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Bucknell Women's Water Polo Loses First Game of ECAC Championship to Iona, 16-9
2/26/2011 7:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
Feb. 26, 2011
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Iona jumped out to an 11-3 halftime lead and held on to defeat Bucknell, 16-9, in the opening round of the ECAC Women's Water Polo Championship Saturday afternoon at Kinney Natatorium. Haley Prickett (Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar) scored a team-high three goals for the Bison, who will now meet the loser of Saturday afternoon's Brown-Harvard contest at 5:30 p.m. this evening.
Iona (4-2) scored six of the game's first seven goals and led 7-2 following the first quarter. Bucknell (4-4) managed just three first-quarter shots as the Gaels forced a number of turnovers and turned them into easy scores.
Kandis Canonica (Burlingame, Calif./St. Ignatius Prep) registered two goals and one assist to tie Prickett and Amanda Skonezney (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) for team-high point honors for Bucknell. Canonica now has 353 points in her career, putting her in sole possession of second place on the program's all-time scoring list, just five behind Aubrey Rowe.
Iona scored three of its goals in six-on-five situations and converted one penalty shot following an ejection of Bison goalie Rena Heim (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin). Bucknell scored twice in man-up situations.
Bucknell will continue play at the ECAC Championship at 5:30 p.m. The Bison, who can finish as high as fifth in the eight-team tournament, will play at 10 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
IONA 7 4 2 3 -16
BUCKNELL 2 1 3 3 -9
Goals: Prickett (3), Canonica (2), Smith, Skonezney, Murao, Kennan.
Assists: Skonezney (2), Valdes, Canonica, Carroll.
Field Blocks: Valdes.
Ejections Drawn: Ovalle, Valdes, Ferry, Murao, Canonica, Prickett.
Saves: Connell (3 svs., 11 ga., 16:00 min.), Heim (2 svs., 5 ga., 16:00 min.).
Steals: Prickett (2), Heim (2), Valdes, Ferry, McNally, Canonica.
Sprints: Skonezney (1-3), Ovalle (0-1).
Bucknell Record: 4-4.
