Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell University
Slippery Rock
Bison Women's Water Polo Wins First Game of Season
2/17/2002 7:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
Feb. 16, 2002
PRINCETON, N.J. - Sophomore Kelly Hofstetter (Scotts Valley, Calif./Harbor) scored four goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as the Bucknell women's water polo team picked up its first victory of the season with a 9-8 win over Slippery Rock at the Princeton Invitational.
Hofstetter's four goals led five goal scorers for the Bison, followed by a two-goal performance by freshman Meg Blitzer (Durham, N.H./Phillips Academy). Senior Brooke Rea (Canandaigua, N.Y./Los Altos), and freshmen Cody Keffer (Berkeley, Calif./Berkeley) and Eileen Ketterer (Altamonte Spring, Fla./Lyman) each tallied once in the game, while Rea added a team-high two assists, and Ketterer and senior Adrienne Schober (Houston, Texas/Clearlake) both had one.
Rea also recorded four steals and six ejections drawn in a solid defensive effort.
Bucknell improves to 1-1 overall and will face 15th ranked Michigan at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 17.
Goals: Hofstetter (4), Blitzer (2), Keffer, Ketterer, Rea
Assists: Rea (2), Ketterer, Schober
Steals: Rea (4), Blitzer (3), Keffer (3), Chesterfield, Hartigan, Ketterer, Schober
Ejections Drawn: Rea (6)
Saves: Chesterfield (7 svs., 8 GA)
Team Record: 1-1
