Water Polo Heads North for Harvard Invite at Brown

Saturday, February 28

Providence, R.I.

11 a.m.

Bucknell University

Wagner

Photo by: Rich Garcia

Water Polo Heads North for Harvard Invite at Brown

2/26/2026 9:55:00 AM | Women's Water Polo

LEWISBURG, Pa.- Bucknell women's water polo (7-5, 1-3 CWPA), after spending two weekends at home, departs Kinney Natatorium for the Harvard Invite at Brown for a series of three games against #21 Wagner, LIU, and UC Merced. The Bison will rematch Wagner and LIU on Saturday at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. and finish the weekend against UC Merced on Sunday at 10 a.m.

The Opening Sprint
What: Harvard Invite at Brown
Where: Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center (Providence, R.I.)
When: Feb. 28-March 1

The Inside "Herd" on the Bison

Bucknell sits at 7-5 overall and 1-3 in CWPA play after last weekend's 0-3 performance against #7 Harvard, #12 Princeton, and #14 Michigan.
The Orange & Blue fought hard against their ranked conference rivals but ultimately dropped every game.
Olivia Hopper did not record a goal Michigan, shattering her streak of scoring every game.
Hopper leads the team with 30 goals and 64 points.
Three Bison are tied for second place with 14 goals - Olivia Garcia, Gwen Kallmeyer, and Bella Schraa.
Tamara Torkos has supplied 126 saves and played every single minute in the cage.
Two freshmen have reached double-digits in goals: Olivia Garcia (14) and Lin Naraoka (11).

Opposition Overview

Wagner sits at #21 in the latest poll and owns a 3-6 record but has a two-game winning streak. All six losses have come to ranked foes while the Seahawks are 3-0 against unranked opposition. Wagner defeated Bucknell 14-8 earlier this season.
LIU is 3-7 overall against a moderately different schedule. They were on a bye last weekend after spending time in Arizona. The Bison edged LIU 13-9 at the Princeton Invite in January.
UC Merced has only played five games this season, going 1-4 with a single win over Carthage College. Ava Faria leads the squad with nine goals. The Bobcats have rotated three goalies.

Up Next

Bucknell embarks on its annual spring break trip starting on March 11.