ANNAPOLIS, Md. – After a bye week, the Navy water polo team (7-5) travels to California for five games over the weekend. The Midshipmen will play four games as part of the Gary Troyer Tournament in Claremont, Calif., before concluding the road trip with a single game against Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles.
Navy opens the weekend with a pair of games on Friday, Oct. 4. The Mids take on Air Force (7-8) at 2:00 p.m. (ET) before closing out the day against Chapman (3-6) at 7:20 p.m. (ET). On Saturday, Navy squares off against Redlands (7-6) at 1:20 p.m. (ET) before concluding the Gary Troyer Tournament against Concordia (2-10) at 5:20 p.m. (ET).
The Midshipmen will play at No. 10 Loyola Marymount (5-7) on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1:30 p.m. (ET) before returning to the East Coast.
Gary Troyer Tournament
Pomona-Pitzer, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, and La Verne are the hosts of the 2019 Gary Troyer Tournament. The tournament features 21 programs from across the country to compete in a total of 39 games over two days, Oct. 4-5.
In the fall of 1970, Professor of Physical Education Gary Troyer started at Pomona College as the water polo and swimming coach. A quintessential NCAA Division III coach, he won SCIAC titles in men's water polo (1981) and women's swimming (1977, 1978). Leading athletic teams with a precise understanding of the academic and athletic balance required at a highly rigorous institution, Troyer mentored countless All-Conference swimmers and water polo players, as well as numerous school-record holders and All-Americans. While at Pomona College, Troyer taught SCUBA, Sailing, and Windsurfing, along with all of the Red Cross classes in First Aid, CPR, Life Saving and Water Safety.
Troyer retired from coaching water polo in 2001 but continued to coach swimming and diving for three more years. Troyer then fully retired from Pomona in 2004, and was inducted into the Pomona-Pitzer Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005 for Distinguished Service. In 2007, Troyer was awarded the SCIAC Distinguished Service Award. Troyer passed away on December 10, 2011.
Media Coverage
All games this weekend are slated to have live stats with most games being streamed live. For information about live stats and video, check out the
Gary Troyer Tournament Central.
In addition, fans can follow Navy water polo on social media. For all in-game action, follow the Midshipmen on Twitter at
@NavyWaterPolo. For more information on the Mids water polo team, follow them on Instagram (
@NavyWaterPolo) and Facebook (
@NavyWaterPolo).
Scouting the Opponents
Navy has a combined 31-18 (.633) against its five opponents over the weekend. The Mids are 22-9 (.710) all-time against Air Force, notching a 11-9 victory against the Falcons last season. The Blue and Gold are undefeated against Chapman (1-0) and Redlands (3-0). The Midshipmen are 1-3 (.250) against Concordia, winning the first meeting in 2008. Against nationally-ranked Loyola Marymount, Navy is 4-6 (.400) overall. The Mids dropped a 12-10 decision to the Lions last season.
Last Time Out
The Navy water polo team (7-5) posted a split in a pair of games at Denunzio Pool in Princeton, N.J. The Mids won a 12-10 decision in a conference game over Wagner (1-8) before battling and ultimately dropping a 12-10 result to No. 14 Princeton (5-5).
Senior captain
Ronan Williams (Severna Park, Md.) was stellar at goal for the Midshipmen on the day. The goalie posted 23 saves on the day. He started the day with 15 stops against Wagner, surrendering 10 goals to the Seahawks. Williams limited the potent Princeton offense to 12 goals, while notching eight saves in the contest.
Offensively, the Midshipmen tallied 22 goals on the day.
Isaac Salinas (Spring City, Pa.) led the team with seven goals on the day, while
Trevor Clark (San Marcos, Calif.)
Bobby Lee (Santa Ana, Calif.), and
Merle Richman (La Jolla, Calif.) added three goals apiece. Salinas notched a hat trick against the Seahawks posting a five-goal performance. Salinas was joined in game one by
Jake Altmayer (Pasadena, Calif.) and Richman who chipped in two goals apiece. Clark, Lee, and Salinas led the team against Princeton with two goals each.
