Water Polo Falls Twice - Bucknell University Athletics

Saturday, October 24

Santa Clara, Calif.

2:40 p.m. ET/11:40 a.m. PT

Bucknell University

Pomona-Pitzer

Photo by: Colin Singleton

10/24/2026 10:17:00 PM | Men's Water Polo

SANTA CLARA, Calif.- Bucknell (11-12) faced two ranked foes in Saturday action at the Julian Fraser Memorial and dropped both games extending its losing streak to five games. The Bison played #1 (DIII) Pomona-Pitzer (13-10) to a narrow 15-14 loss and dueled #13 Pacific to a 16-13 finale.

Pomona-Pitzer Recap

The Sagehens played a heavy dosage of Division I opponents all year and that experience paid off in a thrilling defeat of Bucknell. The Bison earlier in the year defeated #4 (DIII) Occidental but could not turn the trick against a superior opponent.

Jovan Udovicic continued his recent stretch of solid performances by leading Bucknell with four goals.

The two teams faced on nearly even terms for the entire game. Bucknell owned a 4-3 lead after the opening quarter.

Pomona-Pitzer outscored Bucknell 5-3 in the second period and the scoring margin proved decisive.

Both teams scored four goals in the third stanza and three tallies in the final quarter. The arrangement suited the Sagehens who celebrated another Division I victim.

Pacific Recap

For the second time in a day, the second quarter decided Bucknell's fate.

The Bison and Tigers started the game with fireworks with both squads punishing the net five times.

Pacific tightened up its defense in the following period, holding Bucknell to one goal. The Tigers clawed the Orange & Blue for four goals and a decent halftime lead.

Both teams scored seven goals in the second half. Pacific built its lead in the third quarter, scoring four goals to Bucknell's three. The vice versa occurred in the fourth stanza. The Bison could not conjure a rally and fell below .500 for the first time since Sept. 19.

Up Next

Bucknell concludes the Julian Fraser Memorial tomorrow with a match versus #15 San Jose State.