Tournament: Navy Open
Location: Lejuene Hall "A" - Annapolis, Md.
The Short Story: The Gannon men's water polo team earned a split to wrap up its time at the Navy Open Sunday in Lejuene Hall "A". The Golden Knights began the day with a 16-11 loss to Lindenwood before rebounding with a 16-9 victory over California Institute of Technology. Following the opening weekend, the Golden Knights hold a 2-2 overall record.


THE BASICS: GAME ONE
Score: Lindenwood 16, Gannon 11
Records: Gannon (1-2), Lindenwood (n/a)
 
SCORES BY QUARTER (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - TOTAL)
Lindenwood (6 - 5 - 1 - 4 - 16)
Gannon (3 - 2 - 5 - 1 - 11)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- To open the match, the Lindenwood Lions secured a 6-3 lead in the first quarter. Heading into the break, the Gannon Golden Knights trailed the Lions, 11-5. The Golden Knights managed to outscore the Lions in the second half by a 6-5 margin, but GU was unable to erase the deficit.
- Senior Raz Yuval (Kibbutz Yagur, Israel / Carmel Zvulun), sophomore Marko Sadikovic (Stara Zeleznicka Konlonija, Yugoslavia / Gimnazije), freshman Gilberto Millan (Carolina, Puerto Rico / Colegio San Jose) and senior Nathan Bean (Houston, Tx. / Cypress Creek) each tallied two goals.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Danny Schneider (Fullerton, Calif. / Troy) opened the match with two blocks in the first half before fellow sophomore Nick Fagen (Saint Charles, Ill. / Saint Charles East) took over with three second-half blocks.
 
GANNON GOALS (11)
Raz Yuval (2)
Marko Sadikovic (2)
Gilberto Millan (2)
Nathan Bean (2)
Jake Ouellette (1)
Nick Williams (1)
Adam Wolf (1)
 
GANNON BLOCKS (5)
Danny Schneider (2) in first half
Nick Fagen (3) in second half
 
 
THE BASICS: GAME TWO
Score: Gannon 16, California Institute of Technology 9
Records: Gannon (2-2), California Institute of Technology (1-3)
 
Scores by Quarter (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - Total)
CIT (1 - 4 - 1 - 3 - 9)
Gannon (6 - 3 - 4 - 3 - 16)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Knights pounced on an early 6-1 first-quarter lead against the California Institute of Technology Beavers. The five-goal cushion provided the Golden Knights with a safe lead that the team was able to play with throughout the match.
- Cal Tech managed to outscore the Golden Knights in the second quarter, but lagged behind by the score of 9-5 at the break.  
- To open the second half, the Golden Knights smothered the Beavers with four goals to push their lead to 13-6. In the third, the two teams exchanged three goals each.
- Yuval led the Golden Knights' attack with four goals, scoring 13 total tallies at the Navy Open. Millan and junior Adam Wolf (Worthington, Ohio / Thomas Worthington) each netted a trio of scores. Freshman Nick Williams (Bainbridge Island, Wash. / Bainbridge Island) added a pair of goals.
- Schneider and Fagen combined for a solid outing in goal, compiling 11 total blocks. Schneider opened the match with five first-half saves before Fagen took over to seal the win with six blocks in the second half.

GANNON GOALS (16)
Raz Yuval (4)
Gilberto Millan (3)
Adam Wolf (3)
Nick Williams (2)
Louis Weyand (1)
Michael Squeglia (1)
Jake Ouellette (1)
Marko Sadikovic (1)
 
GANNON BLOCKS (11)
Danny Schneider (5) in first half
Nick Fagen (6) in second half
 

QUOTABLE | HEAD COACH DON SHERMAN
"To open the day against Lindenwood, we struggled before making adjustments in the second half. In the second match of the day against Cal Tech, we came ready to play with intensity, which we lacked in the first match. The intensity carried through, leading us to a victory."
 
UP NEXT
Gannon opens Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) action with back-to-back trips south Sept. 27 and 28. The Golden Knights begin their trip with a visit to Washington & Jefferson Saturday, Sept. 27 at 4 p.m. The next day, the Golden Knights take on Salem International at 11 a.m.