ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Saint Francis water polo team travels to Michigan for the 2021 CWPA Championships, to be played Saturday at Canham Natatorium.
 
Saint Francis finished third in the regular-season standings with a 2-4 CWPA record. The host Wolverines went 6-0 to earn the top seed, while Bucknell finished the regular season at 4-2 and first-year Mount St. Mary's was 0-6.
 
The Event: CWPA Championships
Location:  Canham Natatorium (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Game 1: Saint Francis vs. Bucknell
Date and Time: Saturday, April 24 – 1 p.m.
Live Stats: thefosh.net
Stream: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/cwpa/

Game 2: Saint Francis vs. TBD (Win – Championship; Loss – Third-Place Game)
Date and Time: Saturday, April 24 – 4 or 7 p.m.
Live Stats: thefosh.net  
Stream: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/cwpa/

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LAST TIME IN THE POOL
Saint Francis split the final day of the regular season last Saturday in Emmitsburg with a 19-5 win over Mount St. Mary's and 11-8 loss to No. 20 Bucknell.
 
The 19 goals in the win over the Mount were the most in program history, while the 14-goal margin of victory was the largest since the Red Flash program started in 2017. The five goals allowed were the fewest ever against a CWPA opponent.
 
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Red Flash is 1-9 in tournament play since the start of the program, with the victory an 11-7 win over George Washington in 2017.
 
This will be the second time Michigan has hosted the CWPA tournament in the 10 seasons of the CWPA and the first time SFU will play in Ann Arbor in postseason play.
 
HONORS EVERY WEEK
The Red Flash earned CWPA honors in all seven weeks this season, as seven players combined for 10 awards – the most in program history. Sophomore Taylor Halbauer tallies the most Honor Roll awards with five.
 
Freshman Emese Szucs was awarded Rookie of the Week three times, Player of the Week twice, and made Honor Roll three times in the seven weeks of play.
 
Freshman Jenna Handali has received three total nods with two Rookie of the Week awards and a Player of the Week.
 
Junior Rosalinda Rivera and sophomore Heather Jacobson combine for three Defensive Player of the Week awards and four Honor Roll Awards in goal.
 
NEW HEIGHTS
Saint Francis cracked the CWPA Top 25 for the first time in program history on March 10, entering the poll at No. 25. The Red Flash was ranked in four weekly polls with a high-water mark of No. 24 on April 14.
 
JUST GETTING STARTED
Freshmen Emese Szucs and Jenna Handali have combined for five Rookie of the Week awards, three Player of the Week awards, and three Honor Roll nods in 2021.
 
Szucs has scored at least once in all 20 games this season.

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