Bucknell Women's Water Polo Downed by No. 10 Long Beach State on Thursday

Thursday, March 17

Long Beach, Calif.

10 p.m. (ET)

Bucknell University

Long Beach State

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Bucknell Women's Water Polo Downed by No. 10 Long Beach State on Thursday

3/17/2022 11:25:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Bucknell University women's water polo team was downed by No. 10 Long Beach State on Thursday evening, 21-4, in its final game of its California trip over spring break.

The 49ers scored the first five goals of the game in the first four minutes in racing out to a commanding lead early on before Bucknell's Paige Furano got the Bison on the board at the 3:17 mark of the first quarter.

However, LBSU kept its foot on the gas, scoring 15 goals in total in the first half to take a 15-3 advantage at the half en route to a 21-4 win. Boati Motau and Chloe Smith each added goals in the first half, while Smith added her second goal of the day with 1:37 left in the first period on the powerplay for Bucknell's lone goal of the second half.

The Bison will have an extended break before returning to action on April 2 for conference games against Mount St. Mary's and Michigan in Princeton, N.J.

Goals: C.Smith (2), P.Furano, B.Motau
Steals: Monaghan, Furano