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Men's Water Polo 9/24/2016 10:42:00 PM Levi Rex, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Men's Water Polo Extends Win-Streak to Six after Day-1 of MAWPC Play

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Gannon 19, Penn State Behrend 9
Records: Gannon (5-3, 1-0 MAWPC), Penn State Behrend (0-10, 0-1 MAWPC)
Location: Salem, W.Va. – SIU Pool
The Short Story: The Gannon men's water polo team won its opening Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) match against Penn State Behrend, 19-9 on Saturday (Sept. 24).

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MATCH NOTES

Marko Sadikovic (Nis, Serbia/Svetozar Markovic) and Vladimir Diaz (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Copeyville) led the Golden Knights in the scoring column with five goals.
Joey Dempsey (Riverside, Calif./Riverside Polytechnic) assisted four goals against PSB.
Dempsey also collected four steals for Gannon in the win, a new career-high.
Eight Golden Knights got in on the scoring action, tying a season-high for GU.
Thomas Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) collected two goals, three assists and three steals.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Gannon 18, Connecticut College 12
Records: Gannon (6-3, 2-0 MAWPC), Connecticut College (2-7, 1-1 MAWPC)
Location: Salem, W.Va. – SIU Pool
The Short Story: The Gannon men's water polo team won its sixth consecutive match, taking an 18-12 contest over the Connecticut College Camels.

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MATCH NOTES

Gilberto Millan (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico /Colegio San Jose) had a dominating performance, notching six goals, three assists and two steals for the Golden Knights.
Jack Donnelly (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral) scored a career-high four goals, while assisting in another goal.
Four Golden Knights scored multiple goals.
Michael Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) turned in a goal, an assist and four steals.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

The Golden Knights' six-game win-streak is longest streak since the 2012 season.
Millan reached 100 career goals in the contest and moved up to 12^th all-time in Gannon's scoring list.

UP NEXT

Gannon continues its MAWPC weekend on Sunday, Sept. 25 against Monmouth and rival Mercyhurst at the host Salem International Pool.
The match against Monmouth kicks off at 11:40 a.m.
Gannon versus Mercyhurst will take place at 4 p.m.

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