Bucknell Water Polo Completes 1-1 Day at Claremont Convergence with 8-5 Win over LaVerne - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Bucknell Water Polo Completes 1-1 Day at Claremont Convergence with 8-5 Win over LaVerne

Meg Blitzer Paces Bison Attack with Four Goals

Kelly Hofstetter had a strong game against LaVerne with a goal, assist and two steals.

March 20, 2004

CLAREMONT, Calif. -- Meg Blitzer scored four goals and Bucknell used a big first half to pull away from LaVerne 8-5 Saturday evening at the Claremont Convergence. The Bison rebounded from a tough 11-10 overtime loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps earlier in the day and improved to 8-10 on the season.

Jessica Trimis scored twice and Kelly Hofstetter and Katie Hartigan tallied once each for the Bison, who scored three times in each of the first two periods to sprint to a commanding 6-2 halftime lead.

Defensively, Hofstetter, Elizabeth Jensen and Cody Keffer recorded a pair of steals and freshman goalie Mandy Bynum tallied seven saves and two steals while throwing in an assist for good measure.

The Bison continue tournament play on Sunday afternoon with matches against San Bernadino and Whittier.

BUCKNELL   3   3   2   0   -- 8
LaVERNE    2   0   1   2   -- 5

BUCKNELL BREAKDOWN: Goals - Blitzer 4, Trimis 2, Hofstetter, Hartigan. Assists - Sullivan, Keffer, Faas, Bynum.

Steals: Jensen 2, Keffer 2, Bynum 2, Hofstetter 2, Hartigan, Blitzer, Nogic. Ejections Drawn: Hartigan 2, Kingerski, Fischer, Keffer. Ejections: Hartigan 2, Aiken, Behrens, Kingerski. Saves: Bynum 7.