunities in the third chukker. After Brennan was assessed a yellow card, Grant converted another 30-yard penalty for a 3-2 lead. Work To Ride/Grand Champions regained its two-goal cushion lead when Harris deflected Clarkin's missed 60-yard penalty just inside the goal post.
Harris played well defensively marking Iconica's 9-goaler Cande Fernandez
Caitlin Clark and Iowa back up to No. 2 in AP Top 25 women’s poll; South Carolina a unanimous No. 1
Caitlin Clark and Iowa climbed back to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll Monday as the star guard moved within striking distance of the NCAA career scoring record.
It's the second time in a few weeks that the Hawkeyes have been second in the poll, a spot that hasn't been kind to teams the past month. UCLA, Iowa and Kansas State all took turns in the second position since Jan. 8 and none of the schools could hold that ranking for more than a week at a time.
While No. 2 has been a revolving door lately, South Carolina has maintained a strong grip atop the poll, once again the unanimous No. 1 team from a 35-member national media panel.
The Gamecocks (21-0) will host Missouri and No. 11 UConn this week.
Araujo several times. "One thing about arena polo is you hit each other hard," Harris said of her indoor play. "I'm definitely not scared to hit a player hard.
"We did really well and I am proud of all of us. We definitely needed this one to give us even more confidence going into the next one. Everything that we talk about that we didn't do so well in one game, we do it well in the next game."
Iconica clawed its way back in the fourth chukker. Fernandez Araujo converted a 40-yard penalty at the 7:28 mark, her third goal of the game, cutting the lead to 4-3.
After missing a goal attempt two minutes later, Iconica tied the game on Fernandez Araujo's 30-yard penalty conversion.
Clarkin regained the lead, 5-4, for Work To Ride/Grand Champions on a great run to goal with 2:11 left in regulation game. Fernandez Araujo converted another 30-yard conversion in the final minute sending the game into overtime.
"We're very, very happy with the win and very happy with the game and we are looking forward to the next one," Clarkin said. "In the end I think you are always lucky to win in overtime."
Work To Ride is a non-profit organization that provides horsemanship education and equine sports training to low-income youth, ages 7 to 18, from under-resourced communities. The team is sponsored by Grand Champions President and World Polo League cofounder Melissa Ganzi. Grand Champions is the nation's largest USPA polo club with 11 fields.
Eight teams are competing in the tournament presented by Brad and Kathy Coors Foundation and live streamed by USPA Polo Network.
Each team will play three four-chukker bracket games. The semifinals will be five chukkers and finals six chukkers. Preliminary and semifinal games will be at Port Mayaca Polo Club through Feb. 15. The final will be hosted Feb. 18 at National Polo Center in Wellington.
Due to wet field conditions and impending rainstorms all day, Monday's games were postponed until Tuesday. Games are Mint Eco Carwash vs. defending champion La Fe at 10 a.m. and Parrotheads Polo vs 90210 Polo at 1 p.m.
UConn, Purdue and North Carolina stay atop AP Top 25; South Carolina joins for first time since 2017
Reigning national champion Connecticut, Purdue and North Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third consecutive week, while South Carolina cracked the rankings for the first time in nearly seven years.
The Huskies earned 45 of 61 firstplace votes to remain at No. 1 for the fourth straight week in Monday's poll, while the Boilermakers topped the ballots of 16 other voters.
The top of the poll remained set after a big week that included four top-10 matchups over the weekend, with Purdue winning at Wisconsin and UNC beating rival Duke. The week also included Kansas beating Houston, which vaulted the Jayhawks to No. 4 and dropped the Cougars one spot to No. 5.
— Wire reports