Bucknell University
Cal State San Bernardino
Bucknel Women's Water Polo Ends California Trip with 10-7 Victory Over Cal State San Bernardino
3/20/2011 8:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
March 20, 2011
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Kandis Canonica (Burlingame, Calif./St. Ignatius Prep) scored three goals and Hallie Kennan (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) tallied a team-high four points with one goal and three assists, leading the Bucknell women's water polo team to a 10-7 win over Cal State San Bernardino Sunday. The win helped the Bison finish 4-3 on their seven-game Spring Break trip to California.
Canonica was the only Bucknell player to net more than one goal as seven other players registered one apiece.
The Bison (9-8) won their fifth game in a row against unranked opponents. They led 3-1 at the end of the first quarter and held a three-goal advantage (6-3) at halftime. Bucknell is now 5-3 all-time against Cal State San Bernardino (9-15) and has won four in a row in the series.
The Bison tallied 10 steals in the contest with Julianne Valdes (Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep), Haley Prickett (Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar) and Rena Heim (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) registering two apiece. Bucknell also held a distinct advantage in six-on-five opportunities, drawing 10 ejections, compared to just four for the Coyotes.
Goalies Brittany Connell (Montebello, Calif./Montebello) and Heim each recorded four saves playing 16 minutes apiece in net.
Bucknell will now be idle until April 2 when it plays at Princeton and against Michigan. Both foes show up in the latest top-20 national poll.
BUCKNELL 3 3 2 2 -10
CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO 1 2 1 3 -7
Goals: Canonica (3), Valdes, Smith, Ferry, Skonezney, Murao, Prickett, Kennan.
Assists: Kennan (3), Ovalle, Valdes, Skonezney, Prickett.
Field Blocks: Valdes.
Ejections Drawn: Canonica (2), Ovalle, Valdes, Smith, Shopiro, Murao, Prickett, Kennan, Frankeny.
Saves: Connell (4 svs., 3 ga., 16:00 min.), Heim (4 svs., 4 ga., 16:00 min.).
Steals: Valdes, Prickett, Heim, Skonezney, Shopiro, Canonica, Kennan.
Sprints: Skonezney (4-4).
Bucknell Record: 9-8.
