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| First Team | |
| Alex Ratcliffe | U. S. Naval Academy |
| Jon Stover | Princeton University |
| Botond Szalma | Saint Francis College |
| Aaron Platshon | Bucknell University |
| Gergeley Fabian | Saint Francis College |
| Mike Gartner | Brown University |
| Dusko Radovanac | Saint Francis College |
| Second Team | |
| Jordan Gentry | U. S. Naval Academy |
| Stephan Mudreac | Saint Francis College |
| Michael Garcia | Harvard University |
| Nicholas Seavers | Princeton University |
| Chris Brown | Iona College |
| Brad Roslyn | Bucknell University |
| George Naughton | U. S. Naval Academy |
| Tournament Coach | |
| Carl Quigley | Saint Francis College |
| Tournament MVP | |
| Botond Szalma | Saint Francis College |
The game opened with Mike Mulvey earning the first score at 5:36 on a nice high corner shot that showed everyone why he was named the CWPA Rookie of the Year in 2005. However, the Gaels quickly countered by drawing a penalty on Jordan Gentry and converting the shot to tie the score at 1-1. Navy then took command of the game on the scoring of Aaron Recko and Alex Ratcliffe, to give the Midshipmen a two goal edge heading into the second quarter. In the second period Iona was unwilling to roll over as they tallied two of their own. The first came on a man-advantage score by Brendan Barrow at 4:49 and the second by Eric Nowakowski with just 1:19 left in the half, which tied the game on a beautiful tip shot in front of the cage. Navy's Aaron Recko knotted his second of the game just 20 seconds later to give them the lead after the first half, 4-3.
In the second half, Iona once again came out strong on a goal by Brett Settles to even the tally 4-4. However, the goal was to be the last of the offensive output for the Gaels for the remainder of the period as the Midshipmen turned on the defense. They also kicked in their own scoring, tallying the next five in a balanced attack with five different athletes finding the net.
In the fourth,
Iona's Chris Brown scored on a nice outside shot with 4:53 remaining in the
game to bring the Gaels within four. Unfortunately for Iona, they were unable
to overcome Navy's defense as the Midshipmen closed out the contest 9-5.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| Navy |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
| Iona |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Iona College: Brown (2), Settles, Barrow, Nowakowski
Beginning the third, the Bears tied the contest as Adams tallied his second of the game at 4:43. Bucknell's Brad Roslyn stopped the run at 4:17 in the next possession, scoring from the outside. Unfortunately for the Bison, fouls helped the Bears climb back into the game. Although the Bison were able to stop Brown on the first ejection on Josh Sunday, the penalty committed by him over a minute later was converted by Andy Wiener of the Bears to even the score at the end of the third, 5-5. In the fourth, Bucknell's Gabriel Heiber scored his third goal of the game at 5:46 to give them the lead. However, they kept the game interesting by committing the next three ejections, including one with only 18 seconds remaining in the game. However, scoring on the man-advantage was not the Bears' strength today as they were unable to convert on any of their opportunities, allowing Bucknell to squeak out a 6-5 victory.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
| Bucknell |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
This game was a defensive contest in the first quarter with some great goaltending by both squads. Saint Francis began the scoring on an outside shot by Milos Vuksic at 4:44. He then followed up with another at 1:43, giving everyone the impression that SRU was in for a long day. However, the same player that had given the Terriers a two-goal margin committed a penalty, which the Rock's Andy Steibler then converted to draw the team within one at 1:19. His teammate, Oliver Horrigan then tied the score with :18 remaining in the period, giving them the momentum heading into the break.
In the second quarter the Terriers demonstrated why they were the top seed from the Northern Division by putting on a shooting clinic, scoring five straight outside shots to give them a 7-2 lead at the half. In the third quarter, Saint Francis continued their run with a goal by Stephan Mudreac, before Aaron Chapple notched one for the Rock at 5:27. Slippery Rock continued to hold their own in the quarter, trading goals with the Terriers to finish the period down by four, 6-10. However, the fourth period saw the Terriers widen their lead on four straight goals by four different players before Slippery Rock's Zach Wolary notched a penalty shot with :25 remaining. Saint Francis' Muderac closed the scoring with :04 remaining, to end the game 15-7.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| Saint Francis |
2 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
15 |
| Slippery Rock |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
Ejections drove the scoring in the first quarter and most of the contest as Princeton took a 3-1 lead going into the second period. The first score was earned by Harvard University, as Chris Ludwick tallied to give the Crimson an early edge at 5:01 following an ejection on John Stover. Stover came right back on the next possession to score on a cross-cage skip shot to tie the game. A Harvard ejection during the counterattack on Danny Bilotti led to a Princeton goal by Dean Riskas to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. Harvard continued to suffer defensively with an ejection called on Alessandro Lazzarini during the counterattack, leading to a quick score by Mike McKenna to end the period, 3-1. In the second period, Ludwick scored off the same low post he had in the first, bringing the Crimson within one at 4:25. At 3:39, Danny Bilotti committed his second penalty in transition giving the Tigers another chance to convert on the man-advantage, which they did immediately to extend their lead to 4-2 at 3:20. With 1:13 remaining, Princeton scored on a beautiful cross pass from Chris Kelsch to Zach Beckmann, raising their edge 5-2. With only :15 remaining in the half, Harvard stole the ball and passed it to Mike Gacia who scored on the breakaway to close the gap 5-3.
As the second half opened, Harvard continued to self-destruct in transition, with Allessandro Lazzarini getting his second penalty during the counterattack and offering Princeton another opportunity on the man-advantage. The Tigers wasted no time accepting the gift as Dean Riskas earned his second of the game, pushing the Tiger lead to 6-3 and erasing the momentum gained by Garcia's late half-time goal. With 2:59 remaining in the third, Garcia scored on a great outside shot to bring Harvard back, only to see Princeton's Jamal Motlagh answer with one of his own just ten seconds later. Garcia then was ejected for Harvard, giving the Tigers the advantage, which they quickly converted on a tip by Zach Beckmann. Beckmann's goal extended the Princeton lead to 8-4 with 1:43 remaining in the third period. The Tigers maintained this advantage until 3:32, when another ejection by Harvard allowed John Stover to find the back of the net to extend the Tigers' lead 9-4. Michael Byrd stopped the slide by Harvard with a cross-cage goal on the man-advantage at 2:13. This was the final score of the game as Princeton was able to edge Harvard 9-5.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| Harvard |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| Princeton |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
Brown University 10 Iona College 8
After a tight first quarter in which both teams scored a pair, Brown broke it open in the second to take a four-goal lead heading into the half. Opening the scoring in the game was Gerrit Adams for Brown at 6:36, followed by Brett Settles for Iona at 2:26 off a driving shot. Patrick St. Cin then scored on the man-advantage for the Gaels giving them a brief lead until Brown's Luke Samson scored with :13 remaining in the period to even the score at 2-2. In the second quarter Brown opened the offense just :30 seconds into the period on a goal by Mike Gartner. Iona answered with a penalty goal scored by Chris Brown at 4:15. Gerritt Adams then tallied his second of the game off a nice pass from Hank Weintraub at 2:28. The Bears then controlled the remainder of the half as Lebeau scored a pair to give them a 6-3 lead after two.
Coming into the third, Brown continued their momentum tallying the first two, including a last-second squeaker by Gerritt Adams as the shot clock expired and a man-advantage goal by Lebeau. Iona's only offense in the period came with just :05 seconds remaining on a man-advantage tip by Patrick St.Cin.
In the fourth, Iona came out strong, unwilling to hand Brown the game despite a four goal deficit to overcome. After winnning the sprint they proceeded to draw two consecutive ejections on Brown's Le Beau, with Brett Settles converting on the second to draw within three. However, the Bears came right back and drew an ejection of their own against Iona's Ed Gronkowski, allowing Andy Wiener to slow Iona's comeback on a man-advantage goal. Chris Vidale from Iona then converted a man-advantage goal to bring Iona back within three at 4:29. Brown answered the charge with a goal by Stu Thompson at 3:59 to maintain their four-goal margin. However Iona refused to quit, scoring the last two on the strength of Kel Trebon and Brendan Barrow, to finish 10-8.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| Iona |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
| Brown |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
Iona College: Settles (2), St. Cin (2), Barrow, Vidale, Trebon, Brown
Brown University: Le Beau (3), Adams (3), Thompson, Lee-Wingate, Gartner, Wiener
Slippery Rock 10 Harvard University 9 OT
In a game to determine which team receives the chance to play for Fifth Place, hometown Harvard was looking for the opportunity to give their fans something to cheer about on the 25th anniversary of water polo at the university. Although Slippery Rock's Arseni Grokhovski drew first blood on a nice outside shot at 6:03, the Crimson's Allessandro Lazzarini appeared to be on a mission, as he reeled off three straight goals. Michael Byrd then decided to get into the action off a breakaway to tally one for Harvard, giving them a 4-1 lead after one period of play. Byrd then scored the opening goal in the second quarter at 5:45 on a man-advantage high corner shot. Slippery Rock's Arseni Grokhovski helped prevent the gap from widening at 3:53 with a nice backhand that caught Harvard by surprise, to bring them within three at 5-2. The Rock continued a comeback after a breakaway pass was overthrown by Harvard's Garcia. Slippery Rock's Zach Wolary was caught in transition at the time and ended up wide open. He exploited the opportunity with a shot that glanced in off both posts to bring them within two. However, Harvard's Garcia was determined to make up for the mistake and tallied the next goal on a man-advantage shot at 1:21, leaving a comfortable three-goal lead for the Crimson at the end of two quarters. Robbie Burrmeister helped secure the lead with some great goaltending including a save in the last :20 seconds on a breakaway by the Rock.
In the third quarter, Slippery Rock saw their chance to get back into the game. Using some great defense and a few key saves by Reepmeyer, the Rock shut out Harvard's scoring for the quarter and tallied two of their own, including one by Eric Olsen and a blistering shot by Zach Wolary. The tallies closed the margin to one at the end of three quarters 5-6. However, Harvard was not willing to disappoint their loyal fans. They came out in the fourth scoring the first two goals on shots by John Voith and Michael Byrd to give them some breathing room, 8-5. Slippery Rock continued to battle, drawing a penalty on Danny Bilotti, which they converted for a point on the skip shot of Andy Stiebler. The goal gave them renewed life, especially after Eric Olsen put a shot by Burrmeister at 3:26 to bring them within one. Ryan Holt then scored from outside at 2:01 to tie the game for the first time since the initial quarter. The teams then traded shots through the remainder of regulation with Burrmeister making a key save on a skip shot with only nine seconds remaining in the period. Harvard then called time-out, but was unable to convert on their play, sending the game into overtime.
In the first overtime period, Horrigan spun Harvard's Greg Valiant on the low post and then blew a near-side shot past Burrmeister to give them their first lead of the game since 6:03 in the first quarter. Burrmeister redeemed himself on the very next possession making a great save off a sweep shot from two-meters to keep the margin at just one. As the period closed, Harvard drew an ejection with three seconds left, but hit the post on the ensuing shot. Harvard then won the beginning sprint and quickly called time-out to set up their man-advantage. Unfortunately for the Crimson they were unable to convert, hitting the post again. Slippery Rock immediately came down and drew a penalty. Converting on the shot was Horrigan to give the Rock a two-goal lead with 2:32 remaining. Harvard's Michael Garcia scored next at :53, but the Rock held on in the final minute with a great save by Reepmeyer to win 10-9.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT1 |
OT2 |
Final |
| Harvard |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
| Slippery Rock |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
Harvard University: Byrd (3), Lazzarini (3), Garcia (2), Voith
Slippery Rock: Horrigan (3), Wolary (2), Grokhovski (2), Olsen (2), Holt
U. S. Naval Academy 8 Bucknell University 7
The Midshipmen looked well prepared for this game as they came out firing, scoring the first three goals of the contest on tallies by Aaron Recko, Alex Ratcliffe, and Jordan Gentry. Bucknell kept themselves in the game on an outstanding shot from Brad Roslyn on the man-advantage with just :16 seconds left in the period. Navy was undeterred by the score, as Andrew Bingham nailed a shot off the breakaway at 5:00 in the period. Alex Owre followed with a score of his own a minute later bringing the Navy lead to 5-1. Mark Masterson from Bucknell attempted to keep the Bison within striking distance as he converted on a man-advantage at 2:57. However, Navy was too strong in the period, outscoring the Bison 2-1 to finish the quarter with a comfortable lead, 7-3. The Midshipmen continued to extend their lead as Navy drew an ejection on Andrew Platshon during the counterattack. Tyler Hill converted to give them an 8-3 margin before Sean Robinson skipped a ball past George Naughton to bring the Bison within four to end the third period. In the fourth, Navy started to struggle for the first time in the game, making key mistakes that allowed Jason Rechel to score on the man-advantage to close within three. Then after stopping Navy defensively, Aaron Platshon walked in uncontested and scored a six-meter blast to bring Bucknell within two goals at 5:06. The remainder of the period remained scoreless until Bucknell's Aaron Platshon scored a low skip shot at :35. However, it was too little too late, as Navy ran out the clock to seal the victory 8-7.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| Bucknell |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
| Navy |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Bucknell University: Platshon (2), Robinson, B Roslyn, Masterson, Rechel, K Roslyn
U. S. Naval Academy: Recko (2), Muvey, Bingham, Hill, Gentry, Ratcliffe, Owre
Saint Francis College 11 Princeton University 9
Saint Francis versus Princeton is always expected to be a hard fought physical contest and this game appeared to follow the same pattern. Saint Francis possesses excellent outside shooting, matched by the great goaltending and defense of the Tigers. In the first, it was Stephan Mudreac putting the Terriers on the board with a great low corner shot at 4:42. Then at 3:00, Nicholas Seavers was ejected from Princeton, giving the Terriers' Carlos Omana the chance to extend the lead by one on a shot inside. As the quarter wound down, Mudreac continued his shooting display scoring on a high corner laser with 1:00 remaining in the period to give the Terriers a 3-0 lead heading into the second quarter. Opening the second, Princeton's Reid Joseph scored from two-meters to put the Tigers back in the game. However, the Tigers continued to take penalties, barely escaping one goal by on a defensive tip from Jamal Motlagh, only to give up another as Nicholas Vuksic scored to regain the three-goal margin. Princeton refused to quit as Zach Beckmann scored a second goal for the Tigers off a man-advantage from the low post. With one minute remaining, John Stover scored on a lob shot off the break to bring Princeton within one at the half. However, Saint Francis was determined not to lose their margin as Bogdon Petrovic nailed the top corner to give them a 5-3 lead just fifteen seconds later. Princeton then drove down and exploited a defensive lapse, which left Nicholas Seavers open in the middle of the pool. Seavers took advantage of the mistake and buried the shot to keep the Tigers within one at the half.
Coming into the third, Princeton still did not have an answer for the outside shooting of the Terriers. Petrovic proved that as he nailed a six-meter shot at 6:07. The Terriers also showed their versatility as Botond Szalma scored a backhand that glanced off the post to score with 1:40 remaining in the quarter. Princeton's Vreeland answered right back on a shot from the low post that caught the inside and rolled in, keeping them within two. The Terriers Vuksic battled at two-meters and scored a beautiful shot to extend the lead again, only to see Princeton's Jamal Motlagh catch the Terrier goalie off guard to maintain the two goal spread heading into the last period, 8-6.
At the start of the fourth, both teams traded opportunities until Brendan Colgan received the ball at two-meters and somehow managed a shot as he was completely submerged, to bring the Tigers within one. Mudreac answered the Princeton charge with an outside shot that no one was going to stop at 5:43, to regain the two-goal margin. After an ejection on Szalma, Reid Joseph converted to bring the score to 9-8 at 5:12. At 3:12, Saint Francis turned the ball over and Princeton countered, with Chris Kelsch scoring to tie the game for the first time at 9-9 with 3:40 remaining in regulation. With 1:59 left in the game, Fabian from Saint Francis lost his composure as he tore the cap off Stover, leading to a man-advantage. However, Motlagh failed to convert and then was ejected in the back-court to give the Terriers a man-advantage with 1:35 remaining. Saint Francis took advantage of the chance and Botond Szalma buried a shot with 1:27 left in the period. Then with 35 seconds left in the game, the Terriers drew a penalty. Petrovic then skipped one high corner to seal the win, 11-9.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| Princeton |
0 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
| Saint Francis |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
Princeton University: Joseph (2), Kelsch, Seavers, Motlagh, Colgan, Vreeland, Stover, Beckmann, Motlagh
Saint Francis College: Petrovic (3), Mudreac (3), Vuksic (2), Szalma (2), Omana
Seventh Place Game- Harvard University 9 Iona College 5
Looking for redemption in their final game of the season, Harvard University was hoping to end on a good note with a win over Iona. To accomplish that feat, they would need to come out strong in the beginning of the game and then hold their lead, a task that had escaped them last evening against Slippery Rock University. On the other end of the pool, Iona needed to figure out a way to come out of the gate faster, rather than trying to mount a late game comeback like they tried against Brown University on Saturday evening.
As the game unfolded, it was obvious that Harvard's plan was working better than Iona's, considering the Crimson built a 4-1 lead at the half on the scores of Greg Valiant and Allessandro Lazzarini in the first and John Voith, Mike Garcia, and Lazzarini in the second. Iona's lone score was posted by Chris Brown midway through the first, with Harvard holding the Gaels scoreless in the second quarter. In the third period, Iona's Chris Brown tallied his second of the day on a man-advantage to bring the score within four at 5:49. As he has done on so many occasions, Garcia then answered the challenge by scoring at 2:56. After Ludwick was ejected for Harvard, Iona converted with a shot by Arseni Grokhovski at 1:31 to bring the score to 3-6. Just :28 seconds later, the answer-man, Mike Garcia then tallied his third of the game and seventh of the weekend, ending the quarter 7-3. Both teams played even in the fourth with each scoring a pair. Iona's points were garnered by Nick Velasquez and Patrick St.Cin on man-advantage situations, while Harvard's tallies came from Chris Ludwick and Andre Boros. Boros's score was his first of the weekend and the last of the game as he converted on the man-advantage with 1:53 left on the clock, giving Harvard their long-awaited victory.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| Harvard |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
| Iona |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
Harvard University: Garcia (3), Lazzarini (2), Voith, Boros, Valiant, Ludwick
Iona College: Brown (2), St. Cin, Velasquez, Grokhovski
5th Place Game- Brown University 9 Slippery Rock University 8 OT
In one of the most exciting contests of the weekend, Slippery Rock battled Brown University for the Fifth Place Title and a chance to finish the weekend with a positive won/loss record. In a game filled with penalties, the team that would prevail would either be very good at killing them or proficient at converting their opportunities.
Opening the scoring in the contest was Mike Gartner, making his first of two in the period on a man-advantage. He later followed with another on a a great shot from the outside. Not willing to waste their last possession, Slippery Rock drew a penalty on Graeme Lee-Wingate with only eight seconds left in the quarter. Arseni Grokhovski made the most of it, by scoring to keep the margin to one goal as time expired. In the second, Gerrit Adams lengthened their lead with a man-advantage goal at 6:11. Then an unusual thing happened. Three scores were made without an ejection being called, the first and only time of the game this occurred. Slippery Rock scored all three as Grokhovski, Horrigan, and Casella each earned a point.
The second half was filled with penalties, with only one natural goal scored in both quarters. Mike Gartner drew first blood at 6:17, followed by Andy Wiener who tallied a penalty shot at 5:08. Brown's third consecutive score came at the hands of Lee-Wingate at 2:28 giving the Bears a 6-4 lead. Oliver Horrigan then scored his first and second goals of the game at 1:31 and 1:03 to bring them even at the end of three periods, 6-6. Having his best offensive game of the weekend, Brown's Lee-Wingate scored at 6:15 on a man-advantage. The goal was matched by, Eric Olsen, following the ejection on Stu Thompson to tie the game and send it into overtime. Both teams had chances in the fifth period of play,with great goaltending at both ends stopping any offensive ideas, including a great save by Reepmeyer with five seconds remaining. In the sixth period of play Andy Stiebler blew one past Fantone off a breakaway to give the Rock a lead at 2:27. However, Stu Thompson redeemed himself after the ejection that sent the game into overtime by drilling a shot to the high corner just seconds later to tie the game. Then Mike Gartner sealed the victory on a beautiful outside shot at 1:29 to earn Brown the victory, 9-8.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT1 |
OT2 |
Final |
| Slippery
Rock |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| Brown |
2 |
1 |
3 |