Staten Island, NY – The Wagner men's water polo team will conclude its second regular season this weekend as they will host Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) rivals George Washington on Saturday, November 4 at 1:00 p.m. and Johns Hopkins on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
The Wagner-Johns Hopkins match will be streamed live on NEC Front Row and can be seen by clicking HERE.
The Seahawks enter the weekend sitting in fourth place in the MAWPC East Region with a 11-15 overall record and 4-4 in conference play after defeating crosstown rival Fordham University on Wednesday. Senior captain
Ciaran Wolohan (Manly, Australia / St. Aloysius College) scored eight seconds into sudden death overtime to lift Wagner to a thrilling 15-14 come-from-behind victory.
Freshmen
Jack Leighton (Lake Forest, CA / El Toro) and
Jasmin Kolasinac (Belgrade, Serbia / King's College) were the Seahawks' leading goal-scorers with three apiece while sophomore
Matthew Miller (San Ramon, CA / California High) added two.
Wagner vs. George Washington Preview:
This will be the second time these two teams are facing each other this season as the Colonials defeated the Seahawks, 19-12 back on September 30 in Washington D.C.
In that contest, junior driver
Teo Dadic (Dubrovnik, Croatia/Gimnazija Dubrovnik [Long Beach City College]) led the way for the Green & White offense, netting three goals while senior Wolohan and freshman
Jordi Alonso (Barcelona, Spain/Jesuites Sarria-Sant Ignasi) each scored twice.
In goal, junior keeper
Cameron Woldt (San Diego, CA/Serra High School [San Diego Mesa College]) posted three saves in the cage.
Wagner vs. Johns Hopkins Preview:
Wagner will look for the season sweep of the Blue Jays after posting a 20-12 road victory back on September 30. Kolasinac and Leighton each scored five goals to pace the Seahawk offense while Dadic contributed four scores.
Junior utility
Devin O'Donnell (Pointe-Claire, Quebec / Selwyn [San Diego Mesa College]) recorded a hat-trick while sophomore driver
Aaron Leighton (Lake Forest, CA / El Toro) found the back of the net twice. Woldt had a great outing in the cage, tallying 13 saves.
The Green & White travel to Annapolis, MD for the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Championships on November 17-20.
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