Men's Water Polo Faces Two MAWPC Foes in Saturday Action

LEWISBURG, Pa.- Bucknell men's water polo (9-7, 4-1 MAWPC) faces two more conference foes this weekend in its final regular season home matches of 2026. The Bison challenge Route 15 Rival Mount St. Mary's and fellow Pennsylvanian school Mercyhurst in pivotal bouts. The Orange & Blue previously vanquished the two foes earlier in the campaign. Both games will be streamed on YouTube.

The Opening Sprint
What: MAWPC Games at Bucknell
Where: Kinney Natatorium (Lewisburg, Pa.)
When: October 3 & 4
Watch: YouTube (Mount St. Mary's) | YouTube (Mercyhurst)

The Inside "Herd" on the Bison

Bucknell split its two conference games last weekend. The Bison did what the Redcoats could not and defeated George Washington in a thrilling double overtime 14-13 victory over the Revolutionaries. #15 Navy snapped Bucknell's six-game victory streak with a 15-8 decision.
The Bison previously played the two squads in Erie and won handily. Bucknell dismantled Mercyhurst 20-9 and buried the Mount 27-14 for the most goals in a game since scoring 34 against Johns Hopkins in 1994.
Bucknell received a vote in the latest CWPA Poll, tying them with the Mount and trailing one tally behind George Washington.
The Orange & Blue were picked third in the MAWPC Preseason Poll.
Tyler Hedblad paces Bucknell with 41 goals, followed by Jack Dillane with 37, Pier Giorgio Cicchetti has deposited 30, and Sean Tunnicliff has scored 23 times.
Goalkeeper David Dumitru has recorded 122 saves.
Cicchetti, a freshman, leads the team in assists (37) and points (97).

Opposition Overview

The Mount is 7-12 overall and 1-3 in MAWPC play. They spent last weekend out in California, going 1-3 against an assortment of lower division squads. The Mountaineers' sole conference came against Mercyhurst and the losses were dealt out by Bucknell, Fordham, and Navy.
Mercyhurst is 2-15 overall and 0-6 in conference action. The Lakers were routed in four of the six games but played George Washington and Wagner to narrow two-goal defeats. Their wins came against Washington & Jefferson and crosstown rival Penn State Behrend. Mercyhurst has never won a MAWPC clash.

Up Next

Bucknell travels to the Big Apple on Oct. 17 for two more MAWPC matches against #5 Fordham and Wagner. The Bison already faced the foes, losing to Fordham and defeating Wagner.

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