Thursday, March 18
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No. 10 Men's Water Polo Falls to No. 4 USC in NCAA Quarterfinal, 18-9
3/18/2021 9:53:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
LOS ANGELES – The No. 10 Bucknell University men's water polo team fell 18-9 in the NCAA Quarterfinal round to No. 4 and host USC on Thursday afternoon at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
Bucknell finishes its season at 4-2, and earned its ninth straight winning season under Head Coach John McBride, who has led the Bison to two straight NCAA Quarterfinal appearances.
USC jumped out of the gate early, taking a 6-0 lead after one quarter. Sophomore goalkeeper Adrien Touzot did his best to nullify the Trojan attack in that period, making several nice saves, but USC managed to control the game early, scoring six unanswered before Jack Lewis found the back of the cage with 5:51 in the first half. Lewis scored once more with 4:03 remaining, but it was all USC to close the half, as the Trojans scored twice more in the final 1:30 to take a 9-2 lead heading to the break.
Bucknell managed to get going offensively in the second half, but could get no closer than eight in the second half. Josh Yardley found his scoring touch in the final 16 minutes, pulling Bucknell within eight, 14-6, with 4:47 left to go. Yardley netted all five of his goals during the second half after assisting both of Lewis' first half goals.
Yardley accumulated five goals and three assists overall to tie for the lead for all scorers, both of which were career-bests for the transfer from George Washington. USC did most of its damage on the powerplay, converting 8-of-11 opportunities with a man advantage. Lewis added three goals for the Bison to go along with an assist and a steal.
Ethan Jones scored Bucknell's other goal in the game, while first year Liam Stott added two assists. Touzot made eight saves for the Bison in the cage, and was replaced in the fourth quarter by Jack Otto, who made four saves in eight minutes.
Jake Ehrhardt led the way for USC with five goals, while Carson Kranz added three goals in the win.
The game marked the final appearance in 2021 for seniors Matt Blackwell, Scott Little, Jared Stanley, and Kyle Poland.
Goals: Yardley (5), Lewis (3), Jones
Assists: Stott (2), Lewis
Steals: Touzot (3), Lewis
Ejections Drawn: Vlasceanu (2), Ozar (2), Scott (2), Jones (2)
Saves: Touzot 8 saves, 24:00 minutes Otto 4 saves, 8:00 minutes
Bucknell finishes its season at 4-2, and earned its ninth straight winning season under Head Coach John McBride, who has led the Bison to two straight NCAA Quarterfinal appearances.
USC jumped out of the gate early, taking a 6-0 lead after one quarter. Sophomore goalkeeper Adrien Touzot did his best to nullify the Trojan attack in that period, making several nice saves, but USC managed to control the game early, scoring six unanswered before Jack Lewis found the back of the cage with 5:51 in the first half. Lewis scored once more with 4:03 remaining, but it was all USC to close the half, as the Trojans scored twice more in the final 1:30 to take a 9-2 lead heading to the break.
Bucknell managed to get going offensively in the second half, but could get no closer than eight in the second half. Josh Yardley found his scoring touch in the final 16 minutes, pulling Bucknell within eight, 14-6, with 4:47 left to go. Yardley netted all five of his goals during the second half after assisting both of Lewis' first half goals.
Yardley accumulated five goals and three assists overall to tie for the lead for all scorers, both of which were career-bests for the transfer from George Washington. USC did most of its damage on the powerplay, converting 8-of-11 opportunities with a man advantage. Lewis added three goals for the Bison to go along with an assist and a steal.
Ethan Jones scored Bucknell's other goal in the game, while first year Liam Stott added two assists. Touzot made eight saves for the Bison in the cage, and was replaced in the fourth quarter by Jack Otto, who made four saves in eight minutes.
Jake Ehrhardt led the way for USC with five goals, while Carson Kranz added three goals in the win.
The game marked the final appearance in 2021 for seniors Matt Blackwell, Scott Little, Jared Stanley, and Kyle Poland.
Goals: Yardley (5), Lewis (3), Jones
Assists: Stott (2), Lewis
Steals: Touzot (3), Lewis
Ejections Drawn: Vlasceanu (2), Ozar (2), Scott (2), Jones (2)
Saves: Touzot 8 saves, 24:00 minutes Otto 4 saves, 8:00 minutes
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