Water Polo Heads West for Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament

LEWISBURG, Pa.- Bucknell men's water polo (7-11) completes its non-conference schedule this weekend at the 2025 Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament. The Bison will clash against some of the West Coast's toughest opposition. The Memorial starts Friday against Fresno Pacific, continues Saturday versus No. 7 Pacific and No. 12 California Baptist, and concludes Sunday against No. 15 LMU. Every tournament game will be streamed on Overnght and The Fosh will provide Live Stats.

The Opening Sprint
What: 2025 Julian Fraser Memorial
Where: Sullivan Aquatic Center (Santa Clara, Calif.) | SRAC (San Jose, Calif.)
When: October 24-26
Watch: Overnght
Tournament Teams: Air Force, Brown, Bucknell, California Baptist, Fordham, Fresno Pacific, Harvard, LMU, Pacific, Pepperdine, Pomona-Pitzer, San Jose State, Stanford, and UC Merced
Tournament Central: santaclarabroncos.com

The Inside "Herd" on the Bison

Bucknell dropped its second game of 2025 to Navy on Sunday, losing 19-14 to the Mids.
The Bison sit at 7-11 overall and 4-5 in the MAWPC.
The Orange & Blue was picked fourth in the MAWPC Preseason Poll.
Aleksa Stefanovic leads the team with 58 goals and 129 points.
Eight Bison players have reached double-digit goals.

Opposition Overview

Fresno Pacific sits at 3-12 overall. The Sunbirds have not left California this season. Forrest Gray leads the team with 40 goals.
Pacific, ranked seventh in the latest polo, owns a 10-5 record. The Tigers are 3-5 against ranked teams but have won three straight against those foes. Apostolos Georgaras's 55 goals pace the squad.
California Baptist holds an excellent 18-7 record and has gone 5-7 against ranked foes and 13-0 against unranked opposition. Andrea Nuzzo has scored an impressive 70 goals.
LMU has an unimpressive 7-9 record on paper, but the Lions have faced ranked foes in 14 of their 16 games, going 5-9.

Up Next

Bucknell heads to Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 1 for another chapter in the Route 15 Rivalry.