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Men's Water Polo 11/9/2024 10:31:00 PM Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Splits Matches with McKendree, Salem at WWPA Bearcat Classic

O'FALLON, Ill. – Gannon earned a split of its two WWPA matches on Saturday while competing at the WWPA Bearcat Classic hosted by McKendree. The Golden Knights lost to Salem 22-15 before defeating the host Bearcats 15-9 in the nightcap.

The Golden Knights wrap up the regular season at 15-5 and 2-2 in the WWPA. They now move on to compete in the WWPA Championships on November 22-24. Biola is hosting the NCAA-qualifier tournament in Irvine, Calif.

The 15 wins are the most since the 2019 team finished at 18-4.

Salem 22, Gannon 15
Gannon fell behind 12-6 at the half before staging a rally in the second half. The Golden Knights outscored the Tigers 7-4 in the third quarter as the quarter closed with Gannon trailing 16-13. With the score at 16-11 Alexandros Kotskar (Voula, Greece/Athinaiki Agogh) and Ben Fribourg (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) scored goals in the final minute. Unfortunately, Salem scored the first three goals of the final period to pull away.

Gannon Goals: Alexandros Kotskar (Voula, Greece/Athinaiki Agogh) (4 goals, 2 assists); Petar Markovic (Belgrade, Serbia) (4 goals); Nikiforos Liantziris (Athens, Greece) (2 goals, 3 assists); Rajmund Farsang (Eger, Hungary) (1 goal, 1 assist); Ben Fribourg (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) (1 goal, Matthew Harkrader (Hatfield, Pa./North Penn) (1 goal); Dillon Shaw (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) (1 goal); Dominic Demeritte (Nassau, Bahamas/Blake Academy) (1 goal); Victor Volant (Fuveau, France) (1 assist)
Goalie Saves: Alvaro Marco (Madrid, Spain/IES Ortega y Gasset) (12 GA, 7 saves, 15:08 minutes); Bator Mohacsi (Budapest, Hungary) (10 GA, 5 saves, 16:52)

Gannon 15, McKendree 9
Tied at 5-5 at the half, Gannon pulled away in the second half against the host Bearcats, outscoring McKendree 5-2 in both the third and fourth quarters. Tied at 7-7 midway through the third period, Petar Markovic (Belgrade, Serbia) gave Gannon the lead for good at 8-7. Nikiforos Liantziris (Athens, Greece) and Alexandros Kotskar (Voula, Greece/Athinaiki Agogh) added goals in the period to make it 10-7 after three quarters. The lead would grow to 12-7 early in the fourth as Gannon made it five straight goals.

Gannon Goals: Nikiforos Liantziris (Athens, Greece) (4 goals, 4 assists); Alexandros Kotskar (Voula, Greece/Athinaiki Agogh) (3 goals, 2 assists); Petar Markovic (Belgrade, Serbia) (3 goals); Ian Dovydaitis (Orlando, Fla./East River) (2 goals); Mathieu Bordet (Marseille, France) (1 goal, 3 assists); Rajmund Farsang (Eger, Hungary) (1 goal, 1 assist); Dillon Shaw (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) (1 goal); Ben Fribourg (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) (1 assist); Matthew Harkrader (Hatfield, Pa./North Penn) (1 assist).
Goalie Saves: Alvaro Marco (Madrid, Spain/IES Ortega y Gasset) (9 GA, 12 saves, 32 minutes)

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Players Mentioned

#8 Ian Dovydaitis: Util.; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#5 Ben Fribourg: A; 6' 0"; Senior

#10 Alexandros Kotskar: A; 6' 0"; Junior

#1 Alvaro Marco: GK; 5' 10"; Senior

#20 Matthew Harkrader: D; 6' 0"; Senior

#2 Dominic Demeritte: A; 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore

#1B Bator Mohacsi: GK; 6' 5"; Freshman

#4 Rajmund Farsang: U; 6' 0"; Freshman

#6 Petar Markovic: C; 6' 3"; Sophomore

#9 Nikiforos Liantziris: D; 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#8 Ian Dovydaitis
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: Util.

#5 Ben Fribourg
: 6' 0"; Senior
: A

#10 Alexandros Kotskar
: 6' 0"; Junior
: A

#1 Alvaro Marco
: 5' 10"; Senior
: GK

#20 Matthew Harkrader
: 6' 0"; Senior
: D

#2 Dominic Demeritte
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore
: A

#1B Bator Mohacsi
: 6' 5"; Freshman
: GK

#4 Rajmund Farsang
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: U

#6 Petar Markovic
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: C

#9 Nikiforos Liantziris
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: D