Bucknell Women's Water Polo Falls in First Round of CWPA Championship to Brown

LEWISBURG, Pa.-- The Bucknell University women's water polo team fell 17-8 to Brown in the first round of the CWPA Tournament on Friday afternoon. The Bison will now look ahead to the consolation bracket of the tournament for a 4 p.m. matchup against Mount St. Mary's on Saturday. Brown used a 4-1 run to end the half to take control of the game at the intermission after a pair of goals by senior Larissa Hodzic brought Bucknell within 6-4 in the second quarter.

Bucknell scored first in the game, as lefty Boati Motau found the back of the cage on a low shot. However, the Bears responded with four straight goals to take a 4-1 lead. Motau was on hand to score Bucknell's second goal of the game as well on a pass by Paige Furano, cutting the Brown advantage to 4-2 at the end of the first quarter.

Brown continued that momentum with two more goals to take a 6-2 lead. Hodzic then pulled Bucknell within two, 6-4, on goals from Furano and Chloe Smith, the latter on a powerplay that Hodzic set up.

The Bears took control of the game to close the second quarter, outscoring the Bison 4-1, with the lone goal coming from Bella Moynihan, over the final few minutes of the frame to take a commanding 10-5 lead at the break. Brown kept its foot on the gas in the third, keeping Bucknell off the scoresheet en route to a 17-8 win to advance to the CWPA Championship game.

Hodzic and Motau each scored twice in the defeat, while Furano, Moynihan, Caroline Oates, and Isabelle Monaghan each scored in the win. Furano added three assists, while Sam Gove made three saves in the cage for Bucknell.

Goals: L.Hodzic (2), B.Motau (2), P.Furano, C.Oates, B.Moynihan, I.Monaghan
Assists: Furano (3), Smith (2), Motau
Exclusions Drawn: Hodzic (5), Furano (2), Monaghan
Steals: Molaski (2), Furano, Motau, Moynihan, Finkler, Gove
Saves: Gove 5 saves, 32:00 minutes

Bucknell Women's Water Polo Falls in First Round of CWPA Championship to Brown

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Players Mentioned

Paige Furano

Sam Gove

Larissa Hodzic

Isabelle Monaghan

Boati Motau

Bella Moynihan

Caroline Oates

Chloe Smith