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No. 19 Princeton Ends Bucknell Men's Water Polo's Winning Streak at Six, 12-5
10/4/2009 8:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Oct. 4, 2009
PRINCETON, N.J. – In a matchup of teams that both defeated No. 10 Navy on Saturday, the No. 18 Bucknell men's water polo team was unable to keep its six-game winning streak alive as No. 19 Princeton downed the Bison 12-5 Sunday afternoon at DeNunzio Pool. Richie Hyden (Melbourne, Australia/Greenwich (Conn.)) led Bucknell with two goals, but the Tigers outscored the Bison 7-2 in the second half for their third straight league win.
Bucknell (10-6, 4-1 CWPA Southern Division) had defeated Princeton by one goal last Saturday at Kinney Natatorium, but could not pick up a second consecutive win over the Tigers. The Bison trailed 5-3 at the half, but a 4-0 fourth quarter propelled Princeton to the easy victory.
Hyden's two goals lifted his team-leading figure to 34, while his career total now stands at 161. Andrew Nelson (Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes), Spencer Richley (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor) and Howie Kalter (Durham, N.H./Phillips Academy Andover) chipped in one goal apiece, while Sean Coghlan (Chicago, Ill./Brother Rice) dished out a pair of assists.
In goal, Nick Donahue (Brooklyn, N.Y./Lawrenceville) made nine saves and garnered two of the team's nine steals.
Bucknell, which is 3-6 against ranked opponents this year, fell to 4-4 at Princeton's DeNunzio Pool, the site of this year's NCAA Championship, this season.
With the win, the Tigers are now 7-5 overall and are now tied for first in the CWPA Southern Division with Bucknell with a matching 4-1 league mark.
The Bison will have a rare mid-week game this Thursday, Oct. 8, when they play a 7:30 p.m. game at league rival George Washington. The next day they will depart for California to play in the UCI Invitational.Thursday's contest will be the sixth consecutive league game for Bucknell.
BUCKNELL 2 4 2 3 -11
PRINCETON 1 4 3 4 -12
Goals: Hyden (2), Nelson, Richley, Kalter.
Assists: Coghlan (2), Caillouette, Hyden, Kalter.
Field Blocks: Caillouette, Kalter.
Ejections Drawn: Hyden (3), Coghlan (2), Caillouette, Reamey, Stupp.
Saves: Donahue (9 svs., 12 ga., 32:00 min.).
Steals: Kalter (3), Stupp (2), Donahue (2), Barron, Barnett.
Sprints: Barron (3-4).
Record: 10-6, 4-1 CWPA Southern Division
