Saturday, September 1
Annapolis, Md.
2:00 PM
Princeton University
12
vs
5
Johns Hopkins
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
No. 13 Princeton Starts Navy Open With Two Victories
September 01, 2018 | Men's Water Polo
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Dustin Litvak era got off to a great start as the No. 13 Princeton Tigers dropped the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, 12-5, and Wagner Seahawks, 11-5, at the Navy Open on Saturday.
No. 13 Princeton 12, Johns Hopkins 5
Highlights:
Matt Payne's tally with four seconds to go tied the score at 2-all after eight minutes.
The Tigers registered the final two goals of the first half, taking a 5-3 lead.
Princeton held Johns Hopkins off the scoreboard in the final frame to take the game, 12-5.
Recap:
Matt Payne posted the Tigers' two goals in the first quarter as the two foes were locked in a 2-2 tie. Goals from Mitchell Cooper and Payne gave the Tigers a 5-3 advantage at the break. Out of the intermission, the two teams exchanged goals before the Tigers ended the third stanza with two of the last three tallies, taking a three-goal lead (8-5).
In the final quarter, freshman goalie Billy Motherway recorded six saves including one down a player as the Blue Jays were held off the scoreboard. The Tigers had four different scorers in the stanza as the squad gave Litvak a win in his first game as head coach of the program.
Stats:
Goals: Payne 3, Cooper 2, Conrad 2, Maloney 1, MacDonell 1, Benson 1, Xi 1, R. Wilson 1
Assists: Conrad 2, Payne 1, Xi 1, Mendelsohn 1, Motherway
Steals: Mendelsohn 2, R. Wilson 2, Cooper 1, Schmickel 1, Wachtell 1, Maloney 1, Melosini 1
Sprints: Conrad 1
Saves: Melosini 5 (W), Motherway 10
No. 13 Princeton 11, Wagner 5
Highlights:
The Tigers' six-goal outburst in the third quarter put them in front, 9-4.
Princeton allowed just two goals in the second half.
Recap:
The first half was an evenly played affair that saw neither team led by more than one goal. Wagner led 2-1 after eight minutes, but the Tigers snagged the next two to jump in front with 2:09 remaining in the first half. Princeton and Wagner were tied at the halftime, 3-3. Litvak's squad jumped out quickly in the second half with four consecutive goals, holding the Seahawks without a tally for 5:23 of game action. After Wagner's goal, Princeton registered the next four tallies to put the game out of reach.
Stats:
Goals: Mendelsohn 2, R. Wilson 2, Payne 2, Benson 1, MacDonell 1, Swart 1, Maloney 1, Xi 1
Assists: Cooper 3, Maloney 2, Xi 1, Payne 1
Steals: Conrad 1, Payne 1, Wachtell 1, Maloney 1, Mendelsohn 1
Sprints: Mitchell 1
Saves: Melosini 6, Motherway 9 (W)
No. 13 Princeton 12, Johns Hopkins 5
Highlights:
Matt Payne's tally with four seconds to go tied the score at 2-all after eight minutes.
The Tigers registered the final two goals of the first half, taking a 5-3 lead.
Princeton held Johns Hopkins off the scoreboard in the final frame to take the game, 12-5.
Recap:
Matt Payne posted the Tigers' two goals in the first quarter as the two foes were locked in a 2-2 tie. Goals from Mitchell Cooper and Payne gave the Tigers a 5-3 advantage at the break. Out of the intermission, the two teams exchanged goals before the Tigers ended the third stanza with two of the last three tallies, taking a three-goal lead (8-5).
In the final quarter, freshman goalie Billy Motherway recorded six saves including one down a player as the Blue Jays were held off the scoreboard. The Tigers had four different scorers in the stanza as the squad gave Litvak a win in his first game as head coach of the program.
Stats:
Goals: Payne 3, Cooper 2, Conrad 2, Maloney 1, MacDonell 1, Benson 1, Xi 1, R. Wilson 1
Assists: Conrad 2, Payne 1, Xi 1, Mendelsohn 1, Motherway
Steals: Mendelsohn 2, R. Wilson 2, Cooper 1, Schmickel 1, Wachtell 1, Maloney 1, Melosini 1
Sprints: Conrad 1
Saves: Melosini 5 (W), Motherway 10
No. 13 Princeton 11, Wagner 5
Highlights:
The Tigers' six-goal outburst in the third quarter put them in front, 9-4.
Princeton allowed just two goals in the second half.
Recap:
The first half was an evenly played affair that saw neither team led by more than one goal. Wagner led 2-1 after eight minutes, but the Tigers snagged the next two to jump in front with 2:09 remaining in the first half. Princeton and Wagner were tied at the halftime, 3-3. Litvak's squad jumped out quickly in the second half with four consecutive goals, holding the Seahawks without a tally for 5:23 of game action. After Wagner's goal, Princeton registered the next four tallies to put the game out of reach.
Stats:
Goals: Mendelsohn 2, R. Wilson 2, Payne 2, Benson 1, MacDonell 1, Swart 1, Maloney 1, Xi 1
Assists: Cooper 3, Maloney 2, Xi 1, Payne 1
Steals: Conrad 1, Payne 1, Wachtell 1, Maloney 1, Mendelsohn 1
Sprints: Mitchell 1
Saves: Melosini 6, Motherway 9 (W)
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