Robert Bolmanski Water Polo
13
Winner McKendree MCK (2-0, 2-0)
11
Gannon GAN (3-1, 2-1)
Winner
McKendree MCK
(2-0, 2-0)
13
Final
11
Gannon GAN
(3-1, 2-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
McKendree MCK 3 5 2 3 13
Gannon GAN 5 1 2 3 11

Game Recap: Men's Water Polo | | David Rung, Director of Athletics Media Relations

Late Charge Comes Up Just Short For Golden Knights Against McKendree

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: McKendree 13, Gannon 11
Records: Gannon (3-1, 2-1 MAWPC West)  |  McKendree (2-0, 2-0 MAWPC West)
Location: Aquatic Center at Mylan Park  |  Morgantown, W. Va.
The Short Story: The Gannon men's water polo charged back from three goals down to tie things up in the fourth quarter, but McKendree answered with two more scores to squeak by the Golden Knights in Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference West Division action Saturday.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon got out to a hot start, scoring four times before the first quarter was halfway over to lead 4-1. Two of those were man-up opportunities that Robert Bolmanski (Erie, Pa./McDowell) cashed in on. A finish from Anthony Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) to close the first quarter made it a 5-3 lead for the Golden Knights.
  • The Bearcats figured something out in the short break between periods though, tying it up at 5-all within the first minute of the second quarter. Two more McKendree finishes around a tally from Bolmanski during a flurry of action late in the period made it an 8-6 McKendree lead at the break.
  • Ethan Hamp (Chicago, Ill./Von Steuben) answered the Bearcats' first goal of the second half with one of his own 10 seconds later to keep it a two-score deficit for the Knights midway through the third, but McKendree followed that up shortly with another goal to make it 10-7.
  • Bolmanski fired in one late in the third and another early in the fourth to start the comeback, with Hamp making it three in a row to draw even at 10-10 with 5:40 to play. McKendree jumped back out to a two-goal lead over the next four minutes, and although Marty Kaverman (Erie, Pa./McDowell) brought Gannon back to within one with 1:33 to go, the Bearcats stifled the last few chances to hold on.
 
GAME NOTES
  • What was supposed to be a two-game day got cut in half when the scheduled game against Salem was canceled. That one will be made up next weekend.
  • Bolmanski paced Gannon with five goals. Hamp added two, while four others each chipped in with one.
  • Jacob Hollo (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) made 12 saves in goal for the Knights.
  • The Golden Knights and Bearcats have engaged in a number of close ones, with the last four matchups being decided by an average of 2.5 goals.
  • Gannon saw its run of 26 consecutive conference regular season wins snapped with the setback, but the Knights have still won two of the past three MAWPC-West tournament titles.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon wraps up its regular season next weekend in Erie at the Prep-Villa Hallman Aquatics Center with four games in less than 24 hours.
  • The Golden Knights will face Salem and Washington & Jefferson to wrap up MAWPC-West play, then take on Austin College to complete a tripleheader on Saturday. They'll follow up with another against Austin on Sunday morning.
  • Gannon has faced Salem 50 times in the program's history, holding a 43-7 all-time lead. The Tigers have yet to play this season.
  • Washington & Jefferson is 0-2 after two games Saturday. The Golden Knights hold a 33-14 edge in the all-time series.
  • Austin is 0-2 on the season, and next week will be the first meeting between the Kangaroos and Gannon.
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