Bucknell University
Chapman
Balanced Scoring Lifts Bucknell Women's Water Polo to Victory at Chapman, 14-6
3/17/2010 8:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
March 17, 2010
ORANGE, Calif. – Ten different Bison scored goals and Kandis Canonica (Burlingame, Calif./St. Ignatius Prep) registered a team-high five points as the Bucknell women's water polo team defeated Chapman 14-6 Wednesday evening. The Bison improved to 2-1 on their Spring Break trip to California as they outscored their opponent 8-2 in the second half.
Canonica was one of four Bison to net two goals against Chapman, while her three assists equaled Valentina Rozas (Pico Rivera, Calif./El Rancho) for the team lead. She now has 25 goals and 23 assists for a team-best 48 points this season. Her big offensive day brought her career point total to 283.
Amanda Skonezney (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley), Meghan McNally (Floral Park, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) and Haley Prickett (Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar) also netted two goals apiece as Bison head coach John Abdou adjusted his starting lineup slightly. Three freshmen – Tara Murao (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto), Krystle Morgan (Rowland Heights, Calif./Rosary), Shannon Carroll (Wilton, Conn./Loomis Chaffee) – were in the starting lineup, along with sophomore Skonezney and juniors McNally and Canonica.
Sophomore goalie Brittany Connell (Montebello, Calif./Montebello) got her first start of the year and made seven saves in her 32 minutes of play.
Bucknell (8-6) led 5-0 late in the first quarter, but it allowed Chapman to close to within 5-4 in the final minutes of the second quarter before scoring nine of the game's final 11 goals.
The Bison, who are now 6-0 all-time against Chapman, will be back in action Friday at 3 p.m. Eastern against Concordia. Thursday will feature a training session at UC Irvine, Abdou's alma mater.
BUCKNELL 5 1 3 5 -14
CHAPMAN 1 3 1 1 -6
Goals: Skonezney (2), McNally (2), Canonica (2), Prickett (2), Palencia, White, Murao, Rozas, Kennan, Morgan.
Assists: Canonica (3), Rozas (3), Murao, Skonezney, Prickett, Kennan, Morgan.
Field Blocks: None.
Ejections Drawn: Prickett (2), Palencia, Skonezney, Rozas, Canonica, Morgan.
Saves: Connell (7 svs., 6 ga., 32:00 min.)
Steals: Murao (3), Rozas (2), Prickett (2), Connell (2), Palencia, White, Skonezney, McNally, Frankeny.
Sprints: Skonezney (0-3), White (0-1).
Record: 8-6.
