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Men's Water Polo Downed 11-6 at Bucknell
October 17, 2008 | Men's Water Polo
LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Bucknell scored six unanswered goals in the second half to pull away from the 12th-ranked Princeton men's water polo team in an 11-6 win on Friday night. Seniors Brendan Colgan and Alex Edmunds scored twice in the loss.
The teams went back and forth in an opening period that ended tied at 2-2 but Bucknell scored the only two goals of the second quarter to lead 4-2 at the break. Princeton came out following halftime and scored to move within a goal at 4-3, but could get no closer before Bucknell broke the game open with six straight goals. Princeton closed the game with three goals in the final 2:03 of the game.
Princeton was 4 for 7 in man-up situations in the game and missed one 5-meter chance. Junior Matt Hudnall and freshman Tommy Donahue added single goals, while sophomore Mike Merlone made seven saves in the game.
Princeton fell to 8-8 overall with the loss and is now 3-1 in Southern Division play. The Tigers have a league game tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. against George Washington and will play Mercyhurst in a non-league game later in the day.
| Princeton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 6 |
| Bucknell | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 11 |
Princeton Goals: Colgan 2, Edmunds 2, Donahue 1, Hudnall 1
Princeton Saves: Merlone 7