2021 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Paige Furano
- Position:
- Attack
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- The Ursuline School (N.Y.)
- Hometown:
- Stamford, Conn.
Feature Story on Paige and Ally Furano by SwimSwam: https://swimswam.com/sister-act-furanos-find-separate-roles-with-bucknell-water-polo/
2022 (Senior): Team captain...leading scorer with 47 goals...added 32 assists...named Honorable Mention ACWPC All-American...First Team All-CWPA selection...had three goals in season-opening game against La Salle (1/29)...followed that game up with four goal, four-assist performance against SFC Brooklyn that same day...Tied Bucknell's single-game points record with teammate Isabelle Monaghan that same game with ten points (3G, 7A) in win over Mount St. Mary's in CWPA Tournament...scored four goals in win over Salem (3/6)...had six steals in narrow defeat to Harvard (2/26).
2021 (Junior): Played and started all 12 games...tallied 57 shots overall...led team in steals with 44...third-leading scorer on the team with 25 goals...second on team with 19 assists...netted four goals, added four assists, and five steals in 20-3 win over Mount St. Mary's (3/20)...managed season and career-best seven steals in win over Mercyhurst (4/2).
2020 (Sophomore): Played and started all 19 games for the Bison in 2020...totaled 29 goals and 25 assists on the season...25 assists were a team-high...drew 12 ejections and added 10 steals...posted career-best four assists against Siena on opening weekend (2/2)...recorded at least four points in seven games...season-best six points came in win over Cal State East Bay (3/7)...also drew career-best six ejections in that game...posted season-high three steals in win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (2/29)...recorded five points in back-to-back games vs. Siena (2/2), (1G, 4A) and Salem (2/7) (3G, 2A).
2019 (Freshman): Earned starting role the final month of the season with an increase in minutes as the season went on...played in 31 of 37 games, with 21 starts...tied Bucknell school-record with seven goals in one game against No. 14 Harvard...only Bison to accomplish the feat against a ranked opponent...seven goals came on just nine shots....scored four times in just her second collegiate appearance in a win over La Salle (2/2)...posted career-high four assists in win over VMI (2/17)...drew three ejections against Harvard (3/3)...scored three times with one assist in third place game against Harvard (4/28)...posted career-high eight points in win over Saint Francis (Pa.) on three goals and five assists...also drew four ejections in that game...Featured in SwimSwam article along with older sister Ally...named CWPA Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week (4/3)
Before Bucknell: Participated in the 2016 and 2015 ODP Cadet National Selection Camps … took part in the 2014 ODP Development National Selection Camp … helped Greenwich Aquatics Water Polo Club place 11th (2016) and 13th (2017) at the Junior Olympics … four-year letterwinner in swimming & diving at The Ursuline School … four-time New York State Divisional Swimming Championship qualifier … Connecticut Swimming Age Group qualifier … four-time Academic All-American.
Personal: Paige Elizabeth Furano … born March 21, 2000 in Stamford, Conn. … daughter of Anthony and Christine Furano … mother Christine played tennis at Georgetown … uncle John played football at Brown and for the New York Jets … aunt Sydney played tennis at Connecticut … aunt Susan competed in squash at Colgate … has two siblings: Ally and Matthew … older sister Ally is a member of the Bucknell women’s water polo team’s class of 2021.
