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Nick Williams notched eight goals in two matches on Saturday at the Navy Invitational.

Men's Water Polo 9/2/2017 9:00:00 PM Levi Rex, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Men's Water Polo Hangs Tough on First Day of Navy Invitational

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Johns Hopkins 12, Gannon 11
Records: Gannon (0-1), Johns Hopkins (1-0)
Location: Annapolis, Md. – Scott Natatorium
The Short Story: The Gannon Men's Water Polo team hung with Johns Hopkins in the 2017 season opener in Annapolis, Md. The Golden Knights were tied at 11 in the fourth quarter but the Blue Jays tallied the go-ahead goal with just 3:12 remaining.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Nick Williams (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge Island) scored the contest's first goal with 2:58 remaining in the first quarter.
The Golden Knights and Blue Jays were deadlocked at two at the first break in play.
Williams and Jack Donnelly (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral) combined to put the Golden Knights up 4-2 midway through the second period.
The two teams went to the half tied at five.
The Blue Jays used a flurry of goals in the third quarter to go up 11-9 headed to the final period.
Tony Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) and Zarko Sadikovic (Nis, Serbia/GTS Neimar) each tallied goals in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter to tie the game at 11.
Giorgio Cico gave Johns Hopkins its game-deciding goal with just 3:12 remaining in the match.

MATCH NOTES

Nick Williams (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge Island) sits 19^th all-time at Gannon with 76 goals in his career. He needs just two more to move into a tie for 18^th.
Gannon connected on 11-of-33 shots in the match.
Johns Hopkins registered 12 goals on 28 shots.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Fordham 11, Gannon 7
Records: Gannon (0-2), Fordham (2-1)
Location: Annapolis Md. – Scott Natatorium
The Short Story: The Gannon Men's Water Polo team hung tough with Rams but a six-goal third period for Fordham was enough to preserve an 11-7 victory.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Williams led off the match with a Golden Knight goal just 1:51 into the contest.
Fordham rallied for a 3-1 lead after the first intermission.
Gilberto Millan (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico/Colegio San Jose) registered his first goal of the season at the 2:27 mark of the second quarter.
Fordham went to the half with just a 4-3 lead.
The Rams came out of halftime with a six-goal surge to go ahead 10-4.
The Golden Knights won the fourth quarter by a 3-1 margin but couldn't close the gap, falling 11-7.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

UP NEXT

Gannon continues its weekend in Annapolis on Sunday with a pair of matches against Iona and Navy's "B" team.
The Golden Knights will square off against the Gaels at 11 a.m. and the Midshipman at 2 p.m.
Live Stats will be available for both matches.

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