Annapolis & Baltimore, Maryland – The Wagner men's water polo team split day one in Maryland on Saturday while senior goalkeeper
Ethan Zirh recorded six saves in the first game of the day against Navy to cement himself as the all-time save's leader in Wagner men's water polo history.
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Wagner (13) vs. Navy (17)
In the first game at Navy, the Seahawks fell to the Midshipmen 17-13, it is the second time this season the Seahawks fell to Navy. In a closely contest first quarter, Wagner and Navy ended the frame knotted at three. Senior
Jack Leighton, junior
Karl Lovett, and junior Olivér Fodor found tallied the three goals for Wagner. The hosts put a stamp on the contest in the second quarter when they outscored the Green & White 5-2. Senior
Vuk Bulajic and junior
Shaked Yacoby found the back of the net in the second for Wagner.
The third quarter was a high scoring affair that resulted in 14 goals and seven for both sides. Olivér Fodor and
Vuk Bulajic completed their hat tricks with two goals while freshman
Mattia Bognolo tallied two goals in the frame.
The final stanza resulted in three goals while the Midshipmen found the back of the net twice.
Vuk Bulajic completed the day with five goals and dished out four assists while senior netminder
Ethan Zirh stopped six shots and had one steal in the loss. Fifth-year
Jack Leighton won all four sprints he raced in.
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Wagner (17) vs. Johns Hopkins (10)
For the second straight weekend, Wagner defeated Johns Hopkins. This time, the Blue Jays had the home advantage. The Seahawks and Blue Jays battled in a high scoring first quarter and combined for nine goals. Olivér Fodor completed his hat trick in the opening eight minutes to give the Green & White a 5-4 lead after the opening stanza. Sophomore Zsombor Gyémánt found the back of the net in the quarter along with
Mattia Bognolo. Both clubs found the back of the net twice in the second frame to give Wagner a 7-6 lead heading into the half.
Wagner put a stamp on the contest in the final 16 minutes, they outscored the hosts 10-4 including 6-3 advantage in the final stanza.
Zsombor Gyémánt found the back of the net three times and dished out two assists while Olivér Fodor found the back of the net four times to go along with two assists and two drawn exclusions. For Fodor, he now needs four goals to become Wagner water polo's all-time leading scorer and three to be the single season goal leader. Goalkeeper
Ethan Zirh stopped 13 shots in the win for Wagner.
