2021 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Ally Furano
- Position:
- Attack
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- The Ursuline School (N.Y.)
- Hometown:
- Stamford, Conn.
Feature Story on Ally and Paige Furano by SwimSwam.
https://swimswam.com/sister-act-furanos-find-separate-roles-with-bucknell-water-polo/
2021 (Senior): Accounted for 47 of Bucknell's 138 goals on the season...finished her career as Bucknell's all-time leading goal scorer with 293 career goals...finished second in career points with 380...earned prestigious Bradley N. Tufts Award at Senior Awards Dinner...had season-best seven goals in opening game against La Salle (3/20)...followed that up in the same day against the Explorers with a five-goal, two-assist performance that evening...scored at least five goals in five of 12 games in 2021.
2020 (Junior): Continued record-breaking career into her junior campaign...set school record with eight goals in a single game in season-opening 16-12 win over No. 24 Marist (2/1)...also drew five ejections in that game...became Bucknell's all-time career goals leader on March 7 in leading Bucknell to two wins over Cal State East Bay and Siena with her third goal of the game against the Pioneers...totaled 77 goals and 12 assists in 19 games...added 21 ejections drawn and went 1-for-1 on sprints...scored multiple goals in 17 of 19 games in 2020...scored at least five goals in a game nine times...scored five goals and added two assists in narrow defeat to No. 15 Long Beach State (3/1)...converted at least 40 percent of her shots in 11 games...named Bison Athlete of the Week and CWPA Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 3 after leading Bucknell to its first 4-0 start since 2011, recording 21 goals at the Bruno Classic on the opening weekend.
2019 (Sophomore) Enjoyed record-breaking sophomore campaign as an attacker...played and started in all 37 games...set Bucknell single-season record in goals (123) and points (178)...tied for fourth in assists in a single-season (55)...tied single-game points record with ten in a win over Gannon (six goals, four assists) on 3/2...posted at least five points in 17 games in 2019...scored career-high six goals in wins over Salem (2/9), Mercyhurst (2/16), Gannon (3/2), and George Washington (4/26) as well as a defeat to No. 22 San Diego State (3/9)...scored in all but two games...ranks 14th in career points heading into 2020 season...posted four steals in a game twice (vs. Salem 2.9, VMI, 2/17)...Earned All-CWPA First Team Honors for Bucknell's first First Team Selection since 2016...Named to CWPA All-Tournament First Team after scoring 12 goals and adding seven assists during Bucknell's run to a third-place finish... featured along with sister Paige in SwimSwam feature story...named CWPA Player of the Week three times... Bison Athlete of the Week Winner (3x)
2018 (Freshman): Played in 29 games with 16 starts as a freshman ... finished third on the team with 60 points on 47 goals and 13 assists ... Bucknell leader in goals and tied for fourth in assists ... also posted 20 steals and 19 ejections drawn ... enjoyed 11 multi-goal games ... netted six goals against George Washington (4/15), Bucknell's season-high total ... also registered two assists against the Colonials to tie Emily Konishi for the team season high in points ... posted season-best three assists against Villanova (2/3) ... recorded season-high four steals against Brown (4/29, CWPA Championship), tied for the team's season-best total ... drew season-high four ejections against No. 14 Indiana (4/27, CWPA Championship) ... named the CWPA's Player and Co-Rookie of the Week on 4/18 after leading the Bison with 15 points (11g-4a) in their final weekend of regular-season action ... also drew seven ejections and posted three steals over the course of those four games ... earned Superior Recognition ACWPC All-Academic Award.
Before Bucknell: Four-year varsity swimmer at The Ursuline School … four-year New York State Sectional Swimming Championship qualifier … four-year academic All-American … competed with the Greenwich Aquatics Water Polo Club … played two years with the US ODP Water Polo Cadet National Team … Junior Olympics Water Polo All-American.
Personal: Alexandra Grace Furano … born Feb. 2, 1999 in Stamford, Connecticut … daughter of Jeff and Chris Furano … mother, Chris, played tennis at Georgetown… uncle, John, played football at Brown and with the New York Jets … aunt, Sydney, played tennis at Connecticut … aunt, Susan, competed in squash at Colgate … has two siblings, Paige and Matthew … Paige is a member of the Bucknell women's water polo team's class of 2022.
