No. 22 Women's Water Polo Travels to Wolverine Invite This Weekend

Saturday, February 29

Ann Arbor, Mich.

8 a.m.

Bucknell University

Iona

No. 22 Women's Water Polo Travels to Wolverine Invite This Weekend

2/26/2020 11:03:00 AM | Women's Water Polo

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The No. 23 Bucknell University women's water polo team will resume competition after a week off at the Wolverine Invitational for four games in Ann Arbor.

Bucknell Schedule
Saturday
No. 22 Bucknell (10-1, 0-0 CWPA) vs. Iona (2-6, 0-0 MAAC) 8 a.m.
No. 22 Bucknell (10-1, 0-0 CWPA) vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (4-6, 0-0 CWPA) 4:20 p.m.
Sunday
No. 22 Bucknell (10-1, 0-0 CWPA) vs. No. 15 Long Beach State (8-5, 0-0 Big West) 10:40 a.m.
No. 22 Bucknell (10-1, 0-0 CWPA) at No. 7 Michigan (7-8, 0-0 CWPA) 4 p.m.

About the Bison

Bucknell rebounded from its first loss of the season to No. 20 Wagner with a 4-0 weekend at the Mercyhurst Invite. The 10-1 start is the best start in program history in 11 games, surpassing three 9-2 starts in previous seasons, including the 2019 season.
Kali Hyham recorded a big weekend in Erie en route to being named the CWPA Division I Player of the Week.
The junior utility set career-highs in goals in three straight games in Bucknell's unbeaten weekend. In a 14-6 win over Gannon to start the weekend, Hyham tied her career high in goals with five, before notching six in an 18-14 shootout win over Mercyhurst.
Hyham saved her best effort for Sunday, recording seven goals, one shy of the program record set by Ally Furano earlier this season, in a 15-7 win over McKendree. Hyham then went on to score the eventual game-winning goal, one of her five on the day, in an 11-10 win over Salem to conclude the weekend.
Hyham scored 25 goals in total over the weekend while adding six ejections drawn.
Additionally, Hyham moved several places in the record books. Her 137 career goals rank 16^th in Bucknell history, and she also ranks 11^th on Bucknell's all-time list in ejections drawn with 124.
Head Coach John McBride now sits at 133 career wins for the women's program, six shy of tying John Ziegler for the most wins in program history.
Also moving up the record books is junior Ally Furano, who now has 219 goals in her career. The native of Stamford, Connecticut is 18 shy of tying Meagan Gins for the most in program history. Furano's 293 career points also ranks eighth on Bucknell's all-time list.
Furano set single-season records in both points (178) and goals (123) last season, and also tied for the fourth-most assists (55) in a breakout 2019 campaign.
Paige Furano currently leads the team in assists with 17, and her next goal or assist with be the 100^th point of her career. Gigi Rojahn (37G, 49A) needs just 14 points to reach 100 for her career.
Georgia Lewis's 319 career saves currently place the sophomore seventh on Bucknell's all-time list.
Nina Benson found the back of the cage four times against Mercyhurst, a season-best, and one shy of her career-high against Saint Francis (Pa.) on March 30, 2019 for the senior from Henderson, Nevada.

About Iona/Series History

Bucknell is 9-6 all-time against the Gaels, and has won four straight in the series.
The Bison defeated Iona 8-4 at the Harvard Invitational last season on March 2, extending their win streak at the time to seven games. The Bison used a three-goal first period to race out to a 3-1 lead in the win. Marcela Herrera, P. Furano, and Rojahn each posted two assists in the victory.

About Saint Francis (Pa.)/Series History

Bucknell is 7-0 against the Red Flash in the all-time series, and took two wins last season by scores of 16-8 and 12-5. In Bucknell's 12-5 win in Lewisburg last season, Benson scored twice, while Katie Jo Nedrow also added a goal.

About No. 15 Long Beach State/Series History

The Bison are 0-13 all-time against the 49ers, with the two teams last meeting last season in Long Beach on March 14, a 15-6 defeat for the Bison. This will be one of three meetings between the two teams this season.
Long Beach State is currently ranked No. 12 in the latest CWPA poll after an 8-5 start to the year.
A. Furano scored four goals in the game while adding two assists.

About No. 7 Michigan/Series History

Bucknell has never defeated Michigan, and holds an 0-24 record in the all-time series. Bucknell fell 16-6 to the Wolverines last season. P. Furano and Hyham scored twice in the game, while Lewis made seven saves in the defeat.
The Wolverines (7-8) check in at No. 10 in the latest CWPA Poll, and are the highest-ranked team east of the Mississippi River.
All eight of the losses by the Wolverines are to teams ranked in the top 11 or better at the time.

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