ANNAPOLIS, M.D. - The Gannon men's water polo team split the final two matches of the weekend at the U.S. Naval Academy Tournament Sunday afternoon. Gannon earned its first win of the season defeating Lindenwood (Mo.) University 13-11 before falling to Johns Hopkins University 19-4.
Gannon won a closely contested match over Lindenwood to start the day. Gannon trailed 2-1 after the fist quarter of play but out-scored the Lions 4-3 in the second quarter to tie the score at five at the half. The Golden Knights used three goals in the third quarter and five in the fourth to earn the 13-11 victory.
For Gannon senior Greg Naranjo (Coral Springs, Fla. / Stoneman Douglas) earned his second hat trick of the weekend after scoring four goals. Junior Phil Myrick (Erie, Pa. / Cathedral Prep) also had four goals in the win.
Sophomore Daisuke Takagi (Tsukuba, Japan / Namiki) added two goals while senior Ben Syme (Victoria, B.C. / Claremont Secondary), freshman Tommy Nimrod (Glenview, Ill. / Glenbrook South) and sophomore Jason Jamieson (Cape Town, South Africa / Rondebosch) each added one goal.
The Gannon offense was stalled during its second match of the day against Johns Hopkings producing just four goals.
Gannon was shutout in the first quarter, trailing 2-0. The Blue Jays scored five times in the second quarter leading Gannon 7-2 at the half. Johns Hopkins out-scored Gannon 4-1 in the third quarter before putting the match out of reach with an 8-0 advantage in the fourth.
Scoring once each for Gannon were Myrick, Naranjo and freshmen Tytus Kwiatkowski (Northbrook, Ill. / Glenbrook North) and Marc Krolikiewicz (Elmhurst, Ill. / York High School). Sophomore goalkeeper Neal Zoellick (Homewood, Ill. / Homewood-Flossmoor) had five saves against Lindenwood and seven in the match against Johns Hopkins.
The Golden Knights finish the tournament with a 1-3 record. Gannon returns to action next Saturday, September 11 with a pair of road matches against Washington and Jefferson and Salem International.
Gannon Men's Water Polo Boxscore
U.S. Naval Academy Tournament
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Team (1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - Final)
Gannon (1 - 4 - 3 - 5 - 13)
Lindenwood (2 - 3 - 1 - 5 - 11)
Gannon Goals (13)
Phil Myrick (4)
Greg Naranjo (4)
Daisuke Takagi (2)
Jason Jamieson (1)
Tommy Nimrod (1)
Ben Syme (1)
Gannon Goalkeeper
Neal Zoellick - 5 saves
Lindenwood Goals
Not Available
Records
Gannon: 1-2
Lindenwood: Not Available
Gannon Men's Water Polo Boxscore
U.S. Naval Academy Tournament
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Team (1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - Final)
Gannon (0 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 4)
Johns Hopkins (2 - 5 - 4 - 8 - 19)
Gannon Goals (4)
Phil Myrick (1)
Greg Naranjo (1)
Tytus Kwiatkowski (1)
Marc Krolikiewicz (1)
Gannon Goalkeeper
Neal Zoellick - 7 saves
Johns Hopkins Goals
Not Available
Records
Gannon: 1-3
Johns Hopkins: 3-1
