>> Women's water polo splits the second day of the Bucknell Invitational, dropping the Bucknell match 10-9 and defeating Siena 14-13 in overtime.
Trailing 8-6 at the end of the third quarter, Bucknell took the lead with 45 seconds left in the game.
tied the game at nine apiece with 27 seconds to go. The Bison scored to break the tie with just two seconds left to take the match.
After regulation, Sofia Maioriello and Adi Garges put up goals in the first overtime period to take a 13-11 lead. Siena scored early in the second overtime, but Caylah Olay found the back of the net to maintain the lead. With 1:06 remaining, the Saints narrowed the lead to one, but the Red Flash remained out ahead.
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The Red Flash scored four goals in the second quarter to take a 6-3 lead against Bucknell.
Sam Eschleman started the scoring run with
Kayla Rhoads and Maioriello tallying goals after her. With 1:10 left in the half, Garges found the back of the net.
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Eschleman led scoring with two goals in the morning's contest. Garges recorded four in the win over Siena.
Megan Marlin earned four assists versus Siena, the most on the team.
Against Bucknell, Olay recorded three field blocks to lead Saint Francis. Ohlson and Rhoads each picked up two in the win.
Lumley made 12 saves against the Bison. Against Siena, she tallied 20 saves.
UP NEXT
Saint Francis will take on Harvard, Princeton and Brown in the CWPA Conference Crossover on Feb. 22-23.
