Men's Water Polo vs. Johns Hopkins 9-24-22

Men's Water Polo Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Marco Strong in Goal but Golden Knights Fall Twice on Sunday in Conference Crossover

ERIE, Pa. – After a wild day of action on Saturday play settled down a little more on Sunday in the Conference Crossover but the Gannon men's water polo team was unable to come up with a victory. The Golden Knights lost for the fourth time this season to a nationally-ranked team in their opener, falling 19-10 to No. 20 George Washington, then dropping an 18-13 decision to Bucknell, a team receiving votes in the national poll. The latter was a rematch of last year's fifth-place match in the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Championships. The Golden Knights are now 1-7 overall and 1-3 in conference play.

Gannon returns to action on Friday, September 30 playing in the Penn State Behrend Invitational. The Golden Knights will face host Behrend on Friday at 6:00 p.m. before playing a pair of exhibition contests the next day against Florida and Cornell.

No. 20 George Washington 19, Gannon 10
The Golden Knights suffered their fourth loss to a nationally-ranked teams as the Colonials outshot Gannon 46-32 and converted on 3-of-6 power plays while Gannon failed on all five chances.  George Washington jumped out to a 5-1 lead after one quarter, with Marty Kaverman Jr. (Erie, Pa./McDowell) accounting for the Gannon goal. The Golden Knights battled the Colonials on even terms over the next eight minutes but still trailed 9-4 at the half. Any comeback hopes the Golden Knights had were dashed as GW scored the first four goals of the third quarter, two on penalty shots, to build a 13-4 advantage. Dylan Schmitzerle (Richmond, Va./Huron) led Gannon with three goals and an assist, with Alex Kotskar (Voula, Greece) adding two goals and three assists. Kaverman finished with two goals and an assist. Alvaro Marco (Madrid, Spain/IES Ortega y Gasset) was strong in goal with 12 saves.

Gannon Scoring: Dylan Schmitzerle (Richmond, Va./Huron) 3 goals and 1 assist; Alex Kotskar (Voula, Greece) 2 goals and 3 assists; Marty Kaverman Jr. (Erie, Pa./McDowell) 2 goals and 1 assist; Seth Johnson (Sugar Hill, Ga./Lanier) 1 goal; Matthew Harkrader 1 goal and 1 assist; Vlad Mickic (Subotica, Serbia/Nikola Tesla) 1 goal; Drago Marjanovic (Belgrade, Serbia/North Allegheny (Pa.)) 1 assist; Alvaro Marco (Madrid, Spain/IES Ortega y Gasset) 1 assist.
Goalie Saves: Alvaro Marco (Madrid, Spain/IES Ortega y Gasset) 32 minutes – 12 saves.

Bucknell 18, Gannon 13
The Golden Knights looked primed to avenge last year's 9-7 loss to the Bison in the fifth-place game of the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Championships, jumping out to a 3-0 lead on a pair of goals by Alex Kotskar (Voula, Greece) and one by Marty Kaverman Jr. (Erie, Pa./McDowell) Bucknell would rally to within 5-4 after one quarter. The Bison tied the match on a power play goal with 16 seconds left but with just five seconds remaining Drago Marjanovic (Belgrade, Serbia/North Allegheny (Pa.)) found the back of the net for a 5-4 lead. Gannon's lead was 7-5 early in the second quarter but the Bison ran off the final six goals of the period for an 11-7 advantage at the half. Seth Johnson (Sugar Hill, Ga./Lanier) and Ben Fribourg (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) opened the third period with goals as Gannon closed to 11-9, but Bucknell would build the lead to 14-10 after 24 minutes. Gannon would get no closer the rest of the match. Kotskar and Fribourg led Gannon with three goals apiece. Alvaro Marco (Madrid, Spain/IES Ortega y Gasset) had 15 saves in goal.   

Gannon Scoring: Alex Kotskar (Voula, Greece) 3 goals; Ben Fribourg (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) 3 goals; Seth Johnson (Sugar Hill, Ga./Lanier) 2 goals; Drago Marjanovic (Belgrade, Serbia/North Allegheny (Pa.)) 2 goals; Vlad Mickic (Subotica, Serbia/Nikola Tesla) 2 goals; Marty Kaverman Jr. (Erie, Pa./McDowell) 1 goal.
Goalie Saves: Alvaro Marco (Madrid, Spain/IES Ortega y Gasset) 32 minutes – 15 saves.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ben Fribourg

#5 Ben Fribourg

D/Util
Sophomore
Seth Johnson

#7 Seth Johnson

D/Util
6' 3"
Senior
Marty Kaverman Jr.

#2 Marty Kaverman Jr.

D
5' 11"
Senior
Alvaro Marco

#1A Alvaro Marco

GK
Sophomore
Drago Marjanovic

#18 Drago Marjanovic

D/Util.
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Business
Vladimir Mickic

#13 Vladimir Mickic

2-M
Junior
Dylan Schmitzerle

#3 Dylan Schmitzerle

D/2-M Def.
6' 0"
Junior
Alexandros Kotskar

#6 Alexandros Kotskar

D/Util.
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ben Fribourg

#5 Ben Fribourg

Sophomore
D/Util
Seth Johnson

#7 Seth Johnson

6' 3"
Senior
D/Util
Marty Kaverman Jr.

#2 Marty Kaverman Jr.

5' 11"
Senior
D
Alvaro Marco

#1A Alvaro Marco

Sophomore
GK
Drago Marjanovic

#18 Drago Marjanovic

5' 11"
Graduate Student
Business
D/Util.
Vladimir Mickic

#13 Vladimir Mickic

Junior
2-M
Dylan Schmitzerle

#3 Dylan Schmitzerle

6' 0"
Junior
D/2-M Def.
Alexandros Kotskar

#6 Alexandros Kotskar

Freshman
D/Util.