No. 13 Princeton Takes on Wagner at DeNunzio Tomorrow

Wednesday, September 19

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

Wagner

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

No. 13 Princeton Takes on Wagner at DeNunzio Tomorrow

September 18, 2018 | Men's Water Polo

PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 13 Princeton Tigers take on the Wagner Seahawks at DeNunzio Pool tomorrow beginning at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.

The Tigers are 6-2 this season, going 3-2 at last week's Princeton Invitational. Head coach Dustin Litvak's group dropped Santa Clara, Cal Baptist and Air Force, but lost its two contests against top five foes, No. 4 Stanford and No. 1 UCLA. The week prior, the Tigers went undefeated at Navy Open, taking down Johns Hopkins, Wagner and Navy.

When Princeton and Wagner squared off at the Navy Open, the Tigers used a six-goal outburst in the third quarter to go in front, 9-4. Princeton allowed just two goals in the second half and earned an 11-5 decision. Eight different players scored a goal in the game while Billy Motherway secured the victory with nine saves.

Wagner is 5-4 this season with victories over Salem University, St. Francis-Brooklyn, Fordham, Navy and LaSalle. Princeton has never lost to Wagner in program history (4-0).

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.