Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Men's Water Polo Places Seven on CWPA All-Academic Team
4/25/2006 8:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
April 25, 2006
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Seven Bucknell men's water polo players were cited with positions on the Collegiate Water Polo Association All-Academic Team this week. Alex Lampley (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin), Gabriel Heiber (Aventura, Fla./Miami Beach) and Dan Schultz (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte) each earned "Superior Achievement" for having grade-point averages between 3.41 and 3.70. Trevor Mullins (Orinda, Calif./Palo Alto), Lee Anderson (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto), Jason Rechel (Columbus, Ohio/Thomas Worthington) and Joseph Metcalf (Knoxville, Tenn./Phillips Exeter Academy) were awarded "Excellent Achievement" for grade-point averages between 3.20 and 3.40. Additionally, Bucknell's team grade-point average of 3.14 during the fall semester was 12th best in the rankings.
The CWPA recognizes players who have attained a grade-point average of at least 3.20, and were a starter or significant reserve.
The three players who earned "Superior Achievement" were all freshmen and making their first appearance on the CWPA All-Academic Team. Lampley scored two goals in 11 games last season, while Schultz tallied two goals and two assists in nine contests. Heiber, Bucknell's team Rookie of the Year, appeared in all 32 games and drew 18 starts last fall. A strong defensive player, he drew a team-high 48 ejections and compiled 18 steals. He also scored 16 goals and totaled 21 points.
Mullins, the lone Bison senior recognized, earned his third consecutive appearance on the CWPA All-Academic Team. Mullins, a three-year starter in goal who earned team Defensive MVP honors, started every game for the second straight season and made 248 saves to fall three shy of equaling his career high from 2004. He yielded just 230 goals to post a career-best .519 save percentage. The veteran of 90 career starts, Mullins recorded at least 10 saves nine times, including a season-high 16 stops against Princeton in September. The Orinda, Calif., native finished his career with 706 saves to rank fifth in Bucknell history and compiled a .487 four-year save percentage.
Rechel, a sophomore, tied for second on the team with 38 goals, more than double his freshman-year total of 16. He added 14 assists and ranked fourth on the squad with 52 points. A starter in all 32 games, Rechel was third on the team with 26 steals and won 62 of 122 sprints.
Anderson, a sophomore who missed his freshman season with an injury, appeared in 12 games and scored three goals and dished out four assists. Metcalf, his classmate, saw action in 20 games and drew one start. He registered five goals and three assists.
As a team, Bucknell's 3.14 grade-point average was an increase from last year's 3.04. The Bison ranked 12th overall. Washington University topped the team list with a 3.83 GPA.
Bucknell, which faced 17 ranked opponents last year, finished with a 14-18 overall record and placed fourth at the Eastern Championship. It was the second-best mark for the Bison since the 2000 campaign.
