Water Polo Heads to New York for Games Against Wagner and #17 Fordham

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy water polo group (10-10, 5-4) returns to motion this weekend with a pair of highway Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference video games. The Midshipmen open the weekend at Wagner (12-11, 7-5) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 on the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, N.Y. earlier than concluding the weekend within the Bronx with a Saturday afternoon (3:00 p.m.) tilt with No. 17 Fordham (16-6, 10-0) on the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center.
 
Media Coverage
Live video can be accessible for the Mids’ recreation in opposition to the Rams.
 
In addition, followers can comply with Navy water polo on social media. For all in-game motion, comply with the Midshipmen on Twitter at @NavyWaterPolo. For extra information on the Mids water polo group, comply with them on Instagram (@NavyWaterPolo) and Facebook (@NavyWaterPolo).
 
Scouting the Midshipmen
The Mids enter the weekend with a 10-10 total file on the season, together with a 5-4 mark in convention play. Last week, Navy cut up a pair of highway contests, getting edged 15-14 to Mount St. Mary’s earlier than posting a 10-9 golden-goal victory over Bucknell.
 
Jake Altmayer (Pasadena, Calif.), Michael Heller (Menlo Park, Calif.), and Will Clark (Laguna Beach, Calif.) lead the Midshipmen. Altmayer paces the offense with a team-high 46 factors on 26 objectives and a team-best 20 assists. Heller has contributed 31 objectives and 11 helpers to give him 42 whole factors, whereas Clark has a balanced 20 objectives and 20 assists for 40 whole factors. Nathan Duchez (San Jose, Calif.) has 22 objectives, whereas Tommy McKnew (Tiburon, Calif.) has added 18 scores. Travis Berzins (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) and Hayden Kahn (San Clemente, Calif.) have 17 objectives apiece, whereas Ivan Pang (El Monte, Calif.) has 17 helpers to his credit score.
 
Defensively, Capobianco has seen a majority of time between the posts. The junior has appeared in 18 of 20 video games, notching 172 saves and registering a 46.0 save proportion. In addition, Capobianco leads the group with 54 steals. Jack Hightower (San Diego, Calif.) earned a pair of victories in the course of the CWPA Crossover Weekend, ending with 15 saves and a pair of steals. For the season, Hightower has 20 stops and a 44.4 save proportion with 5 steals. Berzins leads all place gamers with 13 steals, whereas Altmayer (12) Heller (11) and Peter Hillen (10 – Orinda, Calif.) even have double-digit takeaways.
 
Kyle Yelensky (Stamford, Conn.) and McKnew lead the group with 19 ejections drawn, whereas Kahn is one again with 18. Berzins, Clark, and Chris Kim (Los Angeles, Calif.) even have double-digit KOD with 12, 12, and 11.
 
Scouting the Opposition

Wagner (12-11, 7-5 MAWPC) – The Seahawks will welcome Navy to the Spiro Sports Center on Saturday, October 22 at 10:00 A.M. earlier than heading to Brooklyn to tackle LIU at 3:00 P.M. Wagner earned three wins in 4 video games this previous weekend, together with victories over Johns Hopkins and LIU on the Spiro Sports Center. With 5 video games left within the common season, the Seahawks have a 12-11 total file and a 7-5 MAWPC file.
 
Wagner leads the all-time collection 8-6. The Midshipmen received the primary assembly between the 2 groups in 2016, however dropped six video games in a row earlier than profitable 5 of the following six video games. Earlier this season, the Seahawks edged the Mids, 15-14, in Annapolis.
 
#17 Fordham (16-6, 10-0 MAWPC) – The Rams are placing their undefeated convention file on the road as they host the Midshipmen at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The defending Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Champion has rattled off 10 straight convention wins to open the season.
 
Navy leads the all-time collection with Fordham, 28-10. The Mids received the primary 24 video games of the collection (1982-15), however the Rams have claimed 10 of the final 14 conferences, together with posting a 9-6 victory over the Midshipmen within the 2021 MAWPC Championship recreation.
 
Up Next
Navy returns dwelling subsequent weekend for two of the ultimate 4 dwelling video games. The Mids will host a convention tilt with Johns Hopkins (Friday, 7:30 p.m.) earlier than persevering with the weekend with a house match in opposition to Geroge Washington (Saturday, 12:00 p.m.). Both video games can be dwell streamed.