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Men's Water Polo Josh Hill, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Men’s Water Polo Goes 3-0 at Connecticut College Tournament

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: Gannon 20, Connecticut College 8
  • Records: Gannon (7-0) | Connecticut College (0-4)
  • Location: New London, Conn.
  • The Short Story: The Gannon men's water polo team opened up play in the Connecticut College Tournament with a season-high 20 goals in a 20-8 victory over host Connecticut College on Saturday.
     
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon opened up the match with seven goals scored by six different players to open up a quick 7-0 advantage in the first period.
  • Zarko Sadikovic (Nis, Serbia/GTS Neimar) scored twice to bookend the opening scoring onslaught with the first and last goals.
  •  Gannon scored four straight to take a commanding 11-2 lead.
  • The Golden Knights scored seven more goals in the second half en route to the 20-8 victory.
 
MATCH NOTES
  • Gannon scored 20 goals on 34 shots and went 7-of-10 on powerplays.
  • Connecticut College shot 8-of-26 overall and went 3-of-13 on powerplay opportunities.
  • Lucas Petzold (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville) and Drago Marjanovic (Belgrade, Serbia/North Allegheny (Pa.)) paced the Golden Knights with five goals each.
  • Robert Bolmanski (Erie, Pa./McDowell) and Brett Rehrer (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills) led the Golden Knights with four assists each.
  • Brett Rehrer (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills) earned the victory with eight saves and two steals in goal.
  • Nate Winkler (Southlake, Texas/Carroll Independent School District) (three saves) and Brenden Anderson (Sylvania, Ohio/Sylvania Southview) (two saves) also saw time in goal for Gannon.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon scored a season-high 20 goals. It's the most goals the Golden Knights have scored in a match since September 24, 2017 against McKendree University.
  • Eight different players scored at least one goal for the Golden Knights in the victory.
  • Petzold scored his five goals on five shots.
 
THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: Gannon 10, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 9 
  • Records: Gannon (8-0) | M.I.T. (3-4)
  • Location: New London, Conn.
  • The Short Story: Gannon men's water polo rallied from an early first quarter deficit to earn a narrow 10-9 victory on Saturday over MIT in the Connecticut College Tournament.
     
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • MIT opened the match with a 5-1 lead before Gannon countered with three goals to cut the deficit to 5-4. Riley Hinkley (Meshoppen, Pa./Princeton) scored twice and Marjanovic notched a goal with less than a minute remaining in the first half to bring the Golden Knights to within one.
  • The Golden Knights outscored MIT 4-2 in the third period to take a one goal lead. Sadikovic scored a 5-meter penalty shot, which was one of the Golden Knights four tallies in the frame.
  • Thomas Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) netted the game-winning goal with 32 seconds to play.
     
MATCH NOTES
  • Gannon scored 10 goals on 31 shots and went 4-of-12 on powerplays.
  • The Engineers registered nine goals on 36 shots and went 5-of-8 on powerplays.
  • Gannon outscored MIT a combined 7-3 in the second and third quarter.
  • Thomas Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) led the Golden Knights with three goals. Hinkley, Marjanovic and Tony Squeglia added two goals each.
  • Sadikovic added a game-high four steals and four assists in the match.  
  • Brett Rehrer (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills) made 15 saves in goal for Gannon.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon has held six opponents to under 10 goals this season.
  • The Golden Knights have scored 10 or more goals in every match this season.
 
THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: Gannon 9, California Lutheran 8
  • Records: Gannon (9-0) | California Lutheran (2-3)
  • Location: New London, Conn.
  • The Short Story: Gannon concluded the weekend with a 9-8 victory over California Lutheran to wrap up the Connecticut College tournament. The Golden Knights went 3-0 overall and remain unbeaten at 9-0 on the season.
     
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead with goals from Jake Rehrer (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills) and Sadikovic in the first quarter.
  • Gannon and CLU scored three goals each in the second quarter.
  • Sadikovic and Thomas Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) notched goals for Gannon in the third quarter as the Golden Knights outscored CLU 2-0 in the frame.  
  • Cal Lutheran outscored the Golden Knights, 4-2, in the final frame.
     
MATCH NOTES
  • Gannon outshot CLU by a 34-26 margin.
  • The Golden Knights were 2-of-4 on powerplay chances while CLU was just 1-of-6.
  • Thomas Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) led the way offensively with a game-high four goals.
  • Brett Rehrer (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills) made nine saves with three steals for Gannon.
  • Gannon won all four sprint opportunities.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon recorded its first win against California Lutheran and are now 1-3 in the all-time series.
  • Sadikovic and Thomas Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) combined for 13 of Gannon's 34 shots.
  • Gannon won its second consecutive match by a one-goal margin.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon returns to the water on Saturday, September 22 for MAWCP Weekend, hosted by Salem (W. Va.).
  • The Golden Knights will open the weekend against W&J on Saturday, September 22 at 4:40 p.m.
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Riley Hinkley

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Lucas Petzold

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Brett Rehrer

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Jake Rehrer

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Zarko Sadikovic

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Thomas Squeglia

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Nate Winkler

#1A Nate Winkler

Sophomore
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Brenden Anderson

#1B Brenden Anderson

Freshman
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Robert Bolmanski

#8 Robert Bolmanski

Freshman
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Drago Marjanovic

#18 Drago Marjanovic

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Players Mentioned

Riley Hinkley

#16 Riley Hinkley

Junior
Mortuary Science
Lucas Petzold

#4 Lucas Petzold

Sophomore
Finance
Brett Rehrer

#1 Brett Rehrer

Senior
Supply Chain Management/Sports Management and Marketing
Jake Rehrer

#2 Jake Rehrer

Redshirt Senior
Criminal Justice
Zarko Sadikovic

#5 Zarko Sadikovic

Redshirt Senior
Entrepreneurship and Marketing
Thomas Squeglia

#13 Thomas Squeglia

Junior
Finance
Nate Winkler

#1A Nate Winkler

Sophomore
Engineering
Brenden Anderson

#1B Brenden Anderson

Freshman
Chemistry
Robert Bolmanski

#8 Robert Bolmanski

Freshman
Biology
Drago Marjanovic

#18 Drago Marjanovic

5' 11"
Freshman
Business