Bucknell University Athletics
Women's Water Polo Faces Four in CWPA Action
4/5/2018 12:30:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
Bucknell (10-12, 0-0 CWPA) vs. No. 12 Hartwick (25-7, 2-0 CWPA)
When: Saturday, April 7 – 10:15 a.m.
Where: Blodgett Pool – Cambridge, Mass.
Online Video: Ivy League Network ($)
Bucknell (10-12, 0-0 CWPA) vs. No. 9 Michigan (23-7, 1-0 CWPA)
When: Saturday, April 7 – 4:30 p.m.
Where: Blodgett Pool – Cambridge, Mass.
Online Video: Ivy League Network ($)
Bucknell (10-12, 0-0 CWPA) vs. Saint Francis (12-9, 0-1 CWPA)
When: Sunday, April 8 – 8 a.m.
Where: Blodgett Pool – Cambridge, Mass.
Online Video: Ivy League Network ($)
No. 13 Indiana (20-6, 1-2 CWPA) vs. Bucknell (10-12, 0-0 CWPA)
When: Sunday, April 8 – 2:15 p.m.
Where: Blodgett Pool – Cambridge, Mass.
Online Video: Ivy League Network ($)
Bucknell at a Glance
• The Bison are currently 10-12 (0-0 CWPA) and receiving votes in the CWPA poll. They most recently downed Mercyhurst, 9-2, in an exhibition game on March 31.
• A year ago, Bucknell went 14-18 (2-6 CWPA) and placed sixth at the CWPA Championship.
• In the CWPA preseason poll, the Bison were selected to finish sixth. Michigan, Indiana and Hatwick were tabbed as the top three teams.
• Emily Konishi currently leads Bucknell with 63 points behind team-best totals of goals (30) and assists (33). Colleen Barron (25g-16a) and Ally Furano (27g-7a) round out the top-three point producers.
• Shyla Lintz has drawn a team-best 36 ejections while Konishi leads the Bison with 27 steals.
• In net, Manuela Herrera has started 21 games, making 154 saves. With 536 career saves, she stands fifth in school history; the four Bison ahead of her in the record book all made at least 700 saves.
• Konishi owns 230 career points on 107 goals and 123 assists. Her assist total is good for eighth in school history, one outside of seventh and five shy of fifth. She needs 27 more points to crack Bucknell's top 10.
• Marta Considine netted her 100th career goal during March 25's win over Saint Francis. Two of her teammates have already surpassed this career milestone: Barron (119) and Konishi (107). Barron's total is 15 outside of Bucknell's top 15.
No. 12 Hartwick at a Glance
• Hartwick is currently 25-7 (2-0 CWPA) on the season. The Hawks, who are ranked 12th in the CWPA poll, strung together a 12-game winning streak earlier this year.
• Hartwick was selected to place third in the CWPA preseason poll. This will be the Hawks' final season of competition, as the university moved to eliminate the program.
• Hartwick holds a 17-1 lead over Bucknell in the all-time series, which dates back to 2003.
• In 2017, the then No. 18 Hawks downed the Bison, 9-6, at Kinney Natatorium. Hartwick outscored Bucknell, 5-1, in the second half to erase a 5-4 halftime deficit.
No. 9 Michigan at a Glance
• Michigan is currently 23-7 (1-0 CWPA) on the season. The Wolverines, who are ranked ninth in the CWPA poll, are on a 16-game winning streak.
• Michigan was picked to win the CWPA in the preseason poll. The Wolverines have won the past two CWPA tournaments.
• Michigan owns a 22-0 lead in the all-time series with Bucknell. The series dates back to 1999.
• In their most recent game, at this year's Wolverine Invitational, the then No. 9 Wolverines toppled the Bison, 15-4.
Saint Francis at a Glance
• Saint Francis is currently 12-9 (0-1 CWPA) on the season. The Red Flash went 0-4 at its home pool on March 24-25, its most recent weekend of competition.
• Bucknell leads the all-time series with Saint Francis, 3-0. The teams met for the first time in 2017, the Red Flash's inaugural season.
• The Bison and Red Flash have met twice this year. At the Bison Invitational, Bucknell outscored Saint Francis, 7-3, in the middle two quarters to walk away a 13-8 victor. The Bison then dropped the Red Flash, 15-9, on March 25; Bucknell's 15 goals was its second-highest total of the season.
No. 13 Indiana at a Glance
• Indiana is currently 20-6 (1-2 CWPA) on the season. The Hoosiers, who are ranked 13th in the CWPA poll, have won five of their past six games.
• Indiana was chosen to finish second in the CWPA preseason poll.
• Indiana leads the all-time series with Bucknell, 12-2, and has won the past nine games. The series began in 2000.
• Earlier this season, on March 24, the then No. 13 Hoosiers edged the Bison, 11-8. Ally Furano (4g) and Emily Konishi (2g-2a) factored into half of Bucknell's goals
A Look Ahead
• The Bison conclude the regular season on April 14-15 with CWPA games against Harvard (April 14, 9:30 a.m.), Brown (April 14, 2:30 p.m.), George Washington (April 15, 9 a.m.) and Princeton (April 15, 3:30 p.m.) in Princeton, N.J.
