Lewisburg, PA – The Wagner women's water polo team claimed two victories at the Bucknell Invitational on Sunday, 15-3 over #24 Bucknell and 25-4 over the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) to go 4-0 on the weekend.
#17 Wagner (15) vs. #24 Bucknell (3)
The Seahawks began the second and final day of the tournament against the hosts, #24 Bucknell. The Seahawks put a stamp on the contest in the first quarter and never looked back after junior
Skye Nankervis won her first of four consecutive sprints. Two goals from fifth year
Malia Josephson and sophomore
Mar Navarro spearheaded the Green & White to a 6-1 cushion after the opening stanza.
After scoring once in the first quarter, senior Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Co-Preseason Player of the Year tallied a hat trick in the frame to give her four in the contest, the Madrid, Spain native finished with five in the contest. Wagner took a 10-1 lead into the half and held on to claim a 15-3 victory for its third consecutive in the tournament.
To go along with four sprint victories,
Skye Nankervis dished out four assists and tallied four steals while freshman
Casey Taylor and
Andrea Arias tallied two goals each.
Mar Navarro finished with four helpers and two goals while senior goalkeeper
Kristina Bell stopped 11 shots in the victory.
#17 Wagner (25) vs. VMI (4)
In a non-conference matchup between conference opponents, the Seahawks put a stamp on the contest from the opening sprint that was won by
Skye Nankervis. Nankervis tallied a hat trick while
Malia Josephson and junior
Abbey Simshauser each scored twice. Sophomore
Grace Coleman,
Andrea Arias, and freshman
Carlota Alonso each found the back the net once to spearhead the Seahawks to an 11-0 lead after the opening stanza.
The Green & White carried its momentum in to the second quarter as they outscored the Keydets 6-0. Senior
Pip Nash, freshman
Casey Taylor, and freshman
Lizzy Koerper each got on the score sheet while Alonso tallied her second goal and
Grace Coleman completed her hat trick in the second.
With a 17-0 lead heading into the second half, Wagner kept its foot on the gas with goals from
Pip Nash,
Lizzy Koerper, and Carlotta Alonso.
Grace Coleman tallied a hat trick in the frame as she finished the match with six.
The Seahawks claimed a 25-4 victory in the final game of the tournament, the third time in four games the Green & White managed this feat. Eighty-five goals in a non-conference tournament with a minimum of four games is the most goals in Wagner College women's water polo program history.
The Seahawks are currently riding a four-game winning streak, the longest since the 2020 season when the Seahawks won seven consecutive games from February 2 to February 15 of that season. The Green & White finished the 2020 season with victories in 13 of its final 15 games that season.
Wagner will take its four-game winning streak on the road next weekend to the Bruno Classic. Day one of the tournament will be played in Cambridge, MA on the campus of Harvard University as Wagner will take on #20 Harvard and #21 California Baptist on Saturday, February 5. The second day of the Bruno Classic will take place in Providence, RI on the campus of Brown University where the Seahawks will battle Saint Francis University and Brown on Sunday, February 6.
