Saturday, April 6
Cambridge, Mass.
10 A.M.
Bucknell University
8
vs
4
Brown
Photo by: Marc Hagemeier
No. 23 Women's Water Polo Earns Two CWPA Wins on Saturday
4/6/2019 9:03:00 PM | Women's Water Polo
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Bucknell University women's water polo team took two important wins on Saturday as CWPA play heats up for the final few weeks of the season.
Game One: Bucknell 8, Brown 4
The Bison used a solid defensive effort in this one, limiting the Bears to just a .190 shooting percentage en route to an 8-4 win in the first game of the day.
After Brown took a 1-0 lead, Nina Benson responded off of an assist by Paige Furano with a goal shortly afterwards to even things up at one.
Bucknell carried a 3-2 lead after one period. After Brown tied things up late in the second period, Ally Furano found the back of the cage on an assist by Rachel Craig to give Bucknell a 4-3 lead entering halftime.
Bucknell was staunch defensively in the third period, shutting out the Bears in the session before Benson found the back of the cage for a second time to double Bucknell's lead at 5-3 entering the final period.
The Bison continued their run in the fourth, scoring two more unanswered goals to lead 7-3 before Brown finally found an answer with just a few minutes to go in the fourth. A. Furano found the cage with an insurance goal with just over a minute to go to help seal a Bucknell win, 8-4.
A. Furano scored four times and added two assists to lead the Bison, while Kali Hyham and Benson each notched multiple goals.
Georgia Lewis posted nine saves for a .692 save percentage in the victory.
Brown 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 -- 4
Bucknell 3 - 1 - 1 - 3 – 8
Goals: A. Furano (4), Hyham (2), Benson (2)
Assists: P. Furano (3), A. Furano (2), Craig
Steals: Mooney (2), A. Furano (2). Craig, Hyham
Ejections Drawn: Mooney (2), A. Furano, Craig
Sprints: Benson (4-4)
Game Two: No. 23 Bucknell 9, No. 14 Harvard 7
A two-goal margin once again decided the game between these two teams, which have each been ranked the majority of the season. However, this time it was the Bison who were on the right side of the score line, defeating Harvard for the first time since a 10-5 win against the Crimson in last season's CWPA Championships.
The Bison got out to another fast start thanks to strikes from A. Furano and Hyham before the Crimson responded with a goal shortly afterwards.
Bucknell then responded with two more goals to take a 4-1 lead after the first period, which extended into halftime in a tightly contested defensive struggle in the first half.
Hyham extended the Bucknell lead to 5-1 just seconds into the second half on an assist from P. Furano before Harvard found three straight goals in short succession to cut the Bucknell lead to 5-4. Harvard then found two more goals to take a 6-5 lead entering the fourth period.
The Furano sisters combined with A. Furano scoring on an assist from her sister Paige as Bucknell tied things up at six in the beginning of the fourth.
Hyham then gave Bucknell the lead on a solo goal on the powerplay before another Crimson goal tied things up at seven.
P. Furano gave Bucknell the lead for good with 1:24 remaining on another powerplay goal for the Bison before Nina Benson sealed the deal with 24 seconds left for Bucknell's third win over a ranked opponent this season.
P. Furano provided four assists, while A. Furano scored four times and added an assist. Kali Hyham netted three goals in the win.
Georgia Lewis posted seven saves in the cage.
Bucknell 4 - 0 - 1 - 4 -- 9
Harvard 1 - 0 - 5 - 1 -- 7
Goals: A. Furano (4), Hyham (3), P. Furano, Benson
Assists: P. Furano (4), A. Furano, Benson
Steals: Benson, P. Furano, Herrera, A. Furano
Ejections Drawn: Hyham (2), Mooney
Sprints: Herrera (0-2), Younger (1-1), Benson (1-1)
Bucknell plays George Washington on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Game One: Bucknell 8, Brown 4
The Bison used a solid defensive effort in this one, limiting the Bears to just a .190 shooting percentage en route to an 8-4 win in the first game of the day.
After Brown took a 1-0 lead, Nina Benson responded off of an assist by Paige Furano with a goal shortly afterwards to even things up at one.
Bucknell carried a 3-2 lead after one period. After Brown tied things up late in the second period, Ally Furano found the back of the cage on an assist by Rachel Craig to give Bucknell a 4-3 lead entering halftime.
Bucknell was staunch defensively in the third period, shutting out the Bears in the session before Benson found the back of the cage for a second time to double Bucknell's lead at 5-3 entering the final period.
The Bison continued their run in the fourth, scoring two more unanswered goals to lead 7-3 before Brown finally found an answer with just a few minutes to go in the fourth. A. Furano found the cage with an insurance goal with just over a minute to go to help seal a Bucknell win, 8-4.
A. Furano scored four times and added two assists to lead the Bison, while Kali Hyham and Benson each notched multiple goals.
Georgia Lewis posted nine saves for a .692 save percentage in the victory.
Brown 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 -- 4
Bucknell 3 - 1 - 1 - 3 – 8
Goals: A. Furano (4), Hyham (2), Benson (2)
Assists: P. Furano (3), A. Furano (2), Craig
Steals: Mooney (2), A. Furano (2). Craig, Hyham
Ejections Drawn: Mooney (2), A. Furano, Craig
Sprints: Benson (4-4)
Game Two: No. 23 Bucknell 9, No. 14 Harvard 7
A two-goal margin once again decided the game between these two teams, which have each been ranked the majority of the season. However, this time it was the Bison who were on the right side of the score line, defeating Harvard for the first time since a 10-5 win against the Crimson in last season's CWPA Championships.
The Bison got out to another fast start thanks to strikes from A. Furano and Hyham before the Crimson responded with a goal shortly afterwards.
Bucknell then responded with two more goals to take a 4-1 lead after the first period, which extended into halftime in a tightly contested defensive struggle in the first half.
Hyham extended the Bucknell lead to 5-1 just seconds into the second half on an assist from P. Furano before Harvard found three straight goals in short succession to cut the Bucknell lead to 5-4. Harvard then found two more goals to take a 6-5 lead entering the fourth period.
The Furano sisters combined with A. Furano scoring on an assist from her sister Paige as Bucknell tied things up at six in the beginning of the fourth.
Hyham then gave Bucknell the lead on a solo goal on the powerplay before another Crimson goal tied things up at seven.
P. Furano gave Bucknell the lead for good with 1:24 remaining on another powerplay goal for the Bison before Nina Benson sealed the deal with 24 seconds left for Bucknell's third win over a ranked opponent this season.
P. Furano provided four assists, while A. Furano scored four times and added an assist. Kali Hyham netted three goals in the win.
Georgia Lewis posted seven saves in the cage.
Bucknell 4 - 0 - 1 - 4 -- 9
Harvard 1 - 0 - 5 - 1 -- 7
Goals: A. Furano (4), Hyham (3), P. Furano, Benson
Assists: P. Furano (4), A. Furano, Benson
Steals: Benson, P. Furano, Herrera, A. Furano
Ejections Drawn: Hyham (2), Mooney
Sprints: Herrera (0-2), Younger (1-1), Benson (1-1)
Bucknell plays George Washington on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
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