George Washington University
Bucknell
Women's Water Polo Ready for Home Weekend
3/28/2019 11:31:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
Colonials host three games at Smith Center Pool
The Colonials will face No. 24 Bucknell (10 a.m.) and No. 14 Harvard (6 p.m.) on Saturday before taking on St. Francis (Pa.) on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. All three games are set to be streamed via Facebook Live.
The full weekend schedule, with six games in total, is available here. (Note: These games will not count toward the conference standings.)
LAST TIME OUT:Â GW (4-6) played three games in California over spring break, closing with a 13-11 defeat of Fresno Pacific on March 14.
Juliette Belanger shined vs. the Sunbirds, netting a career-high five goals in the victory. The first-year from Ottawa, Canada, now ranks third on the squad with 19 goals on the season.
Alana Ponce tallied five points via two goals and three assists in the victory. The sophomore from Gig Harbor, Wash., totaled five goals and five assists over the three games on the West Coast.
ALL HANDS ON DECK:Â GW has spread around its scoring with all 12 field players on the roster chipping in.
Eight different Colonials have registered at least five points through 10 games, paced by Ponce (37), Jaleh Moaddeli (34) and Belanger (20).
SCOUTING BUCKNELL:Â The Bison (17-8) moved into the national rankings after beating then-No. 19 San Jose State, 10-9, in overtime on March 16.
Nina Benson scored in sudden-victory overtime to give Bucknell its second win over a ranked opponent this season.
SCOUTING HARVARD:Â The Crimson sit at 15-4 on the season with all four of its losses coming against ranked foes.
A 2018 All-CWPA Second Team pick, Kristen Hong leads Harvard with 45 goals and 22 assists.
SCOUTING ST. FRANCIS (PA.):Â The Red Flash picked up narrow wins over Mercyhurst and Gannon in its home pool on March 16 to improve to 9-15 on the season.
GW beat St. Francis four times last season, including a 12-6 victory at the CWPA Championship.
UP NEXT:Â GW heads to Harvard next weekend (April 6-7) for its CWPA showdowns against the Crimson and Bison. The Colonials close the regular season the following weekend (April 13-14) with conference games vs. Brown, St. Francis and No. 6 Michigan at Bucknell's Kinney Natatorium.
WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Barry King, Emma Shaffer and Samantha Runyon ahead of the home weekend.
Big weekend ahead with three home games at Smith Center Pool! Head Coach Barry King, Emma Shaffer and Sam Runyon preview the action. #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/ZAQCsmFyQf
— GW Water Polo (@GW_WaterPolo) March 28, 2019
