Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Men's Water Polo Makes Lone Home Appearance of 2008 this Weekend
10/15/2008 8:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Oct. 15, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. – It has been more than a year and a span of 36 games since the Bucknell men's water polo team has played a home contest. That streak will end this weekend when the Bison play five games in Kinney Natatorium over a three-day span. Highlighting the weekend slate will be four league games and two contests against ranked foes.
All told, Kinney Natatorium will host 11 games this weekend with six taking place on Saturday and four more on Sunday. Bucknell's highly anticipated contest with No. 12 Princeton Friday night at 8 p.m. kicks off the jam-packed weekend.
- Bison Vision All-Access live video:
Bucknell vs. Johns Hopkins (Sunday, 11 a.m.)
Bucknell vs. Navy (Sunday, 4:30 p.m.)
- For complete schedule and results from all 11 games at Kinney Natatorium, click HERE.
Bucknell Men's Water Polo Notebook (9-10, 1-2 CWPA)
Bucknell Notes
• Bucknell traveled to California for the SoCal Tournament last weekend and faced three teams ranked in the top 11 of last week's national rankings. The Bison have now played 10 ranked teams and own a 2-8 record against them. Eight of those ranked opponents were in the top 15 at the time Bucknell played them, while four were in the top 10. Most impressively, the Bison have taken on three teams in the top three of the national rankings.
• The last time Bucknell played a home game was last Oct. 7 when it hosted Navy and St. Francis (N.Y.).
• Bucknell will play two more ranked teams this weekend: No. 12 Princeton and No. 17 Navy.
• Four of Bucknell's five games this weekend will be CWPA Southern Division games.
• Prior to Sunday's contest against Navy, Bucknell's three seniors will be recognized for their contributions to the program. Co-captains Gabriel Heiber and Alex Lampley as well as Alex Lovell comprise the senior class.
• Bucknell snapped a five-game losing streak with its 14-5 win over Pomona-Pitzer on Sunday.
• Bucknell is 8-0 this year when scoring at least 10 goals. The Bison are 1-7 when the opposition nets at least 10 goals.
• Heiber crossed the 100-point plateau for his career at the SoCal Tournament last weekend. With 81 goals and 22 assists he now has 103 career points. The Caracas, Venezuela, native is second on the team with a career-high 27 goals this season.
• On Sunday against No. 11 Pacific and Pomona-Pitzer, Richie Hyden posted two more games with at least five points. He has now tallied at least five points nine times this year. He paces the squad with 50 goals, 29 assists and 79 points.
• Bucknell has played very unselfishly this year, earning assists on 161 of 187 goals (86%). Last year, the Bison assisted on 187 of 326 goals (57%).
• Heiber, who already owns the program career (163) and single-season (48) records for ejections drawn, is poised to surpass his own single-season standard. The senior leads the team with 44 ejections drawn this year and has earned at least one in every game.
• Friday night's game against Princeton is a rematch of Bucknell's sudden-victory overtime win over the Tigers that took place on a Friday night at Kinney Natatorium last year. The win marked the second victory for the Bison over Princeton since 1998.
Bucknell vs. Weekend Opponents
• Bucknell vs. Princeton: 27-32 (Bucknell won second game vs. Princeton since 1998 in September 2007)
• Bucknell vs. George Washington: 32-11 (George Washington leads season series 2-1)
• Bucknell vs. Mercyhurst: 3-0 (Bucknell has outscored Mercyhurst 44-16)
• Bucknell vs. Johns Hopkins: 30-13 (Bucknell has won seven straight; last Johns Hopkins win came in 2005)
• Bucknell vs. Navy: 14-67 (Navy has won 14 straight games; Bucknell has one win since 2000; last six games decided by a total of 16 goals)
Up Next
• Bucknell will wrap up its CWPA Southern Division schedule next Friday night, Oct. 24, at Princeton. The Bison will then play a pair of non-league games against Brown and St. Francis (N.Y.) the next day at Princeton's DeNunzio Pool. Those contests will mark the end of the regular season.
Weekend Schedule at Kinney Natatorium
Friday, Oct. 17
Bucknell vs. Princeton, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18
Johns Hopkins vs. Princeton, 11 a.m.
Bucknell vs. George Washington, 12:30 p.m.
Mercyhurst vs. Princeton, 2:30 p.m.
Gannon vs. George Washington, 5:30 p.m.
Bucknell vs. Mercyhurst, 7 p.m.
Johns Hopkins vs. Gannon, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 19
Bucknell vs. Johns Hopkins, 11 a.m. (Bison Vision All-Access Video)
Gannon vs. Navy, 12:30 p.m.
Mercyhurst vs. Johns Hopkins, 2 p.m.
Bucknell vs. Navy, 4:30 p.m. (Bison Vision All-Access Video)
