Women's Water Polo Heads to Erie to take on Mercyhurst, Gannon

Friday, April 2

Erie, Pa.

3 p.m.

Bucknell University

Gannon

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Women's Water Polo Heads to Erie to take on Mercyhurst, Gannon

3/31/2021 10:52:00 AM | Women's Water Polo

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Bucknell University women's water polo team will return to the pool on Friday when it faces Mercyhurst and Gannon at the Hallman Family Aquatics Center.

What: Bucknell (2-2, 1-1 CWPA) vs. Mercyhurst (3-3, 0-2 WWPA)
Bucknell (2-2, 1-1 CWPA at Gannon (2-7, 0-2 WWPA)

Where: Hallman Family Aquatics Center, Erie, Pa.

When: Friday, April 2, 3 p.m. (vs. Mercyhurst)
Friday, April 2, 6 p.m. (vs. Gannon)

Watch: Hurstathletics.com

About the Bison

Bucknell split its last two contests on March 20, falling to No. 8 Michigan before rebounding with a season-high 21 goals in a win over Mount St. Mary's.
The Bison were held to a season-low five goals against the Wolverines, who are 15-4 this season and have ten wins over ranked opponents this season.
Bucknell's 21 goals in the win over Mount St. Mary's were the most for the program since a 26-6 win over Gannon in Head Coach John McBride's first season in charge of Bucknell in 2011.
The win for McBride marked his 140th for the women's program. The eleventh-year Head Coach, who already owns the Bucknell record for most combined wins between the two programs, has led Bucknell to a 40-16 record in the past two seasons, and has earned at least 13 wins in all but one of his seasons in charge.
Bucknell scored the first eight goals of the game in the win over Mount St. Mary's, and also scored 17 of the game's first 18 goals in a commanding victory.
Ten different Bison scored in the win, with Kali Hyham and Ally Furano each scoring five. Kirstin Hayduchok scored her first career goal for Bucknelli n the win.
Megan LaCroix added five assists, tying her career high, while Paige Furano continued her strong start to the season defensively in adding four steals. P. Furano has managed at least four steals in three of Bucknell's four games this season, including six in Bucknell's 11-9 win over La Salle on March 13.
A. Furano has scored 18 goals this season already, further distancing the senior attacker on the career goals list (265). A. Furano needs just 35 goals to become the only Bucknell player to reach 300 career goals in the Orange and Blue, even with a shortened 2020 season.
A. Furano's 23 points this season on 18 goals and five assists also move the Stamford, Connecticut native to fifth on the all-time list (350) just behind former teammate Emily Konishi (351).
Hyham is tied with A. Furano for the team scoring lead also on 18 goals, which moves the senior from Garden Grove, California all the way up to 11th on the Bucknell goal scoring charts with 173 career tallies.
Hyham enjoyed her time in Erie last season, where she set career highs in goals in three consecutive games in earning CWPA Division I Player of the Week honors. Her seven goals against McKendree last season were one short of the school record set earlier that year by A. Furano, and the senior scored 23 goals over four games as the Bison went 4-0 that weekend.

About Mercyhurst/Series History

Bucknell is 18-1 all-time against the Lakers, with the two teams last meeting on February 15 of last season.
The two teams combined for 32 goals last season in an 18-14 win for the Bison. In the past two games between the two schools, the two teams have combined for 65 goals.
The Lakers pulled within two in the fourth quarter, but two late goals from Nina Benson sealed the Bison win. P. Furano added three goals for Bucknell on the day, while Marcela Herrera also scored.

About Gannon/Series History

Bucknell is 17-0 all-time against Gannon, with the two teams also meeting the same weeknd in 2020.
Bucknell used 7-1 run to open the game to power past the Golden Knights, with Hyham and A. Furano combining for all seven. Bella Moynihan added two assists in the victory.
A. Furano set the single-game points record Bucknell when the two teams met in 2019 (10, 6G, 4A).

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