Water Polo Drops Two MAWPC Matches

Saturday, October 17

New York, N.Y.

11 a.m.

Bucknell University

Fordham

Photo by: Colin Singleton

10/17/2026 7:06:00 PM | Men's Water Polo

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.- Bucknell (11-9, 6-4 MAWPC) traveled to the Big Apple on Saturday for two conference matches and dropped both losing 19-5 to #5 Fordham (18-1, 9-0 MAWPC) and 15-14 to Wagner (8-14, 3-4 MAWPC).

Fordham Recap

Tyler Hedblad led Bucknell with two goals and three other Bison scored once.

The Rams bolted to a 4-0 lead and never looked back in their drubbing of the Bison. Bucknell cut the deficit to 9-3 before Fordham added another goal with 15 seconds until halftime.

Fordham ran its lead to 13-3 before Hedblad scored his second goal of the contest. The Rams scored 12 seconds later to extingiush any chance of a rally. The ranked foe kept scoring to finish out the 19-5 victory.

Wagner Recap

Hedblad enjoyed a banner game, tallying eight goals, but the Seahawks spoiled the day with a 15-14 comeback win. Bucknell held a two-goal lead three different times but were unable to prevent Wagner rallies.

Bucknell led 3-2 after the first quarter. Wagner quickly erased the lead, as the Seahawks flew ahead 5-4. The Bison counterattacked and went into halftime with the 8-7 lead.

Wagner scored twice in the opening minute of the third quarter. Bucknell responded with a 3-0 run. Once again, a Bison lead disappeared and the teams went into the final period intertwined at 12-12.

Bucknell twice took the lead, 13-12 and 14-13, in the fourth quarter but couldn't safeguard its treasure. Wagner tied it up at 13-13 and 14-14 before scoring the winning goal with a 1:33 remaining.

Up Next

Bucknell will regroup and head to California next weekend for the Julian Fraser Memorial.