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Princeton Jumps to No. 13 in CWPA Varsity Poll
October 05, 2016 | Men's Water Polo
PRINCETON, N.J. – Following a 4-1 start in Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) play, Princeton has improved one spot to No. 13 in the latest Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Varsity Poll.
The Tigers began last week with a 9-8 victory over St. Francis-Brooklyn on Wednesday at DeNunzio Pool. Junior Jordan Colina tallied four goals including the game-winner with 2:41 to go. Princeton also scored a 12-7 decision over Iona with five different Tigers posting multi-goal outings on Friday. The next day, Princeton used a three-goal spurt during the third quarter to run by then No. 15 Brown, 11-7. The Tigers finished the weekend with a split, suffering a loss to then No. 8 Harvard (8-7) and toppling MIT (13-7).
Colina scored 12 times in the Tigers' five games last week and now sits with a team-best 34 goals on the year. Sophomore Matt Payne's 66 points paces the offense, securing 33 goals and 33 assists. Princeton has showed a balanced attack as eight players have posted at least 10 goals or more. Junior Vojislav Mitrovic has a .564 save percentage and has stopped 10 or more shots in all but two of his starts.
In the varsity poll, the top seven remains the same with UCLA, Cal., USC, Pacific, Stanford, Long Beach State and UC-Santa Barbara. Harvard is the top ranking NWPC team as its tied for ninth with Bucknell.
Head coach Luis Nicolao's squad will take on George Washington (11 a.m.) and Navy (4 p.m.) Sunday at DeNunzio Pool in non-conference action. Both games can be seen on the Ivy League Digital Network.
The Tigers began last week with a 9-8 victory over St. Francis-Brooklyn on Wednesday at DeNunzio Pool. Junior Jordan Colina tallied four goals including the game-winner with 2:41 to go. Princeton also scored a 12-7 decision over Iona with five different Tigers posting multi-goal outings on Friday. The next day, Princeton used a three-goal spurt during the third quarter to run by then No. 15 Brown, 11-7. The Tigers finished the weekend with a split, suffering a loss to then No. 8 Harvard (8-7) and toppling MIT (13-7).
Colina scored 12 times in the Tigers' five games last week and now sits with a team-best 34 goals on the year. Sophomore Matt Payne's 66 points paces the offense, securing 33 goals and 33 assists. Princeton has showed a balanced attack as eight players have posted at least 10 goals or more. Junior Vojislav Mitrovic has a .564 save percentage and has stopped 10 or more shots in all but two of his starts.
In the varsity poll, the top seven remains the same with UCLA, Cal., USC, Pacific, Stanford, Long Beach State and UC-Santa Barbara. Harvard is the top ranking NWPC team as its tied for ninth with Bucknell.
Head coach Luis Nicolao's squad will take on George Washington (11 a.m.) and Navy (4 p.m.) Sunday at DeNunzio Pool in non-conference action. Both games can be seen on the Ivy League Digital Network.
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