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Bucknell Falls to No. 10 St. Francis (N.Y.), 11-7, to Finish Fourth at Men's Water Polo Eastern Championship
Nov. 12, 2006
PRINCETON, N.J. - Randy Ang (Hillsborough, Calif./Sacred Heart) scored three goals and Mark Masterson (Kihei, Hawaii/Marin) added a pair, but the No. 18 Bucknell men's water polo team could not upset No. 10 St. Francis as the Terriers defeated the Bison 11-7 Sunday afternoon at DeNunzio Pool in the Eastern Championship. Bucknell finished fourth in the eight-team field for the second consecutive season. The Bison, who completed their 2006 campaign with a 15-13 record, finished above .500 for the second time in three years, and just the second time since 2000 despite playing a challenging schedule that featured 15 ranked foes. Bucknell played St. Francis tough for the third time this year as it trailed just 5-4 at halftime, but the Terriers outscored the Bison 3-0 in the third quarter to take a commanding 8-4 advantage heading into the final period. Ang and Masterson combined for five goals and one assist, while Chet Eimstad (Portland, Ore./Beaverton) contributed a pair of assists. Masterson moved into a tie with Brad Roslyn and Kevin Permisohn for 10th on the Bison single-steals list with two in his final college game. He totaled a team-high 53 steals this year, including eight at the Eastern Championship. Bucknell lost all three of its meetings to St. Francis this year by a total of six points. The Terriers were the 2005 Eastern Championship winner and advanced to the NCAA Championship. Masterson and Sean Robinson (San Marino, Calif./San Marino) played their final games in Orange and Blue as the Bison equaled their best showing at the Eastern Championship since a second-place finish in 1993. Navy and Princeton squared off Sunday afternoon in the title game of the Eastern Championship. The winner received an automatic berth into the NCAA Championship.
BUCKNELL 2 2 0 3 -7 ST. FRANCIS 3 2 3 3 -11 Goals: Ang (3), Masterson (2), Robinson, Rechel. |
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