Women's Water Polo | February 12, 2023

LEWISBURG, Pa. - The La Salle women's water polo team earned a pair of victories on the final day of the Bucknell Invitational Sunday, taking a convincing 15-4 decision over Mercyhurst before concluding its three-game weekend with a thrilling 5-4 triumph over Saint Francis U.

HOW IT HAPPENED (Mercyhurst):

• The Explorers took an 8-1 lead into halftime and never looked back, controlling play for the majority of the match against the Lakers.
• La Salle extended its lead to 12-1 through the third period before cruising to its third win of the year.
• Sophomore Francesca Co' paced the team with five goalsand added two steals and an assist, while Madelyn Koerper and Shanna Zuanich had three goals apiece.
• Freshmen Whitney Wood and Grace Smith scored goals, as did Hannah Woren and Tatum Lomax.
• Worren was the top distributor for La Salle, dishing out six assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED (Saint Francis U.):

• The Red Flash jumped out to a 2-0 advantage after the first quarter of play, before La Salle halved its deficit in the second on a goal from Co'.
• The score remained 2-1 in favor of SFU until the third, when Woren and Zuanich tickled the twine to give the Explorers a 3-2 lead.
• Saint Francis knotted the back-and-forth game with 1:45 to go in the third, before another score with 4:39 to go in regulation put the Red Flash back on top.
• With time running down, Co' came through with the game-tying tally at the 2:02 mark. 
• The contest appeared to be heading towards overtime when a penalty was called on the Red Flash with 1:14 left.
• Co' took the attempt from the five-meter mark and converted, and the score held the rest of the way to give the Explorers their second win over SFU in as many weekends.

UP NEXT

• La Salle heads to Erie, Pa., for the Mercyhurst Invitational on Feb. 17-18.