2019 Men's Water Polo Roster

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13 Thomas Squeglia

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Erie, Pa.
  • High School Cathedral Prep
  • Major Finance

Biography

Career Accolades
  • 2019 MAWPC-West All-Conference First Team
  • 2018 MAWPC-West All-Conference First TeamĀ 
  • 2018 MAWPC-West All-Tournament First TeamĀ 
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2019: Made 21 appearances in his senior campaign... finished the year second in scoring with 50 goals... tallied 24 assists and 21 steals on the year... fired off 86 shots to finish with a .581 shot percentage... scored at least two goals in 14 games this year... scored two goals in the season opener vs. Mercyhurst (9/7/19)... notched a career-best six goals scored vs. Toronto (9/14/19)... scored five goals in Gannon's wins over McKendree (10/12/19) and Penn State Behrend (10/19/19)... tallied a career-best four assists two times this year vs. La Salle (10/15/19) and McKendreeĀ (10/26/19)... recorded at least two steals in seven games this year including a four game stretch with two steals in each game... tied his career-high three steals vs. Monmouth (10/13/19)...Ā  third player in program history to record 100 career-goals and 100 career-assists... his 147 career-goals ranks seventh in the record books... his 109 career-assists ranks fifth in the career-records... his 97 career-steals ranks 21st all-time... he ranks eighth all-time with 72 drawn exclusions and ranks fourth all-time with 76 career-sprints won... his 50 goals this season ranks 14th in the single-season records... earned MAWPC-WestĀ All-Conference First Team honors
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2018: Played in all 21 games as a junior… second on the squad in goals (54), assists (36), points (90), shots (99) and sprint-off wins (16)… 2018 MAWPC-West Region First team selection… Named to First Team MAWPC-West Championship squad… Finished 10th on Gannon’s single-season goal list in 2018… Was tied for ninth in single-season assist leaders in school history… Tied for 19th in drawn exclusions in a single season… Led team with a .545 shooting percentage… Tied for team lead with 25 drawn exclusions… Notched 25 steals and five field blocks… Named to ACWPC All-Academic ā€œSuperiorā€ Team… Scored multiple goals 18 times, including each of the final 14 contests… Drew multiple exclusions five times… Had at least three shots in 17 matchups… Handed out three assists to open the season against Penn State Behrend (9/1/18)… Recorded two-straight games with at least five points in the same day against Salem (W. Va.) and La Salle (9/8/18)… Fired home four goals against Cal Lutheran (9/16/18), Washington & Jefferson (9/22/18), McKendree (9/23/18) and Salem (W. Va.) (10/13/18)… Scored five goals against Salem (W. Va.) (9/29/18)… Scored three times on six shots in MAWPC-West conference championship matchup with McKendree (11/3/18).

2017: Was one of six Golden Knights to play in all 26 matches … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete ... received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award ... tabbed as an Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Academic selection, landing a spot on the "Superior" team reserved for grade point averages between 3.41 and 3.70 … ranked second among Golden Knights with 35 assists, representing the ninth-highest single-season total in program history … won a team-best 12 sprint-offs, equaling the 18th-highest single-season total in school history … finished fourth among Golden Knights in points (59), fourth in steals (28), fifth in goals (24) and fifth in drawn exclusions (17) … recorded three hat tricks … netted multiple goals in a match nine times … dished out multiple assists in a contest 13 times … produced season-highs in assists (3) and drawn exclusions (3) against NCAA Division I Wagner at the Bison Invitational … matched his season-high in assists and had two steals during a 17-5 victory against Washington & Jefferson … equaled his drawn exclusion season-high with three more and had two steals against Johns Hopkins at the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) Championship Tournament … drew multiple exclusions in a match four times … had multiple steals in a contest eight times, including five consecutive matches from October 22-November 5 … opened the campaign with a season-high three steals against Johns Hopkins at the Navy Open … won a season-high three sprint-offs, dished out two assists, drew one exclusion and had one steal during a 10-8 win against Mercyhurst … added multiple sprint-off wins during victories against Monmouth (15-8) and La Salle (12-9).

2016: Recorded 18 goals, 14 assists, 32 points, 21 steals and six drawn exclusions as a true freshman … was one of seven Golden Knights to reach double digits in assists and one of nine to do so in goals … finished fourth among Golden Knights in steals … won a team-best 39 sprint-offs, representing the ninth-highest single-season total in program history … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … tabbed as an ACWPC All-Academic selection, landing a spot on the "Superior" team … earned a spot on the MAWPC All-Academic ā€œSuperiorā€ team for the same accomplishments … made his collegiate debut with one assist against NCAA Division I Iona during the season opener at the Navy Open … recorded his first career steal against NCAA Division I Navy later the day and netted his first career goal against NCAA Division I Fordham the next day … produced his first career drawn exclusion and first two field blocks during a 17-13 victory against Washington & Jefferson at the Mercyhurst Invitational … had a season-high three steals during a 15-9 win against Salem the next day … score multiple goals in a match six times …  dished out a season-best three assists during a 19-9 win against Penn State Behrend at a Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Weekend hosted by Salem … tied his season-high in steals (3) and scored twice against the Nittany Lions … generated multiple assists in a match three times … had a season-high two drawn exclusions, as well as two goals and one steal, during an 11-9 victory at Washington & Jefferson ... recorded multiple steals in a match five times … tied his season-high in steals for the third time during an 18-8 win at Penn State Behrend late in the season.

High School: Played for head coach Michael Doyle at Cathedral Prep (Pa.) High School ... was a two-time all-state selection, including an honor as a freshman ... awarded three all-conference honors ... named to the All-Beast of the East team ...selected Most Improved Player as a sophomore and Best Offensive Player as a junior ... generated 130 career goals ... was part of a program that placed among the state's top six all four years ... helped Cathedral Prep finished third in the state as a freshman, third as a senior, fourth as a junior and sixth as a sophomore ... was a two-sport athlete, serving as a team captain for water polo and swimming ... holds a swimming team record ... was a three-time All-American in swimming ... named to the honor roll.

Career Highs
Goals: 6, vs. Toronto, 9/14/19
Assists: 4, two times last vs. McKendree, 10/26/19
Points:Ā 7, three times last vs. McKendree, 10/26/19
Shots: 7, five times last vs. McKendree, 10/26/19
Drawn Exclusions: 6,Ā vs. McKendree, 10/26/19
Steals: 3 vs. Johns Hopkins, 9/2/17
Field Saves: 3, vs. McKendree, 11/9/19
Sprint-Off Wins: 3 vs. Mercyhurst, 9/29/17
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Season GP Sh G A PTS ShPCT EX DEX STL FB Sprint
2016 18 39 18 14 32 .462 7 6 21 12 39-6
2017 26 67 24 35 59 .358 23 17 28 3 12-16
2018 21 103 55 36 91 .534 19 28 27 4 17-8
2019 21 86 50 24 74 .581 14 21 21 5 8-8
Career 86 295 147 109 256 .498 63 72 97 24 76-38

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

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    2017Sophomore

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    2018Junior

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    2019Senior

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