WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Saint Francis water polo lost two games against CWPA conference mates at the George Washington Mini on Saturday. SFU lost 13-6 to #14 Harvard and 16-8 to #24 Bucknell. 

Harvard Recap

• Saint Francis struck first blood with a goal by Breanna Dupperon (Regina, Canada/Campbell Collegiate).
• The Crimson wasted little time countering by scoring six goals in the first period. 
• SFU tallied three goals in the second period. Ani Aghakhanian (La Crescenta, Calif/La Valley College) scored two goals and Cam Ngyuen added the third. 
• Harvard also scored three goals to keep the deficit at five points. Halftime score was 9-4. 
• The Crimson put the game to bed by scoring four goals in the third period to go up 13-4.
• Kelsey Gring (Sinking Spring, Pa/Wilson) stopped the run with a goal to make it 13-5 entering the final period. 
• The Red Flash held Harvard scoreless in the fourth period but the offense only managed a Julia Bradford (Edinboro, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) goal and SFU fell 13-6. 

Bucknell Recap

• Metztli Enriquez (Atwater, CA/El Capitan) tallied two goals in the first period but Bucknell, like Harvard did,  scored six goals to take the early lead. 
• In the second period, the Bison were held to a mere two goals. 
• Erin O'Neill (Landsdale, Pa/North Penn) scored the lone SFU goal in the second quarter for a 8-3 halftime deficit. 
• The Bison stampeded through the third period scoring eight goals. 
• Enriquez provided the sole SFU answer in that fateful period to make it 16-4.
• Like in the Harvard game, Bucknell was held scoreless by a tenacious Red Flash defense. 
• Aghakhanian, Gabby Garritson (Houston, Texas/Clear Lake High School), Caroline Gillespie (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn High School) and Enriquez all scored in the fourth quarter to finalize the game at 16-8. 

Notes

• Enriquez led all SFU scorers with four goals. 
• The Red Flash won two out of eight sprints. 
• Saint Francis drew 14 exclusions.

Up Next

The Red Flash conclude the George Washington Mini tomorrow with a game against host George Washington at 11:30 am. The game will be streamed on George Washington Water Polo Facebook page and the new Red Flash Water Polo YouTube channel.