Water Polo Finishes Weekend with 15-6 Win over UC Merced

Sunday, March 1

Providence, R.I.

10 a.m.

Bucknell University

UC Merced

Photo by: Rich Garcia

Water Polo Finishes Weekend with 15-6 Win over UC Merced

3/1/2026 11:54:00 AM | Women's Water Polo

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Bucknell (9-6) finished the Harvard Invite at Brown with a 15-6 victory over UC Merced on Sunday morning. The Bison overcame a sluggish first quarter to handle the Californian foe and complete the weekend with a 2-1 record. Gwen Kallmeyer led the Orange & Blue with three goals.

The Bobcats led 2-1 in the first quarter before Addison Wedding scored back-to-back goals. Her tallies ensured the Bison would never trail again.

Wedding's two goals led to an extended 5-0 run. Bella Schraa, Kallmeyer, and Lin Naraoka added to the run. UC Merced answered once but tallies by Regan Coon and Britta Coultas extinguished any comeback hopes.

The Bison continued to pad its lead. The Bobcats scored three times in the third period but four goals by Olivia Garcia, Olivia Hopper, Kallmeyer, and Naraoka prevented any second half swoon.

The third quarter flurry exhausted the Bobcats. Bucknell's defense clamped down on the foe and held them scoreless in the final stanza. Coultas scored her second goal, Ashley Hopper added a cage-finder, and Brooke Temkin finished the scoring at 15-6.

Bucknell embarks on its annual Spring Break trip next week.