Friday, September 7
Princeton, N.J.
11:00 AM
Princeton University
vs
Stanford
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Tigers Ready To Host 2018 Princeton Invitational
September 05, 2018 | Men's Water Polo
PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 13 Princeton Tigers are set to the host the annual Princeton Invitational this weekend (Sept. 7-9).
There will be nine contests on Friday beginning at 11 a.m., 11 more on Saturday starting at 7:30 a.m., and eight on Sunday that get underway at 7:30 a.m. There will be no live stats for any game and only Princeton events will be streamed on ESPN+. Air Force, Brown, Cal. Baptist, Fordham, George Washington, Harvard, Iona, Johns Hopkins, Navy, Princeton Santa Clara, St. Francis, Stanford, UCLA and Wagner are all the squads participating in the invitational.
Princeton gets started on Friday (11 a.m.) against No. 4 Stanford and Santa Clara (2:45 p.m.). The Tigers have never defeated Stanford (0-7) and is 9-2 all-time against Santa Clara.
On Saturday, the Tigers take on Cal. Baptist (10 a.m.) before wrapping up the weekend on Sunday vs. Air Force (7:30 a.m.) and No. 1 UCLA (12:30 p.m.). The program has earned wins against Cal Baptist (2-2) and Air Force (4-2), but has never won against UCLA (0-12).
The Tigers are currently 3-0 on the young season after posting victories over Johns Hopkins (12-5), Wagner (11-5) and Navy (15-9) at the Navy Open last weekend. Matt Payne posted three straight multi-goal games and leads the unit with seven goals. Ryan Wilson had four assists against Navy, which is the best on the team right in front of Mitchell Cooper's three helpers. Princeton used two goalies in the three games in Ryan Melosini (21 saves) and Billy Motherway (24). Motherway earned Northeast Water Polo Conference Rookie of the Week on Tuesday.
Princeton didn't move in the latest Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Varsity Poll, remaining at No. 13. USC and UCLA are tied for the top spot with 98 points. Cal., Stanford and Pacific round out the top five. Harvard, the top Northeast Water Polo Conference team, improved to No. 9.
2018 Princeton Invitational
Friday, Sept. 7
11 a.m. – Princeton vs. Stanford – ESPN+
12:15 p.m. – GW vs. Cal Baptist
1:30 p.m. – Wagner vs. UCLA
2:45 p.m. – Princeton vs. Santa Clara – ESPN+
4:00 p.m. – UCLA vs. Stanford (Exh.)
5:15 p.m. – Iona vs. Cal Baptist
6:30 p.m. – Wagner vs. St. Francis
7:45 p.m. – Santa Clara vs. Johns Hopkins
9:00 p.m. – GW vs. Iona
Saturday, Sept. 8
7:30 a.m. – St. Francis vs. Stanford
8:45 a.m. – Navy vs. Air Force
10:00 a.m. – Princeton vs. Cal Baptist – ESPN+
11:15 a.m. – Stanford vs. Johns Hopkins
12:30 p.m. – St. Francis vs. UCLA
1:45 p.m. – GW vs. Harvard
3:00 p.m. – Santa Clara vs. Brown
4:15 p.m. – St. Francis vs. Cal Baptist
5:30 p.m. – Air Force vs. UCLA
6:45 p.m. – Johns Hopkins vs. Iona
8:00 p.m. – Brown vs. Wagner
Sunday, Sept. 9
7:30 a.m. – Princeton vs. Air Force – ESPN+
8:45 a.m. – Brown vs. UCLA
10:00 a.m. – Navy vs. Harvard
11:15 a.m. – Fordham vs. Santa Clara
12:30 p.m. – Princeton vs. UCLA – ESPN+
1:45 p.m. – Stanford vs. Navy
3:00 p.m. – Brown vs. Air Force
4:15 p.m. – Harvard vs. Fordham
There will be nine contests on Friday beginning at 11 a.m., 11 more on Saturday starting at 7:30 a.m., and eight on Sunday that get underway at 7:30 a.m. There will be no live stats for any game and only Princeton events will be streamed on ESPN+. Air Force, Brown, Cal. Baptist, Fordham, George Washington, Harvard, Iona, Johns Hopkins, Navy, Princeton Santa Clara, St. Francis, Stanford, UCLA and Wagner are all the squads participating in the invitational.
Princeton gets started on Friday (11 a.m.) against No. 4 Stanford and Santa Clara (2:45 p.m.). The Tigers have never defeated Stanford (0-7) and is 9-2 all-time against Santa Clara.
On Saturday, the Tigers take on Cal. Baptist (10 a.m.) before wrapping up the weekend on Sunday vs. Air Force (7:30 a.m.) and No. 1 UCLA (12:30 p.m.). The program has earned wins against Cal Baptist (2-2) and Air Force (4-2), but has never won against UCLA (0-12).
The Tigers are currently 3-0 on the young season after posting victories over Johns Hopkins (12-5), Wagner (11-5) and Navy (15-9) at the Navy Open last weekend. Matt Payne posted three straight multi-goal games and leads the unit with seven goals. Ryan Wilson had four assists against Navy, which is the best on the team right in front of Mitchell Cooper's three helpers. Princeton used two goalies in the three games in Ryan Melosini (21 saves) and Billy Motherway (24). Motherway earned Northeast Water Polo Conference Rookie of the Week on Tuesday.
Princeton didn't move in the latest Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Varsity Poll, remaining at No. 13. USC and UCLA are tied for the top spot with 98 points. Cal., Stanford and Pacific round out the top five. Harvard, the top Northeast Water Polo Conference team, improved to No. 9.
2018 Princeton Invitational
Friday, Sept. 7
11 a.m. – Princeton vs. Stanford – ESPN+
12:15 p.m. – GW vs. Cal Baptist
1:30 p.m. – Wagner vs. UCLA
2:45 p.m. – Princeton vs. Santa Clara – ESPN+
4:00 p.m. – UCLA vs. Stanford (Exh.)
5:15 p.m. – Iona vs. Cal Baptist
6:30 p.m. – Wagner vs. St. Francis
7:45 p.m. – Santa Clara vs. Johns Hopkins
9:00 p.m. – GW vs. Iona
Saturday, Sept. 8
7:30 a.m. – St. Francis vs. Stanford
8:45 a.m. – Navy vs. Air Force
10:00 a.m. – Princeton vs. Cal Baptist – ESPN+
11:15 a.m. – Stanford vs. Johns Hopkins
12:30 p.m. – St. Francis vs. UCLA
1:45 p.m. – GW vs. Harvard
3:00 p.m. – Santa Clara vs. Brown
4:15 p.m. – St. Francis vs. Cal Baptist
5:30 p.m. – Air Force vs. UCLA
6:45 p.m. – Johns Hopkins vs. Iona
8:00 p.m. – Brown vs. Wagner
Sunday, Sept. 9
7:30 a.m. – Princeton vs. Air Force – ESPN+
8:45 a.m. – Brown vs. UCLA
10:00 a.m. – Navy vs. Harvard
11:15 a.m. – Fordham vs. Santa Clara
12:30 p.m. – Princeton vs. UCLA – ESPN+
1:45 p.m. – Stanford vs. Navy
3:00 p.m. – Brown vs. Air Force
4:15 p.m. – Harvard vs. Fordham
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