ERIE, Pa.- The Mercyhurst women's water polo team heads to the University of Michigan for the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Eastern Championship this weekend. The ninth-seeded Lakers face Bucknell on Friday, April 26, to open action at the event. All matches will be held at Canham Natatorium.
 
The games will be broadcasted at http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/cwpa.portal?mode=link#.
 
Mercyhurst plays Bucknell, the eight seed, at 10 a.m. on Friday. The winner advances to play top-seeded Indiana at 3:20 p.m. The loser will play the loser of the Brown-Connecticut contest at noon on Saturday.
 
Coach Curtis Robinette's squad is 14-14 this season, including a second-place finish at the CWPA Division II Eastern Championship last weekend. Lisett Calderon and Cailin Jope were both named to the all-tournament team. Calderon has scored 55 goals and dished out a team-high 33 assists this season. Jope has recorded 41 goals and 23 helpers.
 
Bucknell has a 6-17 mark this year. It has not played since April 14, when the Bison took a 9-4 decision over Mercyhurst at the CWPA Southern Championships at Brown University. Julianne Valdes paces the team with 42 points, including 30 goals. Hannah Sunday has scored a team-high 32 goals and Krystie Morgan has tallied 29 scores. Rena Heim has started all 23 games in goal, making 217 saves in 2013.
 
In 2012, the Lakers placed 10^th at Easterns.
 
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