Men's Water Polo Beats Slippery Rock, Will Face Navy for Southern Title

Oct. 29, 2005

Annapolis, Md. - John Stover scored four goals to lead the 15th-ranked Princeton men's water polo team to a 10-4 win over Slippery Rock in the semifinal round of the Southern Championships on Saturday afternoon at Navy. Princeton will look to retain the Southern Championship for the third-straight year when the Tigers meet No. 13 Navy in the championship game tomorrow at 2 p.m.

The win moves Princeton to 19-8 on the season, one win shy of another 20-win season. Stover led the way with four goals and is not the all-time leading scorer in Princeton men's water polo history.

The Tigers took control of the game early by pulling ahead 5-0 by halftime. The Tigers added another five goals in the second half to seal the 10-4 win. Zach Beckmann and Brendan Colgan also had multiple-goal games for the Tigers as each snared two goals.

Gant Morgner made five saves through three quarters to post the win in goal.

Princeton      10
Slippery Rock  4

Princeton Goals: Stover 4, Beckmann 2, Colgan 2, McKenna 1, Seaver 1
Princeton Saves: Morgner (three quarters, 5 saves), Syverson (one quarter, 2 saves)

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