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Hartwick's Lisa Bass Selected to 2009 Canadian World University Games Roster
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. - Lisa Bass (Fr., Montreal, Quebec/Lindsay Place) has been selected to represent Canada in Belgrade, Serbia at the 2009 FISU Games on July 1-12. She was among 14 athletes chosen to make up the Canadian roster for the World University Games.
"The Canadian Women's Water Polo Team is currently ranked as one of the top six countries in the world and goes into the 2009 FISU Games with medal hopes. As a Road to Excellence (RTE) targeted sport, Water Polo Canada considers the FISU Games, to be one of the major water polo events within their upcoming four year program cycle and it will be used as preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games," said Gyula Toth, Women's Head FISU Coach.
In her first season of collegiate competition, Bass recorded 20 goals and 14 assists for 34 points this year with 42 steals and five ejections drawn in helping Hartwick achieve a 28-12 record, No. 13-ranking in the final women's varsity Top 20 poll and a runner-up finish at the Eastern Championship.
The February 2 Northern Division Rookie of the Week, she appeared in two games in goal making four saves with a score allowed over two periods of play.
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