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Gannon Men's Water Polo poses with the CWPA Division II Championship trophy.

Men's Water Polo 10/15/2017 3:42:00 PM Levi Rex, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Men's Water Polo Wins CWPA Division II Championship; Z. Sadikovic Named Tournament MVP (Video)

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: at Gannon 16, Mercyhurst 12
Records: Gannon (10-6), Mercyhurst (6-7)
Location: Erie, Pa. - Carneval Athletic Pavilion Pool
The Short Story: The Gannon men's water polo team completed a perfect weekend with a 16-12 victory over Mercyhurst on Sunday, Oct. 15. The Golden Knights captured the CWPA Division II Championship with the victory.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Nick Williams (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge Island) tallied the first goal of the match just 41 seconds into the contest.
Mercyhurst edged ahead, 4-3, by the end of the first quarter.
Tied at six, Gannon reeled off three-straight goals from Williams, Jake Rehrer (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills) and Riley Hinkley (Meshoppen, Pa./Princeton). Gannon used a 6-2 advantage in quarter to take a 9-6 lead to halftime.
Mercyhurst used two goals at the beginning of the third quarter to inch back within 9-8.
Another J. Rehrer goal began a 5-0 run that pushed Gannon out to a 14-8 lead by the end of the third quarter.
J. Rehrer and Jack Donnelly (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral) tallied fourth quarter goals for Gannon as they went on to win, 16-12, securing the Division II Championship.

MATCH NOTES

J. Rehrer led both sides in scoring with four goals, also marking a career-high.
Williams and Thomas Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) each recorded a hat trick with three goals.
Junior Brett Rehrer picked up the victory between the pipes, recording 10 saves.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

The CWPA Division II Championship went to the Golden Knights for only the second time since the tournament started in 2003.
Gannon won the championship for the first time since 2014.
Zarko Sadikovic (Nis, Serbia/GTS Neimar) was named the tournament MVP.
Z. Sadikovic, Williams, Gilberto Millan (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico/Colegio San Jose) and Donnelly were named to the all-tournament team.
Salem International (2-1) placed second, Mercyhurst (1-2) took third and McKendree (0-3) came home fourth.

UP NEXT

Gannon will head to Connecticut College on Oct. 21 & 22 for the second of two Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) weekends.
The Golden Knights will see La Salle (1 p.m.) and Connecticut College (6 p.m.) on Saturday, and Washington & Jefferson on Sunday (10:30 a.m.).

Players Mentioned

#1 Brett Rehrer: Junior; Supply Chain Management/Sports Management and Marketing