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Bucknell Men's Water Polo Downs Iona, 9-6
9/13/2009 8:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Sept. 13, 2009
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Bucknell men's water polo team sprinted out to a 5-0 halftime lead and held on for a 9-6 victory over Iona Sunday morning at the Princeton Invitational. Howie Kalter (Durham, N.H./Phillips Academy Andover) tallied two goals and a pair of assists to lead the Bison offense.
Bucknell (4-3) outscored Brown 4-0 in the final quarter of its second game Saturday, giving it a 9-0 advantage over a three-quarter span.
While the Bison jumped out to a large lead, Iona did mount a comeback, closing the score to 8-6 late in the contest. Brett Thompson (Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach) netted his first career goal to make the final margin three scores.
Miles Gilhuly (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte) recorded a season-high seven saves in goal as he split time with Nick Donahue (Brooklyn, N.Y./Lawrenceville), who earned the start. Donahue did not yield a goal in his 16 first-half minutes.
Kalter, who ranks second on the team with 11 goals this season, was the lone Bucknell player to tally multiple goals as seven other Bison posted a single score apiece. Andrew Nelson (Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes) and Beau Caillouette (Newport Beach, Calif./Sage Hill School) each added an assist to go along with his goal, joining Kalter in producing multiple-point outings.
As a team, Bucknell's defense recorded a season-high 10 steals. Johnny Stupp (St. Louis, Mo./Mary Institute)), Nick Barnett (Houston, Texas/Clear Lake) and Gilhuly each posted two swipes.
The win over Iona helped the Bison improve to 4-0 this year against unranked opponents. Dating back to last year Bucknell, which is No. 20 in the latest national poll, has won six in a row over unranked foes.
The Bison will wrap up play at the Princeton Invitational Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. against No. 4 UCLA. It will be the third top-five them they have faced this season and it will make their fourth game in a span of 30 hours this weekend.
IONA 0 0 5 1 -6
BUCKNELL 3 2 3 1 -9
Goals: Kalter (2), Nelson, Caillouette, Thompson, Richley, Ang, Schwartz, Stupp.
Assists: Kalter (2), Nelson, Caillouette.
Field Blocks: None.
Ejections Drawn: Ang (2), Caillouette, Hyden, Stupp.
Saves: Donahue (4 svs., 0 ga., 16:00 min.), Gilhuly (7 svs., 6 ga., 16:00 min.).
Steals: Stupp (2), Barnett (2), Gilhuly (2), Coghlan, Hyden, Ang, Donahue.
Sprints: Nelson (2-4).
Record: 4-3
