Sunday, October 27
San Jose, Calif.
12:20 p.m. (ET)
Bucknell University
12
vs
7
Fresno Pacific
Photo by: Marc Hagemeier
No. 15 Men's Water Polo Defeats Fresno Pacific, Drops Triple-Overtime Game to No. 13 San Jose State
10/27/2019 2:19:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
SAN JOSE, CALIF. The No. 15 Bucknell University men's water polo team defeated Fresno Pacific, 12-7 on Sunday morning to snap a three-game skid and improve to 5-0 all-time against the Sunbirds. The Bison then dropped an 11-10, triple overtime decision to 13th-ranked San Jose State in the nightcap.
Game One: No. 15 Bucknell 12, Fresno Pacific 7
Rade Joksimovic led the way for the Bison with seven goals, including the very first goal of the game as Bucknell never trailed in the contest.
Joksimovic, a senior, contributed to all three Bucknell goals in the first period after he scored twice and assisted fellow senior Logan Schofield on Bucknell's second as the Bison took a 3-2 lead after one period. Joksimovic and Schofield proved to be a powerful duo for Bucknell on the day, combining for ten of Bucknell's 12 goals.
Joksimovic and Schofield each netted one more time around a goal by Jared Stanley in the second while blanking the Sunbirds in the frame as the Bison took a 6-2 lead at halftime.
The Sunbirds pulled within two in the third after a goal on the powerplay by Nathan Olson, but Jack Lewis found the back of the cage just seconds later, also on the powerplay, to push the Bucknell lead back to three at 7-4. After the Sunbirds pulled a goal back to close within two once more, Bucknell scored two straight to end the period en route to a 4-0 run with two more goals the fourth.
Three of the goals were scored by Joksimovic during the final stretch as Bucknell went on to win 12-7 and reach the 15-win mark on the season.
Joksimovic scored his seven goals on a season-high 17 shots as Bucknell actually trailed the Sunbirds in shots, 35-31. Schofield found the back of the cage three times to go along with four ejections drawn, while Mitchell Scott also drew two ejections. Adrien Touzot made 15 saves in the cage for the Bison.
Goals: Joksimovic (7), Schofield (3), Stanley, Lewis
Assists: Joksimovic (2), Vlasceanu (2), Touzot, Stanley, Jacuzzi, Dolan
Steals: Schofield (2), Joksimovic, Touzot, Lewis, Jacuzzi
Ejections Drawn: Schofield (4), Scott (2), Joksimovic, Touzot, Little, Lewis
Saves: Touzot, 15 saves, 7 GA, 32:00 minutes
Game Two: No. 13 San Jose State 11, No. 15 Bucknell 10
Bucknell played its first overtime game of the season in a narrow defeat to the Spartans. San Jose State found the golden-goal in the third triple-overtime period with 2:03 left to take an 11-10 win over the Bison.
Bucknell, which has used fast starts to its advantage all season, found itself trailing this time after San Jose State jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one period. The Spartans extended their lead to 5-0 on a goal by Ethan Koch about halfway through the second period before Jared Stanley found the back of the cage on an assist from Cooper Dolan. Rade Joksimovic then scored on a penalty shot just a few minutes later after freshman Andu Vlasceanu drew an ejection on Ashley Castle. A late goal by the Spartans gave SJSU a 6-2 lead at the half.
Bucknell began the third period with a goal by Schofield assisted by Joksimovic before Stanley scored again to cut the SJSU lead to 6-4. The Bucknell defense stepped up in the third, keeping the Spartans off the board in the period to halve the deficit.
Logan Schofield brought Bucknell within one after he scored to open the fourth before San Jose State's Harry Nixon pushed the Spartan lead back to two. A long pass from Adrien Touzot found Joksimovic in space to score Bucknell's sixth, before the senior tied the game with just 23 seconds to go to help Bucknell send the game into overtime.
The Bison trailed in both overtime periods before battling back with late goals in each. In the first overtime, Stanley found the back of the cage with 40 seconds left to tie the game at eight, before a goal from Joksimovic with just three seconds on the clock in the second overtime tied the game at ten to send the game into a sudden-death third overtime period as the two teams scored two goals each in the final 1:26 of the second overtime periods.
With 2:03 left on the clock in the third overtime, a goal by San Jose State won the game as Bucknell dropped its third game of the weekend, all by two goals or less, and all to teams either ranked or receiving votes in the latest CWPA poll.
Joksimovic scored four times for Bucknell, while Stanley added three in the defeat.
Goals: Joksimovic (4), Stanley (3), Schofield (2), Vlasceanu
Assists: Joksimovic, Dolan
Steals: Joksimovic (3), Vlasceanu (2), Lewis (2), Stanley, Dolan
Ejections Drawn: Schofield (6), Joksimovic (2), Vlasceanu
Saves: Touzot 12 saves, 7 GA, 39:00 minutes played.
Game One: No. 15 Bucknell 12, Fresno Pacific 7
Rade Joksimovic led the way for the Bison with seven goals, including the very first goal of the game as Bucknell never trailed in the contest.
Joksimovic, a senior, contributed to all three Bucknell goals in the first period after he scored twice and assisted fellow senior Logan Schofield on Bucknell's second as the Bison took a 3-2 lead after one period. Joksimovic and Schofield proved to be a powerful duo for Bucknell on the day, combining for ten of Bucknell's 12 goals.
Joksimovic and Schofield each netted one more time around a goal by Jared Stanley in the second while blanking the Sunbirds in the frame as the Bison took a 6-2 lead at halftime.
The Sunbirds pulled within two in the third after a goal on the powerplay by Nathan Olson, but Jack Lewis found the back of the cage just seconds later, also on the powerplay, to push the Bucknell lead back to three at 7-4. After the Sunbirds pulled a goal back to close within two once more, Bucknell scored two straight to end the period en route to a 4-0 run with two more goals the fourth.
Three of the goals were scored by Joksimovic during the final stretch as Bucknell went on to win 12-7 and reach the 15-win mark on the season.
Joksimovic scored his seven goals on a season-high 17 shots as Bucknell actually trailed the Sunbirds in shots, 35-31. Schofield found the back of the cage three times to go along with four ejections drawn, while Mitchell Scott also drew two ejections. Adrien Touzot made 15 saves in the cage for the Bison.
Goals: Joksimovic (7), Schofield (3), Stanley, Lewis
Assists: Joksimovic (2), Vlasceanu (2), Touzot, Stanley, Jacuzzi, Dolan
Steals: Schofield (2), Joksimovic, Touzot, Lewis, Jacuzzi
Ejections Drawn: Schofield (4), Scott (2), Joksimovic, Touzot, Little, Lewis
Saves: Touzot, 15 saves, 7 GA, 32:00 minutes
Game Two: No. 13 San Jose State 11, No. 15 Bucknell 10
Bucknell played its first overtime game of the season in a narrow defeat to the Spartans. San Jose State found the golden-goal in the third triple-overtime period with 2:03 left to take an 11-10 win over the Bison.
Bucknell, which has used fast starts to its advantage all season, found itself trailing this time after San Jose State jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one period. The Spartans extended their lead to 5-0 on a goal by Ethan Koch about halfway through the second period before Jared Stanley found the back of the cage on an assist from Cooper Dolan. Rade Joksimovic then scored on a penalty shot just a few minutes later after freshman Andu Vlasceanu drew an ejection on Ashley Castle. A late goal by the Spartans gave SJSU a 6-2 lead at the half.
Bucknell began the third period with a goal by Schofield assisted by Joksimovic before Stanley scored again to cut the SJSU lead to 6-4. The Bucknell defense stepped up in the third, keeping the Spartans off the board in the period to halve the deficit.
Logan Schofield brought Bucknell within one after he scored to open the fourth before San Jose State's Harry Nixon pushed the Spartan lead back to two. A long pass from Adrien Touzot found Joksimovic in space to score Bucknell's sixth, before the senior tied the game with just 23 seconds to go to help Bucknell send the game into overtime.
The Bison trailed in both overtime periods before battling back with late goals in each. In the first overtime, Stanley found the back of the cage with 40 seconds left to tie the game at eight, before a goal from Joksimovic with just three seconds on the clock in the second overtime tied the game at ten to send the game into a sudden-death third overtime period as the two teams scored two goals each in the final 1:26 of the second overtime periods.
With 2:03 left on the clock in the third overtime, a goal by San Jose State won the game as Bucknell dropped its third game of the weekend, all by two goals or less, and all to teams either ranked or receiving votes in the latest CWPA poll.
Joksimovic scored four times for Bucknell, while Stanley added three in the defeat.
Goals: Joksimovic (4), Stanley (3), Schofield (2), Vlasceanu
Assists: Joksimovic, Dolan
Steals: Joksimovic (3), Vlasceanu (2), Lewis (2), Stanley, Dolan
Ejections Drawn: Schofield (6), Joksimovic (2), Vlasceanu
Saves: Touzot 12 saves, 7 GA, 39:00 minutes played.
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