Alexandros Kotskar vs. Fresno Pacific
19
Winner Air Force AF (13-5)
18
Gannon GAN (3-5)
Winner
Air Force AF
(13-5)
19
Final
18
Gannon GAN
(3-5)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Air Force AF 4 5 6 4 19
Gannon GAN 3 5 5 5 18
16
Gannon GAN (3-6)
19
Winner Salem University SU (9-7)
Gannon GAN
(3-6)
16
Final
19
Salem University SU
(9-7)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Gannon GAN 2 5 4 5 16
Salem University SU 4 3 8 4 19

Game Recap: Men's Water Polo | | By Isaac Petkac, Director of Communications & Creative Content

Gannon Drops Two Tight Games To Cap Weekend

THE GAME FACTS

GAME 1

  • Final Score: No. 13 Air Force 19, Gannon 18

  • Records: Air Force (13-5), Gannon (3-5)

  • Location: Kinney Natatorium, Lewisburg, Pa.

  • Date: September 21, 2025

GAME 2

  • Final Score: Salem 19, Gannon 16

  • Records: Salem (9-7), Gannon (3-6)

  • Location: Kinney Natatorium, Lewisburg, Pa.

  • Date: September 21, 2025

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Gannon men's water polo team pushed nationally ranked Air Force to the brink in a Sunday morning showdown at the Bucknell Invite, falling 19–18 in a back-and-forth contest that featured 37 total goals. GU then fell to Salem to cap the weekend in what will be the first of three regular season matchups this season.

THE KNIGHT CAP 

GAME 1

  • Offensive fireworks: Petar Markovic (Belgrade, Serbia/) powered the attack with six goals and one assist for a game-high seven points.

  • Balanced scoring: Gannon had six players find the back of the net, aided by Rajmund Farsang (Eger, Hungary/) (3), Nikiforos Liantziris (Athens, Greece/) (3), Alexandros Kotskar (Voula, Greece/Athinaiki Agogh) (3), and Victor Volant (Fuveau, France/) (2). Mateja Zjacic () also added a goal.

  • Playmaking edge: The Golden Knights assisted on 12 of their 18 goals, compared to just one assist for Air Force.

  • Tight throughout: The teams were tied 8–8 late in the second quarter and traded goals into the fourth before the Falcons converted three straight to build the decisive edge.

  • Closing push: Gannon scored twice in the final 94 seconds – including a power-play goal from Liantziris with 56 seconds left – but could not find the equalizer.

GAME 2

  • Double Digits: Kotskar was on fire through the afternoon. The captain scored ten times on 18 shots to pace the GU offense. That number is just one goal shy of the school record for most goals in a single game (11), and ties his own mark set back in 2023.

  • Balanced scoring: Gannon had five players find the back of the net in the loss on 33 total shots as a team

  • Power Play : The Golden Knights converted on six of nine power plays opportunities, along with two of three penalty shots awarded.

  • Tough Third: Gannon outscore Salem in two of the four periods, but the third proved to be the difference. Salem held an 8-4 edge in the third period after the teams were tied 7-7 at the break.

THE NEXT GAME

The Golden Knights come home for the first time on the season on Saturday, September 27th for the first of three games in the WWPA Erie Classic. Action from the Hallman Aquatics Center begins at 10:30 am.

This story was written using the support of AI.

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