May 8, 2006

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell women's water polo coach John Zeigler has announced the selection of Mandy Bynum (San Jose, Calif./Leland), Elizabeth Jensen (San Mateo, Calif./St. Ignatius Prep) and Mallory Sullivan (Tulare, Calif./Tulare Western) as team captains for the 2007 season. All three players will be seniors next year.

Mandy Bynum

Bynum just completed her third year as the starting goalkeeper for the Bison and again posted solid numbers. She reached the 200-save plateau for the third consecutive year as she stopped 226 shots. A starter in 30 of the team's 32 games, Bynum played 829 of a possible 906 minutes and allowed just 191 goals for an impressive save percentage of .542. She now has a career save percentage of .569 and ranks second on Bucknell's career saves list with 742. Bynum, who recorded at least 10 saves in a game 11 times, also produced offensively as she scored one goal and was fifth on the team with a career-high 19 assists.

Jensen, who was recently a second-team all-conference selection, had a breakout junior campaign as she ranked second on the squad with 92, placing her third on Bucknell's single-season list. The left-hander netted a career-high 46 goals, 27 more than her previous best, and matched that figure with 46 assists, easily eclipsing her previous high of 34. Her assist total ranks her second on the single-season list. Jensen's point total this year helped her vault to seventh on the career points list with 179. She is second in career assists with 98. A valuable sprinter, Jensen won a team-best 42 of 68 sprints and registered 25 steals this spring.

Elizabeth Jensen

Sullivan will be just the second two-time captain in program history, following Meg Blitzer, who captained the squad in 2004 and 2005. She shared captain duties with senior Amanda Nogic (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) this year. A veteran of more than 60 career starts, Sullivan tied with Nogic for fourth on the team with 38 points this season. That figure was just one point shy of Sullivan's career total entering 2006. Despite totaling 20 goals and 18 assists, Sullivan's best role is as a defender, where she recorded a team-high 40 steals to boost her career total to 91.

Three captains will dot the roster in 2007, marking just the second time in the nine-year history of the program that will happen. Lindsay Chesterfield, Jamie Fulop and Katie Stahler were tri-captains in 2003.

Bucknell finished the 2006 season with a 23-9 record to equal the 2005 squad for the most wins in program history. The Bison also finished fourth at the Eastern Championship, marking their best-ever showing at the event.

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