Men's Water Polo Splits at Navy Invitational

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9/6/2000 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo

WASHINGTON, DC (September 6, 2000) -- George Washington University men's water polo team opened the season at 2-2 at the Navy Invitational September 2-3, in Annapolis, MD.

GW started off the weekend with a loss to a strong University of Puerto Rico squad 13-4, and held an early lead on the Navy B team before losing 5-3. On Sunday, GW was able to post better results with a solid win over United States Merchant Marine Academy 7-3, and blowing Grove City College out of the water 20-4.

The Grove City College match displayed the fine play of two of the team's freshmen, Pat Dodge (Ballwin, MO/Parkway South) and Jason Grimes (Litchfield, CT/Phillips Exeter). Dodge scored seven of his 10 team-leading goals against Grove City while Grimes set a new single-game record for steals of nine.

GW faces a challenging weekend at the Princeton Invitational with three of the four teams they will be competing against ranked in the top 20.