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Bucknell Women's Water Polo Loses to No. 12 Hartwick in Quarterfinals of Eastern Championship, 16-7
4/29/2011 8:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
April 29, 2011
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Bucknell's Krystle Morgan (Rowland Heights, Calif./Rosary) posted her second multi-goal game of the day, but No. 12 Hartwick outscored the Bison by a 9-3 margin in the second half en route to a 16-7 victory Friday evening in the quarterfinals of the Eastern Championship. Earlier in the day 10th-seeded Bucknell defeated seventh-seeded Brown for the right to meet the second-seeded Hawks, who were one of three teams to receive first-round byes.
The Bison will now play Harvard Saturday afternoon at 2:40 p.m. They can still finish as high as fifth in the 11-team field.
Against Brown, Morgan totaled three goals and two assists. She added two goals to that tally against Hartwick (26-9). She had just four goals and one assist during the regular season due to injuries.
Bucknell (12-17) drew 12 ejections in the contest, including three apiece by Tara Murao and Kandis Canonica.
Brittany Connell posted her second consecutive seven-save performance in goal for the Bison.
Bucknell and Saturday's opponent, sixth-seeded Harvard, have split 16 all-time meetings.
BUCKNELL 2 2 0 3 -7
HARTWICK 5 2 5 4 -16
Goals: Morgan (2), Valdes, Smith, Ferry, Canonica, Kennan.
Assists: McNally (2), Smith, Canonica, Kennan, Carroll.
Field Blocks: none.
Ejections Drawn: Murao (3), Canonica (3), Valdes, Ferry, Shopiro, Prickett, Morgan, Carroll.
Saves: Connell (7 svs., 16 ga., 32:00 min.).
Steals: Connell (3), Valdes, Smith, Ferry, Prickett.
Sprints: Skonezney (0-4).
Bucknell Record: 12-17.
