Water Polo Travels to New England for Three CWPA Matches

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell women's water polo team resumes action after a bye week with a challenging slate of CWPA opponents in #21 Brown, #19 Harvard, and #13 Princeton. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+.

The Opening Sprint
What: CWPA Conference Games
Where: Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center (Providence, R.I.)/Cambridge, Mass. (Blodgett Pool)
When: Feb. 22-23

**Weekend Schedule**
Date	Opponent	Time	Stream
Feb. 22	#13 Princeton	11:30 a.m.	ESPN+
Feb. 22	#19 Harvard	4:30 p.m.	ESPN+
Feb. 23	#21 Brown	11:30 a.m.	ESPN+

The Inside "Herd" on the Bison

Bucknell continued its best start since 2020 by going 4-0 at the Bucknell Invitational. The Orange & Blue picked up their second wins over La Salle and Siena and posted two CWPA victories over Mercyhurst and Saint Francis.
The Bison won all three first weekends and sit alone on the top of the CWPA at 2-0.
Every Bison field player has scored a goal in the 2025 season highlighting Head Coach John McBride's outstanding efforts at rebuilding Bucknell's historically strong depth.
Freshman Olivia Hopper leads the team with 26 goals. Her twin sister Ashley Hopper has tallied 14 goals.

Opposition Overview

Princeton sits at 5-2 with wins over #21 Brown, La Salle, LIU, #22 Wagner, and #15 UC Santa Barbara. They dropped games to Harvard and UC San Diego.
Harvard has a 7-1 record despite seven out of eight contests coming against a ranked foe. They defeated #25 LIU (2x), #13 Princeton, Redlands, #19 Wagner, UC Santa Barbara, and UC San Diego. Harvard fell to #12 Indiana. The Crimson blanked Redlands, 20-0.
Brown has posted a 6-6 record. The Bears beat Iona, #25 LIU, #20 Pacific, Santa Clara, UC Merced, and Villanova while falling to Indiana, #24 Pacific, #8 Princeton, #15 UC Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, #19 San Jose State, and Villanova.

Up Next

The Bison begin the annual spring break trip on March 11 with a game versus Long Beach State.