BRIDGEPORT, Pa. – The Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference announced its weekly awards and Navy's
James Mulvey and
Ryan Munch swept the honors. Mulvey was named Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week, while Munch claimed Defensive Player of the Week distinction.
The duo helped lead Navy to a 3-0 record at the Princeton Invitational over the weekend, notching victories over Wagner (W, 13-12), LIU (W, 22-9), and #16 Harvard (W, 13-12).
Mulvey led the Midshipmen with a team-high 12 points on a team-best eight goals, while adding four assists and notching a pair of hat tricks. The freshman opened the weekend with a goal against Wagner, helping Navy claim its first conference victory of the season. The rookie followed that performance with five points on four goals and an assist in a win against LIU. The hat trick was the first of the freshman's career. Mulvey closed out the weekend with a team-best six points on three goals and a team-high three assists in the Mids' one-goal victory over #16 Harvard. Additionally, he notched three steals and an ejection drawn over the weekend.
Munch anchored the Navy defense. He finished the weekend with nine saves in two games played with seven steals. The sophomore was in cage for Navy's first Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference win of the season, as the Mids edged Wagner. Munch recorded a pair of stops with three steals against the Seahawks. In Navy's final game of the Princeton Invite, he recorded seven stops against #16 Harvard en route to the victory, adding four takeaways against the Crimson.
Up next, the Midshipmen return to Annapolis for the annual Navy Open. The Mids will play six total games during the three-day tournament. Navy begins play against conference foe Mount St. Mary's on Friday, Sept. 12 at 4:30 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 13, the Mids face Princeton (9:20 a.m.), Wheaton College (10:40 a.m.), and MIT (6:00 p.m.) before concluding play against Salem (8:00 a.m.) and Penn State Behrend (9:20 a.m.) on Sunday, Sept. 14.
Navy's games against the Mount, Princeton, and MIT will be live streamed on YouTube.
