Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell's Mark Masterson Named An Honorable Mention All-American
1/3/2007 7:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Jan. 3, 2007
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LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell's Mark Masterson (Kihei, Hawaii/Marin) was named Honorable Mention All-America by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches recently. The only Bison honored, Masterson, a senior, adds the citation to his CWPA All-Southern Division Second Team honor and his Eastern Championship All-Tournament First Team award from this past fall.
Masterson, who was Bucknell's Scott Schulte Award winner at the squad's annual awards banquet, earned team Offensive MVP honors as a junior. The Kihei, Hawaii, native led the team in scoring for the second consecutive year as he tallied 62 goals and 31 assists for 93 points in 2006. In his two-year Bucknell career after transferring from UC Irvine, Masterson racked up 110 goals, 53 assists and 163 points.
Not just an offensive player, Masterson led the squad with 53 steals, nearly doubling his total from his junior season. The 53 steals tied him for 10th place on the Bison single-season list with Kevin Permisohn and Brad Roslyn. With 85 career steals Masterson stands in ninth place at Bucknell since 1996.
Masterson, who was one of four Bucknell players to start all 28 games this past year, tallied six goals against Whittier, giving him the most goals in a game by a Bison player since 2001.
Masterson is the first Bucknell player honored with Honorable Mention All-America plaudits since Roslyn two years ago.
Bucknell finished the season with a 15-13 record while playing a challenging schedule that featured 15 ranked foes. It was the second time in three years the Bison finished above .500.
