Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference – East Region Standings
Interview with Freshman Driver Matthew Miller
Staten Island, NY – The Wagner men's water polo team ends its inaugural regular season tomorrow, November 5, at 7:00 pm in Lewisburg, PA against Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) rival Bucknell University.
The Wagner-Bucknell match will be streamed live, free of charge, on Campus Insiders Live, and can be seen by clicking HERE.
In its first year of existence, the Green & White have posted an 8-18 overall record highlighted by wins over all three New York City area teams, including at No. 18 St. Francis Brooklyn on September 18, as well as its first triumph over a California team, Fresno Pacific University, on October 23.
Click here to watch the one-on-one interview with two-time Rookie of the Week Honor Roll Member and freshman driver Matthew Miller (San Ramon, CA/California High) reviewing his rookie season and some of the Seahawks' notable wins.
The Seahawks enter the weekend sitting in fifth place in the MAWPC East Region after suffering an 8-6 loss to crosstown rival Fordham University on Wednesday, November 2. Despite a hat-trick from sophomore utility
Devin O'Donnell (Pointe-Claire, Quebec/Selwyn [San Diego Mesa College]) and four steals from freshman driver
Oscar Nomura (Irvine, CA/Irvine), the Rams outscored Wagner 3-1 in the second half to secure their fourth conference victory.
No. 13 Bucknell University is coming off a two-week break after going 3-1 in the Santa Clara Rodeo. The Bison (6-1) currently sit behind George Washington University (7-1) in the MAWPC standings with three games left to play. If Bucknell defeats Wagner, Fordham, and Johns Hopkins this weekend, they will be crowned the inaugural MAWPC Champions and clinch first place heading into the championship tournament.
The Bison
edged out the Green & White 13-11 in a back-and-forth match-up in the two teams' first meeting on October 1. Freshman driver
Oscar Nomura led all Seahawks with a double hat-trick, breaking the Wagner men's water polo record for most goals scored in one contest. Junior utility
Ciaran Wolohan (Manly, Australia/St. Aloysius College [Golden West College]) registered a hat-trick, while Miller and junior driver
James Grady (Boca Raton, FL/Boca Raton) added one marker apiece.
Following the regular season, Wagner and the five other East Region teams will meet two teams from the West Region at the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Tournament held at Bucknell University from Friday, November 18 – Sunday, November 20. The tournament schedule can be viewed
here.
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