ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy water polo team (14-12, 6-6 MAWPC-East) travels to Lewisburg, Pa. for the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Tournament this weekend at Kinney Natatorium on the campus of Bucknell. The Midshipmen, who finished fourth in the league standings, will take on the fifth seeded Wagner Seahawks (6-22, 4-8 MAWPC-East) on Friday, Nov. 21 at 4:30 p.m.
MAWPC Tournament Information
For fans making the trip to Bucknell for the championship weekend, general admission ticket prices are $10 per day and $25 for a weekend pass to the games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Bucknell faculty, staff, administration and students, along with senior citizens, receive a discounted rate of $5 per day and $12 for a weekend pass.
If you're unable to attend in-person, fans will be able to follow all the action online as the MAWPC Championship will be live-streamed by the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Multimedia Department on a pay-per-view basis via the league's broadcast platform on Stretch Internet. Fans can access the streaming coverage by going to
CWPATV.com and signing up for either individual games ($10 per game) or a weekend pass ($25) that allows unlimited viewing on the tournament throughout the weekend.
MAWPC Tournament Schedule
Friday, November 22
Game 1 – 3:00 p.m. – (1) Bucknell vs. (8) La Salle
Game 2 – 4:30 p.m. – (4) Navy vs. (5) Wagner
Game 3 – 6:00 p.m. – (2) Fordham vs. (7) Gannon
Game 4 – 7:30 p.m. – (3) George Washington vs. (6) Johns Hopkins
Saturday, November 23
Game 5 – 1:30 p.m. – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 1
Game 6 – 3:00 p.m. – Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3
Game 7 – 4:30 p.m. – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 8 – 6:00 p.m. – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Sunday, November 24
7th Place Game – 9:00 a.m. – Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 5
5th Place Game – 10:30 a.m. – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
3rd Place Game – 12:00 p.m. – Loser Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7
Championship Game – 1:30 p.m. – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8
The Field
(1) Bucknell
– Overall Record: 19-8
– Conference Record: 10-2
– All-Time Series: Navy leads 84-26
(2) Fordham
– Overall Record: 23-6
– Conference Record: 9-3
– All-Time Series: Navy leads 27-7
(3) George Washington
– Overall Record: 20-8
– Conference Record: 9-3
– All-Time Series: Navy leads 53-11
(4) Navy
– Overall Record: 14-12
– Conference Record: 6-6
(5) Wagner
– Overall Record: 6-22
– Conference Record: 4-8
– All-Time Series: Wagner leads 7-3
(6) Johns Hopkins
– Overall Record: 10-19
– Conference Record: 3-9
– All-Time Series: Navy leads 57-9
(7) Gannon
– Overall Record: 17-2
– Conference Record: 6-0 (MAWPC-West)
– All-Time Series: Navy leads 13-0
(8) La Salle
– Overall Record: 6-20
– Conference Record: 1-11
– All-Time Series: Navy leads 7-1
Tournament History
Navy enters the tournament as the four seed after finishing with a 6-6 conference record. The Mids will be looking for their 10th league championship and first title since the 2008 season. Since the 2008 season, Navy claimed three division championships (2009, 2011, 2013) in the now defunct CWPA South Division Tournament.
In mid-2016, the NCAA informed the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) that the league's division into Northeast Water Polo Conference (NEWPC) and Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) was accepted by the organization. Since the conference change, the Midshipmen have finished the conference tournament sixth (2016), fifth (2017), and sixth (2018).
Scouting the Midshipmen
Isaac Salinas (Spring City, Pa.) leads the team with 79 goals and 92 points on the season. The sophomore currently has 169 career points on 133 goals and 36 assists. He is first among active players in career points with
Bobby Lee (Santa Ana, Calif.) who is second with 159 points on 122 career goals and 37 assists.
Nate Reiff (Wheeling, Ill.) rounds out the Midshipmen's active 100-point scorers with 124 career points on 76 goals and 48 helpers. Freshmen
Jake Altmayer (Pasadena, Calif.) and
Will Clark (Laguna Beach, Calif.) lead the team with 29 and 22 assists, respectively.
Defensively,
Max Sandberg (Newport Beach, Calif.) and
Ronan Williams (Severna Park, Md.) led the way with 131 and 113 saves, correspondingly. Williams and Sandberg are tied with 16 games played apiece.
Brandon Shields (Lake Forest, Calif.) has played in 10 games, chipping in 32 stops.
Up Next
Following the game against Wagner, Navy will either face Bucknell or La Salle. If the Midshipmen defeat the Seahawks, the Mids would take on the winner of the Bison and Explorers at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23. However, if Navy were unable to win, the Mids would take on the loser of Bucknell and La Salle at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
