Saturday, September 1
Annapolis, Md.
2:00 PM
Princeton University
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Johns Hopkins
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
No. 13 Princeton Gets 2018 Started at Navy
August 30, 2018 | Men's Water Polo
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Dustin Litvak era gets underway at the 2018 Navy Open this weekend. The No. 13 Princeton Tigers start the season vs. Johns Hopkins on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The Tigers also take on Wagner on Saturday (7 p.m.) before a contest vs. the host, Navy, on Sunday at 9 a.m. Princeton is 44-5 all-time against Johns Hopkins, having won 14 straight games dating back to 2011. The Tigers have won all three games in program history against Wagner and have not lost to Navy since 2013 (nine straight wins).
One of the biggest changes to Princeton in 2018 will be at head coach. Litvak was hired as head coach, replacing Luis Nicolao in June. He has spent the previous five seasons at UCLA, helping with the men's and women's water polo programs. Derek Ellingson was promoted to the women's head coaching position. Cara Borkovec was named an assistant to both teams in August.
Read about the hires here …
Litvak Hiring; Ellingson Promotion
Borkovec Named Assistant
The team's top returning goal scorer is Sean Duncan, a 2017 Honorable Mention All-American. Duncan registered 67 goals last year, drew a team-high 72 ejections, swiped 20 passes, blocked 11 shots and had four assists. Matt Payne was right behind him with 63 tallies. The senior comes into the year sixth in program history in assists with 103 and eighth in goals with 165. Ryan Wilson led the squad in points with 111. He registered 25 goals and a program record 86 helpers along with 35 steals and 26 drawn ejections.
Michael Swart (54), Miles Cole (17), Christopher Xi (11), Alec Mendelsohn (11) and Casey Conrad (10) also scored at least 10 goals last season while Logan MacDonell started 24 games for Princeton. Other contributors will include P.J. Greenbaum, Oliver Schmickel, Andrew Lin, Davis Wachtell, Kyle MacMillan and Will Ueberroth. Freshmen Andy Paul, Wyatt Benson, Keller Maloney, Mitchell Cooper are also expected to help the squad in 2018. The goalie trio of Billy Motherway, Miles Wilson and Ryan Melosini are looking to step up as well.
The Tigers also take on Wagner on Saturday (7 p.m.) before a contest vs. the host, Navy, on Sunday at 9 a.m. Princeton is 44-5 all-time against Johns Hopkins, having won 14 straight games dating back to 2011. The Tigers have won all three games in program history against Wagner and have not lost to Navy since 2013 (nine straight wins).
One of the biggest changes to Princeton in 2018 will be at head coach. Litvak was hired as head coach, replacing Luis Nicolao in June. He has spent the previous five seasons at UCLA, helping with the men's and women's water polo programs. Derek Ellingson was promoted to the women's head coaching position. Cara Borkovec was named an assistant to both teams in August.
Read about the hires here …
Litvak Hiring; Ellingson Promotion
Borkovec Named Assistant
The team's top returning goal scorer is Sean Duncan, a 2017 Honorable Mention All-American. Duncan registered 67 goals last year, drew a team-high 72 ejections, swiped 20 passes, blocked 11 shots and had four assists. Matt Payne was right behind him with 63 tallies. The senior comes into the year sixth in program history in assists with 103 and eighth in goals with 165. Ryan Wilson led the squad in points with 111. He registered 25 goals and a program record 86 helpers along with 35 steals and 26 drawn ejections.
Michael Swart (54), Miles Cole (17), Christopher Xi (11), Alec Mendelsohn (11) and Casey Conrad (10) also scored at least 10 goals last season while Logan MacDonell started 24 games for Princeton. Other contributors will include P.J. Greenbaum, Oliver Schmickel, Andrew Lin, Davis Wachtell, Kyle MacMillan and Will Ueberroth. Freshmen Andy Paul, Wyatt Benson, Keller Maloney, Mitchell Cooper are also expected to help the squad in 2018. The goalie trio of Billy Motherway, Miles Wilson and Ryan Melosini are looking to step up as well.
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