ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon men's water polo team earned an opening round win at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Southern Division Championships by shutting out Salem International en route to a 8-0 victory. 

Gannon jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after the first quarter and would quickly add to it, out-scoring the Fighting Tigers 3-0 in the second quarter. The Golden Knights scored just once in the second half, but were able to preserve the shut-out and seal the 8-0 win. 

Gannon's last shut out also came against Salem International back in 2007 when the Golden Knights won by an identical 8-0 score. 

Daisuke Takagi (Tsukuba, Japan / Namiki) was the only Golden Knight to score multiple goals, finishing with two. 

Gio Martino (Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas), Ben Feasley (Takoma Park, Md. / Montgomery Blair), Tytus Kwiatkowski (Northbrook, Ill. / Glenbrook North), Tommy Nimrod (Glenview, Ill. / Glenbrook South), Jason Jamieson (Cape Town, South Africa / Rondebosch) and Marc Krolikiewicz (Elmhurst, Ill. / York High School) would all add a goal in the win. 

Devon Williams (Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Alvin (Tx.)) earned the shut-out after recording five blocks in the match. 

Gannon is now 9-8 on the season and will face Princeton, the No. 2 seed, on Saturday, November 6 at 10:15 a.m.

Gannon Men's Water Polo Boxscore
vs. Salem International
Friday, November 5, 2010

Team (1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - Final)
Gannon (4 - 3 - 1 - 0 - 8)
Mercyhurst (0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0)

Gannon Goals (8)
Daisuke Takagi (2)
Gio Martino (1)
Ben Feasley (1)
Mark Krolikiewicz (1)
Tytus Kwiatkowski (1)
Tommy Nimrod (1)
Jason Jamieson (1)

Salem International Goals (0)

Gannon Goalkeepers
Deven Williams (5)