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Nov. 24 National Men's Water Polo Statistics Released
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The National Men's Water Polo Statistics for the week of November 24 were released by the Wagner University Sports Information Office with Collegiate Water Polo Association members among the nation's best for yet another week.
In scoring, nine of the Top 20 scorers play in the CWPA as Bucknell University's Richie Hyden (3rd, 87 goals in 32 games, 2.72 gpg), Iona College's Joe Przekota (5th, 74 goals in 31 games, 2.39 gpg), Johns Hopkins University's Peter Davis (11th, 68 goals in 26 games, 2.62 gpg) and Josh Kratz (19th, 60 goals in 33 games, 1.82 gpg), George Washington University's Nick Eddy (13th, 66 goals in 31 games, 2.13 gpg), Mercyhurst College's Alex Moggridge (15th, 63 goals in 23 games, 2.74 gpg), Brown University's Mike Gartner (16th, 63 goals in 29 games, 2.17 gpg) and Grant LeBeau (18th, 61 goals in 29 games, 2.10 gpg) and Saint Francis College's Nemanja Pucarevic (17th, 62 goals in 23 games, 2.70 gpg) rank at the top of the national rankings.
On the other side of the tank, 10 of the nation's 20 best goalies play on the East Coast as Washington & Jefferson College's John Todd (1st, 340 saves in 27 games, 12.6 spg), Johns Hopkins University's Chris Hutchens (3rd, 292 saves in 28 games, 10.4 spg), Mercyhurst College's Andy Sekulski (4th, 266 saves in 25 games, 10.6 gpg), Fordham University's Timmy Will (10th, 244 saves in 24 games, 10.2 spg), the United States Naval Academy's Brett Rajchel (15th, 238 saves in 29 games, 8.2 spg), Gannon University's Darren Stone (16th, 237 saves in 21 games, 11.3 spg), Princeton University's Mike Merlone (17th, 233 saves in 23 games, 10.1 spg), George Washington University's Alex Sotolongo (18th, 228 saves in 29 games, 7.9 spg), Iona College's Eric Konzem (19th, 226 saves in 29 games, 7.8 spg) and Bucknell University's Nick Donahue (20th, 213 saves in 32 games, 6.7 spg) rank in the national statistics.
In the team rankings, Saint Francis College leads the nation in team offense (287 goals in 23 games, 12.48 gpg), while Johns Hopkins University (9th, 351 goals in 33 games, 10.64 gpg), the United States Naval Academy (10th, 306 goals in 29 games, 10.55 gpg), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (11th, 231 goals in 22 games, 10.50 gpg), Brown University (12th, 304 goals in 29 games, 10.48 gpg), Iona College (15th, 322 goals in 32 games, 10.06 gpg), Princeton University (16th, 291 goals in 29 games, 10.03 gpg), Mercyhurst College (18th, 248 goals in 25 games, 9.92 gpg) and Fordham University (19th, 247 goals in 25 games, 9.88 gpg) round out the CWPA representation in the Top 20.
On defense, the CWPA is also represented as Saint Francis College (3rd, 164 goals in 23 games, 7.13 gpg), the United States Naval Academy (6th, 226 goals in 29 games, 7.79 gpg), Mercyhurst College (7th, 198 goals in 25 games, 7.92 gpg), Bucknell University (19th, 300 goals in 33 games, 9.09 gpg) and Princeton University (20th, 265 goals in 29 games, 9.14 gpg) rank among the nation's Top 20 teams in fewest goals allowed.
The complete national statistics are available on the Wagner University website.
