Women's Water Polo Heads to Princeton for Three CWPA Games

Saturday, March 2

Princeton, N.J.

9:30 AM

Bucknell University

Princeton

Women's Water Polo Heads to Princeton for Three CWPA Games

2/29/2024 1:51:00 PM | Women's Water Polo

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell's women's water polo team prepares for three days of conference matches in Princeton, N.J., following a week-long break. The Bison commence their matches against No.10 Princeton on Saturday morning, followed by No.19 Harvard at 4:30 p.m. Bucknell will wrap up its weekend with one final game against No.19 Brown at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Saturday, March 2
Bucknell (3-9, 0-0 CWPA) vs. Princeton (8-2, 2-0 CWPA) - 9:30 a.m. WATCH
Bucknell (3-9, 0-0 CWPA) vs. Harvard (7-5, 1-1 CWPA) - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 3
Bucknell (3-9, 0-0 CWPA) vs. Brown (8-7, 0-1 CWPA) - 10:30 a.m.

Bucknell and Princeton last saw competition in 2023, with the Tigers winning three times.
The Tigers and Bison have faced off 50 times in their history, with Bucknell's last win coming in 2016.
The last time the two faced off was in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where Princeton won 17-6. The Tigers had a 9-2 lead by halftime to gain the advantage over the Bison. Bucknell led 1-0 after Isabelle Monaghan found the back of the net, but it was all Princeton for the rest of the half except for a goal by Bella Schraa.
The third quarter was relatively serene as Princeton only scored twice, and Bucknell tallied once on a Gwen Kallmeyer goal.
Sidney Finkler scored two goals for Bucknell, and Monaghan tallied one, but Princeton grabbed six goals to win.
Harvard and Bucknell face off for the first time this season after the Bison fell short three times last year.
The last time Harvard and Bucknell met was in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Championships in April. The Bison fell 23-10 to the No. 3 seed in the tournament's first round.
The Bison scored first off a Schraa goal. But the lead did not last long as Harvard scored the next six goals. After the first quarter, Kallmeyer stopped the streak with a goal, but Harvard tallied another score for a 7-2 advantage.
The Crimson repeated their first-period scoring total to have 14 goals at halftime. The Bison scored three goals in response thanks to Kallmeyer, Schraa, and Chloe Smith, each depositing a ball into the back of the net.
Harvard slightly cooled off in the third quarter, scoring five goals. Bucknell again totaled three goals off scoring efforts from Megan LaCroix, leading scorer Monaghan, and Smith.
The Crimson padded their lead with four more goals in the final period. Bucknell scored twice thanks to Bella Moynihan and Smith placing balls in the back of the cage. Smith's goal came with six seconds left on the clock to finalize the scoring at 23-10.
The last time out for Bucknell and Brown was in 2023 at the CWPA Championships, where the Bison dropped a 17-6 game to the fourth-seeded Bears to conclude its season. The Bison fell behind 8-1 at halftime and couldn't make a run in the second half.