Thursday, March 14
Long Beach, CA
10 p.m. (ET)
Bucknell University
at
No. 15 Long Beach State
Photo by: Marc Hagemeier
Women's Water Polo Set for Tough Stretch at LMU Invite
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LEWISBURG, Pa.—The Bucknell University women's water polo team will continue its west coast trip with five games over three days.
The Bison will face Long Beach State on Thursday, before taking part in four games at Loyola Marymount University in the LMU Invite.
Schedule:
Thursday, March 14 – 10 p.m. (ET)
Bucknell (14-6, 0-1 CWPA) at Long Beach State
Friday, March 15
Bucknell (14-6, 0-1 CWPA) vs. Pomona-Pitzer – 12:15 p.m. (ET)
Bucknell at Loyola Marymount 4 p.m. (ET)
Saturday, March 16
Bucknell (14-6, 0-1 CWPA) vs. San Jose State – 1:30 p.m. (ET)
Bucknell vs. California State East Bay – 7:45 p.m. (ET)
Bison Notes
About Long Beach State/Series History
About Pomona-Pitzer
About Loyola Marymount
About San Jose State
The Bison will play three games in Washington, D.C. from March 30-31.
The Bison will face Long Beach State on Thursday, before taking part in four games at Loyola Marymount University in the LMU Invite.
Schedule:
Thursday, March 14 – 10 p.m. (ET)
Bucknell (14-6, 0-1 CWPA) at Long Beach State
Friday, March 15
Bucknell (14-6, 0-1 CWPA) vs. Pomona-Pitzer – 12:15 p.m. (ET)
Bucknell at Loyola Marymount 4 p.m. (ET)
Saturday, March 16
Bucknell (14-6, 0-1 CWPA) vs. San Jose State – 1:30 p.m. (ET)
Bucknell vs. California State East Bay – 7:45 p.m. (ET)
Bison Notes
- Ally Furano is coming off of a solid week in which she was named CWPA Player of the Week for the second time this season after scoring 16 goals in four games against some of the Bison's toughest competition this season, with three opponents either ranked or receiving votes.
- Furano is now up to 72 goals in total this season to lead the Bison, while Emily Konishi ranks second on the team in goals to date with 46.
- The Bison's schedule doesn't get any easier, as they face two ranked schools in No. 12 Loyola Marymount and No. 18 San Jose State. The Bison will also face the No. 1 ranked team in Division III in Pomona-Pitzer.
- The Bison last went on a road trip this length in the 2017 season, when it also played in the Aztec Invite over the weekend as well as playing road contests at Pomona-Pitzer,Claremont Mud-Scripps, and at Long Beach State on Thursday.
- A. Furano has now topped the 100 point mark this season.
- Kali Hyham, A. Furano, Konishi, and Marcela Herrera are the only Bison to have played and started every game this season.
About Long Beach State/Series History
- The Bison have never defeated Long Beach State, holding an 0-12 record all-time against the 49ers.
- The past two matchups have been decided by three goals or less between the two teams.
- The 49ers are 10-10 this season, have won four in a row, and own a 2-0 home record.
About Pomona-Pitzer
- The Sagehens are 8-8 this season, and have won two games in a row.
- Bucknell is 5-4 all-time against Pomona-Pitzer, with Bucknell last defeating the Sagehens on March 15, 2017, an 11-10 victory.
About Loyola Marymount
- The Lions are 9-7 on the season, and have won four straight.
- Bucknell is 0-4 all-time against Loyola Marymount, with the two teams last meeting in 2008.
About San Jose State
- The Bison are 0-2 all-time against the Spartans, with the two teams last meeting in 2014, a 17-4 loss for Bucknell.
- The Spartans are 6-5 this season overall.
- The Pioneers are 9-6 this season, and own a 5-4 record in neutral site games.
- The two teams have met only once, a 17-6 win for Bucknell.
The Bison will play three games in Washington, D.C. from March 30-31.
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