Sunday, September 8
Providence, R.I.
9:45 a.m
Bucknell University
17
at
9
No. 20 Brown
No. 16 Men's Water Polo Off to 4-0 Start After Wins Over No. 20 Brown, St. Francis Brooklyn
9/8/2019 11:51:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 16 Bucknell University men's water polo team continued its strong start to the season after a 17-9 win over host Brown on Sunday morning at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center. The Bison then followed up that win with a 13-10 victory over St. Francis Brooklyn, which was receiving votes in the preseason CWPA poll.
The 4-0 start is the second consecutive season that the Bison have started the first four games unbeaten.
Bucknell used a late surge to pull away from the Bears in the fourth period after an 8-5 halftime lead. Bucknell scored five goals while limiting the Bears to just one en route to its sixth consecutive win over Brown.
After falling behind twice in the first period, senior Rade Joksimovic found the back of the cage twice in response before a goal from Jared Stanley gave the Bison the lead, 3-2, after one. After Brown equalized to open the second period, the Bison used three straight goals, two from Schofield and one from Joksimovic, to restore a three-goal advantage and some breathing room. The Bison kept the three-goal advantage heading into the half with an 8-5 lead.
In the third, Brown pulled within 9-8 on a goal by Nick Berry, but Bucknell once again responded with a 3-0 run to end the quarter, led by goals from Jared Stanley, Matt Blackwell, and Schofield. That run continued into the fourth, when Cullen Jacuzzi, Joksimovic, and Andu Vlasceanu each scored to give the Bison a seven- goal advantage, 15-8, which Bucknell rode out to a 17-9 final.
Bucknell has managed 15 or more goals in each of their first three games this season. The 52 total goals through the first three games are the most by a Bison team since the 2011 season in which it found the back of the cage 55 times through the first three fixtures.
Joksimovic netted seven times for the Bison for 15 goals in his last two games. Vlasceanu added three goals and two assists, while Schofield found the back of the net three times. Schofield also drew a game-high six ejections. Jack Otto and Adrien Touzot split time in the cage, combining to make ten saves.
Goals: Joksimovic (7), Vlasceanu (3), Schofield (3), Stanley (2), Blackwell, Jacuzzi
Assists: Vlasceanu (2), Joksimovic, Stanley, Blackwell
Steals: Joksimovic (2), Vlasceanu (2), Little
Ejections Drawn: Schofield (6), Vlasceanu (3), Joksimovic, Stanley
Saves: Jack Otto, 5 saves, 16:00 minutes
Adrien Touzot, six saves, 16:00 minutes
Game Two: Bucknell 13, St. Francis Brooklyn 10
The Bison battled from an early deficit in the first period, using eight goals in the second and third period to outlast the Terriers, 13-10.
St. Francis took a 4-2 lead in the first period, before a goal by Logan Schofield, after drawing an exclusion just a minute prior, found the back of the cage on an unassisted goal.
Bucknell eventually tied things up on a goal by Jacuzzi about halfway through the second that was assisted by Vlasceanu. Joksimovic was then on hand to score a penalty shot after a yellow card by the Terriers to give Bucknell its first lead of the game, 6-5. A goal by Schofield, assisted by Cooper Dolan to end the half, helped Bucknell regain the lead, 7-6, heading into halftime.
The Bison limited the Terriers to two goals in the third period, while scoring four of their own, in a stretch that proved vital. Jared Stanley scored twice in the frame, with Vlasceanu and Jacuzzi also tallying goals. After St. Francis pulled within three late in the fourth, 12-9,, a goal by Colby Paine with just over a minute on the clock helped seal the win and a 4-0 start for Bucknell, which defeated its third opponent either ranked or receiving votes already this season.
Stanley, Schofield, and Joksimovic each led the way with three goals, while Schofield also added six ejections drawn. Jack Otto and Adrien Touzot combined to make 12 saves in the cage.
Goals: Joksimovic (3), Schofield (3), Stanley (3), Jacuzzi (2), Paine, Vlasceanu
Assists: Joksimovic (3), Vlasceanu, Dolan
Steals: Jokisimovic, Schofield
Ejections Drawn: Schofield (6), Stanley, Dolan, Joksimovic, Vlasceanu
Saves: Otto, 5 saves, 16:00 minutes
Touzot, 7 saves, 16:00 minutes
The 4-0 start is the second consecutive season that the Bison have started the first four games unbeaten.
Bucknell used a late surge to pull away from the Bears in the fourth period after an 8-5 halftime lead. Bucknell scored five goals while limiting the Bears to just one en route to its sixth consecutive win over Brown.
After falling behind twice in the first period, senior Rade Joksimovic found the back of the cage twice in response before a goal from Jared Stanley gave the Bison the lead, 3-2, after one. After Brown equalized to open the second period, the Bison used three straight goals, two from Schofield and one from Joksimovic, to restore a three-goal advantage and some breathing room. The Bison kept the three-goal advantage heading into the half with an 8-5 lead.
In the third, Brown pulled within 9-8 on a goal by Nick Berry, but Bucknell once again responded with a 3-0 run to end the quarter, led by goals from Jared Stanley, Matt Blackwell, and Schofield. That run continued into the fourth, when Cullen Jacuzzi, Joksimovic, and Andu Vlasceanu each scored to give the Bison a seven- goal advantage, 15-8, which Bucknell rode out to a 17-9 final.
Bucknell has managed 15 or more goals in each of their first three games this season. The 52 total goals through the first three games are the most by a Bison team since the 2011 season in which it found the back of the cage 55 times through the first three fixtures.
Joksimovic netted seven times for the Bison for 15 goals in his last two games. Vlasceanu added three goals and two assists, while Schofield found the back of the net three times. Schofield also drew a game-high six ejections. Jack Otto and Adrien Touzot split time in the cage, combining to make ten saves.
Goals: Joksimovic (7), Vlasceanu (3), Schofield (3), Stanley (2), Blackwell, Jacuzzi
Assists: Vlasceanu (2), Joksimovic, Stanley, Blackwell
Steals: Joksimovic (2), Vlasceanu (2), Little
Ejections Drawn: Schofield (6), Vlasceanu (3), Joksimovic, Stanley
Saves: Jack Otto, 5 saves, 16:00 minutes
Adrien Touzot, six saves, 16:00 minutes
Game Two: Bucknell 13, St. Francis Brooklyn 10
The Bison battled from an early deficit in the first period, using eight goals in the second and third period to outlast the Terriers, 13-10.
St. Francis took a 4-2 lead in the first period, before a goal by Logan Schofield, after drawing an exclusion just a minute prior, found the back of the cage on an unassisted goal.
Bucknell eventually tied things up on a goal by Jacuzzi about halfway through the second that was assisted by Vlasceanu. Joksimovic was then on hand to score a penalty shot after a yellow card by the Terriers to give Bucknell its first lead of the game, 6-5. A goal by Schofield, assisted by Cooper Dolan to end the half, helped Bucknell regain the lead, 7-6, heading into halftime.
The Bison limited the Terriers to two goals in the third period, while scoring four of their own, in a stretch that proved vital. Jared Stanley scored twice in the frame, with Vlasceanu and Jacuzzi also tallying goals. After St. Francis pulled within three late in the fourth, 12-9,, a goal by Colby Paine with just over a minute on the clock helped seal the win and a 4-0 start for Bucknell, which defeated its third opponent either ranked or receiving votes already this season.
Stanley, Schofield, and Joksimovic each led the way with three goals, while Schofield also added six ejections drawn. Jack Otto and Adrien Touzot combined to make 12 saves in the cage.
Goals: Joksimovic (3), Schofield (3), Stanley (3), Jacuzzi (2), Paine, Vlasceanu
Assists: Joksimovic (3), Vlasceanu, Dolan
Steals: Jokisimovic, Schofield
Ejections Drawn: Schofield (6), Stanley, Dolan, Joksimovic, Vlasceanu
Saves: Otto, 5 saves, 16:00 minutes
Touzot, 7 saves, 16:00 minutes
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