Fourteen different Mids scored goals in the game to extend Navy's win streak to four games.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – For the third time this season, the Navy water polo team (9-4, 3-1 MAWPC) defeated La Salle (2-12, 0-5 MAWPC), routing the Explorers, 19-3, on Friday night at Scott Natatorium in Annapolis, Md. The win was the fourth in a row for the Midshipmen and the third Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference victory of the season.
"Tonight was a good night," head coach Luis Nicolao said. "We were able to play a lot of players and get a lot of people involved in the offense. Ronan (Williams) came up big at goal for us tonight. He had a lot of big saves that helped spark the offense. Although tonight was great, we have to put this one behind us and get ready for two games tomorrow."
Offensively, the Midshipmen had 14 players combine for 19 goals. Andrew Shashin (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) paced the offense with four goals, while Isaac Salinas (Spring City, Pa.) notched a team-high three assists. Bobby Lee (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Declan Harrison (Vista, Calif.) joined Shashin with multiple goals, posting a pair each in the contest. Jake Haines (Ashburn, Va.) also tallied two points scoring a goal and adding an assist.
Defensively, Navy used a trio of goalies to limit La Salle to three goals. Ronan Williams (Severna Park, Md.) posted nine saves in the game for the victory, surrendering one goal per quarter for the first three periods. Francis Kim (Houston, Texas) and Max Sandberg (Newport Beach, Calif.) also saw time with Kim posting a save and Sandberg being credited with four stops.
Navy jumped out to an early lead, finishing the first quarter with a 6-1 advantage. The Mids scored just three goals in the second quarter, but pushed their advantage to 9-2 prior to halftime. In the second half, the Midshipmen outscored the Explorers, 10-1, notching five goals in each of the third and fourth quarters to post the 19-3 victory.
The Mids return to action on Saturday with a pair of Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference games. Navy travels to Baltimore for a 10:00 a.m. game against Johns Hopkins (3-4, 0-1 MAWPC) before returning to Annapolis for a game against No. 15 Bucknell (8-1, 2-0 MAWPC). Both games will be live streamed for free. Pete Medhurst will have the call for Navy against Bucknell on the Patriot League Network.
"Tonight was a good night," head coach Luis Nicolao said. "We were able to play a lot of players and get a lot of people involved in the offense. Ronan (Williams) came up big at goal for us tonight. He had a lot of big saves that helped spark the offense. Although tonight was great, we have to put this one behind us and get ready for two games tomorrow."
Offensively, the Midshipmen had 14 players combine for 19 goals. Andrew Shashin (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) paced the offense with four goals, while Isaac Salinas (Spring City, Pa.) notched a team-high three assists. Bobby Lee (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Declan Harrison (Vista, Calif.) joined Shashin with multiple goals, posting a pair each in the contest. Jake Haines (Ashburn, Va.) also tallied two points scoring a goal and adding an assist.
Defensively, Navy used a trio of goalies to limit La Salle to three goals. Ronan Williams (Severna Park, Md.) posted nine saves in the game for the victory, surrendering one goal per quarter for the first three periods. Francis Kim (Houston, Texas) and Max Sandberg (Newport Beach, Calif.) also saw time with Kim posting a save and Sandberg being credited with four stops.
Navy jumped out to an early lead, finishing the first quarter with a 6-1 advantage. The Mids scored just three goals in the second quarter, but pushed their advantage to 9-2 prior to halftime. In the second half, the Midshipmen outscored the Explorers, 10-1, notching five goals in each of the third and fourth quarters to post the 19-3 victory.
The Mids return to action on Saturday with a pair of Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference games. Navy travels to Baltimore for a 10:00 a.m. game against Johns Hopkins (3-4, 0-1 MAWPC) before returning to Annapolis for a game against No. 15 Bucknell (8-1, 2-0 MAWPC). Both games will be live streamed for free. Pete Medhurst will have the call for Navy against Bucknell on the Patriot League Network.
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