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Annapolis, MD – The Wagner men's water polo team will participate in the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference tournament beginning on Friday, November 19 on the campus of the United States Naval Academy.

Wagner concluded the regular season with three consecutive victories and a 16-15 overall record and a 6-6 record in MAWPC play.

About The Tournament…
The Seahawks will be joined by the other members of the conference that include Bucknell University, Fordham University, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, Mount St. Mary's University, and the MAWPC west champion, Gannon University.

The Fordham Rams enter the tournament as the top seed, followed by the hosts Navy, George Washington, Bucknell, Wagner, Johns Hopkins, Gannon, and Mount St. Mary's. Fordham will take on Mount St. Mary's, Navy will battle Gannon, George Washington will take on Johns Hopkins while the Seahawks will test themselves against Bucknell.

The winners of the first-round contest will advance to the semifinals, the defeated teams in the semifinals will move to the third-place contest while the winners advance to the final. Teams that lose in the first round are moved to the consolation bracket, the winners of the first consolation game will battle for fifth place while the defeated teams of the first consolation bracket contest will battle for seventh place.

The Matchup…
The Seahawks enter the fifth ever MAWPC postseason tournament as the no. 5 seed and will take on the no. 4 seed Bucknell Bison for the third time this season. Wagner and Bucknell faced off twice in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania in September with the Seahawks prevailing over the then no. 15 Bison 14-12 at the Bison Invite while the Bison returned the favor eight days later by defeating the Green & White 9-5.

Bucknell, the two-time defending MAWPC champion, claimed the four seed over Wagner due to a higher goal differential. The last time these two foes squared off in postseason play the Seahawks prevailed over the top overall seeded Bison, 10-8 in 2017. Since falling to Wagner in 2017, the Bison have claimed the last two conference championships. Without the tournament being played last season, the Seahawks claimed a fifth-place finish in 2019 and a second-place finish in 2018.

Record Setting Regular Season…
The Seahawks enter the tournament as winners of six of their last eight contests and coming off their second three-game winning streak of the season. 16 regular season wins is tied for the most in program history, matching the total in 2018.

Senior goalkeeper Ethan Zirh solidified his place in the Wagner men's water polo record book this season becoming the all-time career leader in saves (590) and single season saves (303). Both records were previously held by former Seahawk Cameron Woldt. In addition to shattering the record books this season, the Sydney, Australia native was named MAWPC Defensive Player of the Week on back-to-back occasions on October 6 and October 13.

Junior Olivér Fodor is now tied for the single season goals record after finding the back of the net 114 times this season, as he shares that honor with former Seahawk Jasmin Kolasinac who accomplished the same feat in 2018. For Fodor, the Budapest, Hungary native is three goals away from passing Kolasinac on the all-time goals list. Entering the postseason the junior has 201 career goals.