Saturday, September 10
Princeton, N.J.
10:30 a.m.
Bucknell University
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Princeton
Photo by: Christine Yardley
Men's Water Polo Drops Pair of Games on Saturday
9/10/2022 9:05:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Bucknell University men's water polo team dropped an 18-10 decision to No. 10 Princeton on Saturday before falling in a closely-contested, 12-10 overtime decision to St. Francis (Brooklyn) in the nightcap.
Game One: No. 10 Princeton 18, Bucknell 10.
The tenth-ranked Tigers used an 8-1 run to start the game en route to taking an 18-10 win over the Bison in the first game of the day. Bucknell managed to close the game to five in the third quarter on Ethan Jones' career-best third goal of the day, but the homestanding Tigers kept things in control the rest of the way, maintaining at least a six-goal advantage the rest of the way.
Bucknell was held scoreless until the 21-second mark of the first quarter, when Aleska Stefanovic found the back of the cage to break the nearly eight-minute scoreless streak. However, the Tigers responded with two more goals to take a commanding 9-3 lead at the halftime break.
Jones, Aleksa Stefanovic and Andu Vlasceanu, the latter making his season debut, each chipped in three goals for Bucknell in the defeat. Jack Murad added Bucknell's other goal of the day in the final minute of the fourth quarter.
Game Two: St. Francis (Brooklyn) 12, Bucknell 10
Bucknell battled in its first overtime game of the season, taking a 9-7 lead with 2:27 remaining in the third on Jack Lewis' goal. However, the Terriers tied the game at nine with 2:27 remaining to send the game into overtime. The two teams exchanged goals in the first overtime period, before SFC Brooklyn managed two unanswered goals in the second over time to take a 12-10 victory.
Neither team led by more than two goals until Lewis' goal in the third quarter, with the contest experiencing seven ties and four lead changes up to that point. The Bison couldn't extend their two-goal cushion through the remainder of regulation, as goals from the Terriers at the 6:41 and 2:27 mark of the fourth sent the game into overtime.
SFC took the lead for the first time since the 1:19 mark of the second quarter to start the overtime period, before Murad added Bucknell's response with 59 seconds remaining in the first overtime to extend the game.
However, the Bison would be held scoreless the rest of the way, as SFC broke the deadlock with 2:24 to go in the second overtime before adding an insurance goal with 17 seconds remaining to claim a 12-10 victory.
Doruk Ozar scored three times in the defeat, while Jones and Stefanovic each added multiple tallies.
Bucknell concludes its time at the Princeton Invite on Sunday when it faces Cal Lutheran at 12:30 p.m. in a rematch from opening weekend.
Game One: No. 10 Princeton 18, Bucknell 10.
The tenth-ranked Tigers used an 8-1 run to start the game en route to taking an 18-10 win over the Bison in the first game of the day. Bucknell managed to close the game to five in the third quarter on Ethan Jones' career-best third goal of the day, but the homestanding Tigers kept things in control the rest of the way, maintaining at least a six-goal advantage the rest of the way.
Bucknell was held scoreless until the 21-second mark of the first quarter, when Aleska Stefanovic found the back of the cage to break the nearly eight-minute scoreless streak. However, the Tigers responded with two more goals to take a commanding 9-3 lead at the halftime break.
Jones, Aleksa Stefanovic and Andu Vlasceanu, the latter making his season debut, each chipped in three goals for Bucknell in the defeat. Jack Murad added Bucknell's other goal of the day in the final minute of the fourth quarter.
Game Two: St. Francis (Brooklyn) 12, Bucknell 10
Bucknell battled in its first overtime game of the season, taking a 9-7 lead with 2:27 remaining in the third on Jack Lewis' goal. However, the Terriers tied the game at nine with 2:27 remaining to send the game into overtime. The two teams exchanged goals in the first overtime period, before SFC Brooklyn managed two unanswered goals in the second over time to take a 12-10 victory.
Neither team led by more than two goals until Lewis' goal in the third quarter, with the contest experiencing seven ties and four lead changes up to that point. The Bison couldn't extend their two-goal cushion through the remainder of regulation, as goals from the Terriers at the 6:41 and 2:27 mark of the fourth sent the game into overtime.
SFC took the lead for the first time since the 1:19 mark of the second quarter to start the overtime period, before Murad added Bucknell's response with 59 seconds remaining in the first overtime to extend the game.
However, the Bison would be held scoreless the rest of the way, as SFC broke the deadlock with 2:24 to go in the second overtime before adding an insurance goal with 17 seconds remaining to claim a 12-10 victory.
Doruk Ozar scored three times in the defeat, while Jones and Stefanovic each added multiple tallies.
Bucknell concludes its time at the Princeton Invite on Sunday when it faces Cal Lutheran at 12:30 p.m. in a rematch from opening weekend.
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