Saturday, November 20
Annapolis, MD
6 PM
George Washington University
7
vs
11
Navy
Men's Water Polo Falls at MAWPC Championship
11/20/2021 7:48:00 PM | Water Polo
Buff & Blue were tripped by Navy on Saturday evening
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - GW men's water polo had its bid for a conference title ended on Saturday night with an 11-7 defeat vs. Navy in a Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Championship semifinal at Lejeune Hall.
The third-seeded Buff and Blue led early before the second-seeded Midshipmen seized momentum with a run of six straight goals and managed to keep that separation the rest of the way.
GW will close its season on Sunday at noon with a matchup vs. No. 5 Wagner in the third-place game, while Navy advances to meet top-seeded Fordham in the final.
Seeking its fifth trip to the MAWPC final in six years, GW took a lead on the opening possession of the game on a goal by Viktor Jovanovic and remained on top 2-1 after the first period thanks to a score from Andrija Sekulic.
The Midshipmen flipped the script with a 4-0 edge in the second quarter to take the lead and then added the first two goals after halftime to increase their advantage to 7-2.
The teams traded goals from there. GW edged within four goals five times over the final two quarters but could not draw any closer.
Sekulic matched a season high with three goals and added an assist and three ejections drawn, while Jovanovic equaled a season high with six ejections drawn, in addition to his early goal. DJ Davis, Nick Schroeder and Kalan Smith also found the net vs. the Midshipmen.
Luca Castorina made 12 saves in the GW net and also tallied three steals.
Navy 11, GW 7
GW--2-0-2-3--7
Navy--1-4-4-2--11
GW Goals: Sekulic 3, Davis 1, Schroeder 1, Smith 1, Jovanovic 1.
GW Assists: Schroeder 2, Sekulic 1.
GW Steals: Davis 2, Russo 2, Maas 1, Lueddemann 1.
GW Field Blocks: Kralj 2, Jovanovic 1.
GW Ejections Drawn: Jovanovic 6, Sekulic 3, Levai 1.
GW Saves: Castorina 12.
The third-seeded Buff and Blue led early before the second-seeded Midshipmen seized momentum with a run of six straight goals and managed to keep that separation the rest of the way.
GW will close its season on Sunday at noon with a matchup vs. No. 5 Wagner in the third-place game, while Navy advances to meet top-seeded Fordham in the final.
Seeking its fifth trip to the MAWPC final in six years, GW took a lead on the opening possession of the game on a goal by Viktor Jovanovic and remained on top 2-1 after the first period thanks to a score from Andrija Sekulic.
The Midshipmen flipped the script with a 4-0 edge in the second quarter to take the lead and then added the first two goals after halftime to increase their advantage to 7-2.
The teams traded goals from there. GW edged within four goals five times over the final two quarters but could not draw any closer.
Sekulic matched a season high with three goals and added an assist and three ejections drawn, while Jovanovic equaled a season high with six ejections drawn, in addition to his early goal. DJ Davis, Nick Schroeder and Kalan Smith also found the net vs. the Midshipmen.
Luca Castorina made 12 saves in the GW net and also tallied three steals.
Navy 11, GW 7
GW--2-0-2-3--7
Navy--1-4-4-2--11
GW Goals: Sekulic 3, Davis 1, Schroeder 1, Smith 1, Jovanovic 1.
GW Assists: Schroeder 2, Sekulic 1.
GW Steals: Davis 2, Russo 2, Maas 1, Lueddemann 1.
GW Field Blocks: Kralj 2, Jovanovic 1.
GW Ejections Drawn: Jovanovic 6, Sekulic 3, Levai 1.
GW Saves: Castorina 12.
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