George Washington University
Cal Baptist
Men's Water Polo Swept at Air Force Invite
10/28/2002 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
Oct. 28, 2002
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - George Washington men's water polo faced some tough competition during their trip out West, dropping four matches at the Air Force Invite.
The Colonials (4-16) faced Cal Baptist in their opening match of the tournament on Saturday, Oct. 26. After battling to a 3-3 tie after one quarter, Cal Baptist outscored GW 16-2 over the final three periods to beat the Colonials 19-5.
GW rebounded for a strong showing against UC Davis in their second match of the day. After falling behind 3-1 after the first quarter, the Colonials cut the lead to one score in the second period, trailing 3-4 at the break. However, GW would be unable to get any closer despite holding UC Davis to only three second-half scores, and lost a close match 6-4.
On Sunday, Oct. 27, GW began the day with an early match versus their hosts, the Air Force Academy. GW, who fell behind early, trailing 3-7 after one quarter and 4-11 by the half, were unable to catch Air Force despite a strong fourth quarter in which outscored their opponent 3-1. The Colonials dropped their third match of the tournament, 12-7.
In their final match of the weekend, GW faced UC Santa Cruz. The Colonials dug themselves an early hole, falling behind 7-0 before recording their first goal in the second quarter. GW matched Santa Cruz goal-for-goal for the remainder of the match, and fell 11-4.
Pat Dodge, who scored four goals on the weekend, was named to the Air force Invite All-Tournament First Team for his strong play for the Colonials. The Colonials return to action on November 1, when they compete in the Southern Division Championships in Princeton, NJ as the sixth seed. The schedule and format is as follows: (table and information from Collegiate Water Polo Association)
| Southern Division Championships | ||||
| Princeton University, Princeton, NJ | ||||
| Teams are seeded into brackets based on their finish during the inter-regional competition. |
Bracket A | Bracket B | Bracket C | Bracket D |
1st seed: Princeton University | 4th seed: Bucknell University | 2nd seed: U.S. Naval Academy | 3rd seed: Johns Hopkins University |
8th seed: Salem International University | 5th seed: Washington and Jefferson College | 7th seed: Gannon University | 6th seed: George Washington University |
12th seed: Mercyhurst College | 9th seed: Slippery Rock University | 11th seed: Penn State Behrend College | 10th seed: Grove City College |
| In the second round of competition, teams take on new designations, dependent upon their record within their brackets. All advancement is determined by won/loss records. Teams tied in wins use goal differentials with common opponents to determine who advances. The second round brackets are given below: |
1st in Bracket A = e | 2nd in Bracket A = i | 3rd in Bracket A = m |
1st in Bracket B = f | 2nd in Bracket B = j | 3rd in Bracket B = n |
1st in Bracket C = g | 2nd in Bracket C = k | 3rd in Bracket C = o |
1st in Bracket D = h | 2nd in Bracket D = l | 3rd in Bracket D = p |
| Friday, November 1, 2002 | Game # | Score | |||
6:00 | Princeton University | vs | Salem International University | 1 | |
7:10 | Bucknell University | vs | Washington and Jefferson College | 2 | |
8:20 | U.S. Naval Academy | vs | Gannon University | 3 | |
9:30 | Johns Hopkins University | vs | George Washington University | 4 | |
Saturday, November 2, 2002 | |||||
8:30 | Princeton University | vs | Mercyhurst College | 5 | |
9:40 | Bucknell University | vs | Slippery Rock University | 6 | |
10:50 | U.S. Naval Academy | vs | Penn State Behrend College | 7 | |
12:00 | Johns Hopkins University | vs | Grove City College | 8 | |
1:10 | Salem International University | vs | Mercyhurst College | 9 | |
2:20 | Washington and Jefferson College | vs | Slippery Rock University | 10 | |
3:30 | Gannon University | vs | Penn State Behrend College | 11 | |
4:40 | George Washington University | vs | Grove City College | 12 | |
5:50 | e | vs | f | 13 | |
7:00 | j | vs | i | 14 | |
8:10 | g | vs | h | 15 | |
9:20 | l | vs | k | 16 | |
Sunday, November 3, 2002 | |||||
8:30 | n | vs | m | 17 | |
9:40 | p | vs | o | 18 | |
10:50 | Loser Game 15 | vs | Loser Game 13 | Third Place | |
12:00 | Winner Game 13 | vs | Winner Game 15 | First Place | |
1:10 | Winner Game 14 | vs | Winner Game 16 | Fifth Place | |
2:20 | Loser Game 16 | vs | Loser Game 14 | Seventh Place | |
3:30 | Winner Game 18 | vs | Winner Game 17 | Ninth Place | |
4:40 | Loser Game 17 | vs | Loser Game 18 | Eleventh Place | |
