Men's Water Polo | October 31, 2019
PHILADELPHIA – Men's water polo embarks on its second-to-last weekend of the regular season, hosting Wagner in the home finale on Friday and then traveling to Bucknell on Saturday.
ABOUT THE EXPLORERS
- Heading into the weekend, four Explorers have surpassed the 20-goal mark for the season. Junior Daniel Domotor leads the team with 37, followed by sophomore Tyler Williams on 31; senior Luke Waechter and junior Cole Strohson are closing in on the 30 barrier with 26 and 24 strikes respectively.
- Domotor also paces the team in steals with 36. Strohson is second with 33 and leads the Explorers in blocks (17) and exclusions earned (38).
- The Blue & Gold's top provider is senior Joey DeFusco with 35 assists. Domotor is the second-closest with 26.
- Freshman watch: Rookie Callin Chimilar leads his class in goals (13), assists (six) and steals (eight). No other first-year player has more than five points this campaign; Chimilar has 19.
- He's in a tie for first in blocks with Derek Allen, each with five. Allen tops the class in exclusions earned with 19.
SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS
- Wagner is 4-20 on the season with a 2-6 mark in conference play. One of those wins was a 15-12 result over La Salle in late September.
- Currently on a poor run of form, the Seahawks have dropped their last nine and are winless since October 4th. It's noteworthy that their last defeat came in overtime by one goal to #16 Fordham.
- Two Seahawks have cracked 50 goals this season. Freshman Oliver Fodor leads with 54, followed by senior Matthew Miller on 52. Miller paces all players on points with 59, while classmate Lachlan Trabinger is second on the team with 67 (21 goals, 46 assists).
- Game time: Friday, 7 p.m.
SCOUTING THE BISON
- Bucknell is currently ranked fifteenth in the nation with a 15-7 record and a 6-1 conference mark.
- The Bison are 1-4 in their last five games. Additionally, La Salle played them close the last time the two sides met in Lewisburg, with the home side prevailing 16-10.
- Stop Rade: Bucknell's senior Rade Joksimovic is approaching 100 goals this season, currently with 96. He has also assisted 30 and recorded 49 steals (both team-highs).
- Game time: Saturday, 6 p.m.
