Women’s Water Polo Begins California Trip at San Diego State

Setting the Scene
What: Aztec Invitational
When: March 11-12
Where: Aztec Aquaplex - San Diego, Calif.
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, March. 11: No. 16 UC San Diego (8-10), 11 a.m. – Live Stats
Chapman (2-6), 2:45 p.m. – Live Stats
Sunday, March 12: Whittier (7-5), 2:45 p.m. – Live Stats
No. 17 San Diego State (5-7), 9 p.m. – Live Stats

About the Bison/Last Time Out
* Bucknell is 7-8 on the season after going 1-3 at the Wolverine Invite hosted by Michigan.
* The Bison opened with a 6-5 win over Santa Clara, but fell to three ranked opponents, including No. 6 UC Irvine, No. 13 UC Davis, and No. 5 Arizona State.
* Freshman Gigi Rojahn scored a career-high three goals, including the game-winner in the final period in Bucknell's 6-5 victory over Santa Clara. Colleen Barron scored two goals while Emily Konishi handed out three assists.
* Konishi leads the team with 23 goals. Right behind her are Marta Considine (21), Tegan Stanbach (20) and Shyla Lintz (19).
* The Bison have averaged 13.1 goals in their seven wins but just 4.8 goals in their eight losses.
* Bucknell continues to receive votes in the latest Top 25 Poll.

Scouting UC San Diego
* UC San Diego enters the weekend 8-10 overall.
* Fifteen of the Tritons' 18 opponents have been ranked.
* UC San Diego has won three of its last four, picking up wins over Harvard, Iona, and Siena.
* The Bison are 0-8 all-time against the Tritons dating back to 1999.
* Bucknell has held UC San Diego to single-digit scoring in four of the eight matchups.

Scouting Chapman
* Chapman sits at 2-6 on the season, coming off a 13-5 victory over Grove City.
* Bucknell is 7-0 all-time against the Panthers dating back to 1999. The Bison defeated Chapman 11-5 at last year's Aztec Invitational.
* Chapman has been held to eight goals or less in all seven meetings.

Scouting Whittier
* Whittier holds a 7-5 record, winning five straight matches with wins over Toronto, St. Francis Brooklyn, Fresno Pacific, Sonoma State, and Concordia.
* Bucknell is 4-0 all-time against the Poets dating back to 2004.
* After a nine-year hiatus between matchups, the Bison earned an 11-7 victory against Whittier in 2015 at the Aztec Invitational.

Scouting San Diego State
* San Diego State enters the weekend 5-7 overall, losing five of its last seven matches.
* Eleven of the Aztecs' 12 opponents have been ranked.
* Bucknell is 0-8 all-time against the Aztecs dating back to 2005.

Up Next
* Bucknell will remain in California for three matches on March 15-16. The Bison will face Pomona-Pitzer and Claremont-Mudd Scripps on Mar. 15 followed by Long Beach State on Mar. 16.