Princeton Remains No. 13 in Varsity Poll

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September 12, 2018 | Men's Water Polo

Varsity Poll

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton Tigers remain at No. 13 in the latest Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Varsity Poll, the conference announced today.

The Tigers (6-2) went 3-1 at the Princeton Invitational, taking down Santa Clara, Cal Baptist and Air Force. Princeton's two losses were to No. 4 Stanford and No. 1 UCLA.

Matt Payne leads the team with 18 goals and 15 drawn ejections. Ryan Wilson has a team-best 23 points, snagging 10 goals and 13 assists. Alec Mendelsohn and Wyatt Benson have also secured at least 10 goals as well. Ryan Melosini and Billy Motherway have split time at goalie, combining to make 87 saves and post a .494 save percentage.

USC remains at the No. 1 position with 98 points. UCLA is second (97) followed by Calif., Stanford and Pacific. Harvard remains as the top squad in the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) at No. 9.