Sunday, January 29
Princeton, N.J.
8 a.m.
Bucknell University
5
vs
18
UC San Diego
Photo by: Marc Hagemeier
Bucknell Women's Water Polo Drops Two Sunday Games Against Ranked Opponents
1/29/2023 7:02:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Bucknell University women's water polo team dropped its final two games of the Princeton Invite on Sunday with defeats to No. 15 UC San Diego and No. 17 Wagner by scores of 18-5 and 14-6, respectively.
Game One: UC San Diego 18, Bucknell 5
An 11-0 run by the Tritons to end the half helped propel 15th-ranked UC San Diego to an 18-5 win over Bucknell in the first game of the day.
Bucknell scored the opening goal in taking the lead at the 7:30 mark of the first quarter when Chloe Smith scored her first goal of the season.Bucknell held UCSD off the board for the next three minutes until back-to-back goals by the Tritons 45 seconds gave them the lead. Bella Moynihan tied the game at two at the 3:16 mark of the first, but that would be the last Bison goal scored until Megan LaCroix found a Bucknell goal with 7:10 remaining in the game as UC San Diego broke the game open with an 11-0 run that spanned nearly 20 minutes.
Bella Schraa and Isabelle Monaghan each added goals for the Bison in the defeat.
Game Two: Wagner 14, Bucknell 6
Wagner used a 4-0 run to start the game while limiting the Bison to just three goals in the first half to take a 14-6 victory in the second game of the day.
Bucknell was kept off the board for the opening seven minutes of the game until Smith broke the Bucknell drought with a goal at the 1:06 mark of the first quarter. Monaghan and Schraa each added first-half goals as Bucknell trailed 8-3 at the break.
The Bison scored three more times in the second half of play, including two more goals from Monaghan for her first hat trick of the season, but the Seahawks kept Bucknell at bay in taking the win as Bucknell drops to 0-5 on the year. Izzy Lippolis added Bucknell's other goal in the defeat.
Bucknell returns to action next weekend when it travels to Providence, R.I. for four games at the Bruno Classic.
Game One: UC San Diego 18, Bucknell 5
An 11-0 run by the Tritons to end the half helped propel 15th-ranked UC San Diego to an 18-5 win over Bucknell in the first game of the day.
Bucknell scored the opening goal in taking the lead at the 7:30 mark of the first quarter when Chloe Smith scored her first goal of the season.Bucknell held UCSD off the board for the next three minutes until back-to-back goals by the Tritons 45 seconds gave them the lead. Bella Moynihan tied the game at two at the 3:16 mark of the first, but that would be the last Bison goal scored until Megan LaCroix found a Bucknell goal with 7:10 remaining in the game as UC San Diego broke the game open with an 11-0 run that spanned nearly 20 minutes.
Bella Schraa and Isabelle Monaghan each added goals for the Bison in the defeat.
Game Two: Wagner 14, Bucknell 6
Wagner used a 4-0 run to start the game while limiting the Bison to just three goals in the first half to take a 14-6 victory in the second game of the day.
Bucknell was kept off the board for the opening seven minutes of the game until Smith broke the Bucknell drought with a goal at the 1:06 mark of the first quarter. Monaghan and Schraa each added first-half goals as Bucknell trailed 8-3 at the break.
The Bison scored three more times in the second half of play, including two more goals from Monaghan for her first hat trick of the season, but the Seahawks kept Bucknell at bay in taking the win as Bucknell drops to 0-5 on the year. Izzy Lippolis added Bucknell's other goal in the defeat.
Bucknell returns to action next weekend when it travels to Providence, R.I. for four games at the Bruno Classic.