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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 14 (11/27/2023 - 12/3/2023)

Summary:

- DIII #2 Redlands, with Dan Bajda on the roster, went 1-1 and lost to DIII #1 CMS 6-5 in the USA Water Polo NCAA DIII tournament championship game
- DIII #6 MIT, with Kunal Rajadhyax on the roster, went 1-1 and beat DIII #10 Augustana 11-9 to finish 3rd in the USA Water Polo NCAA DIII tournament
- DIII #10 Augustana went 0-2 and lost to DIII #6 MIT 11-9 to finish 4th in the USA Water Polo NCAAA DIII tournament. Stevan Rasic had 2 goals in the 2 games. Tyler Leslie had 1 drawn exclusion. Jake Fisher also played. Chris Bajda, Jeremy Sherpa and Dean Maralda were also on the roster

Senior tribute:

The following seniors or graduate students from high schools in Illinois completed 4+ years of NCAA water polo competition. Congratulations to all of them for successfully balancing athletics and academics, and for representing Illinois water polo with distinction:

Alan Rosenberg (Neuqua Valley) - Austin College (DIII)
Cam Dougherty (Naperville Central) - Harvard (DI)
Jack Folan (Maine South) - Iona (DI)
Connor Pulido (Richards) - McKendree (DII) (graduate student)
Jimmy Cronin (Metea Valley) - McKendree (DII)
Dan Bajda (Fenwick) - Redlands (DIII)
Lazar Marsenic (Maine South) - Washington & Jefferson (DIII)

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 13 (11/20/2023 - 11/26/2023)

Summary:

- No games this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday
- NCAA DI and DIII championships will be conducted the week of December 4th

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 12 (11/13/2023 - 11/19/2023)

Summary:

- Cam Dougherty had 3 goals as #11 Harvard went 2-1 to finish 2nd in the NWPC championship
- #17 The Pacific, with Noah Wendt, Siba Filipovic and Eli Sternweiler on the roster, lost to #14 San Jose State State 14-9 in the WCC championship QF
- Nikita Kravstov had 3 assists in 3 games as DI Fresno Pacific competed in the WWPA championship
- George Washington, with Alec Posluszny on the roster, went 2-1 to finish 5th in the MAWPC championship
- DI Iona, with Edward Howaniec, Jack Folan and Sean Mulcrone on the roster, finished 4th in the NWPC championship
- Zach Fischer had 3 goals in 3 games as DI Mount St. Mary's competed in the MAWPC championship. Ivan Morales and Jacob German were also on the roster
- DI Wagner, with Gabe Johnson on the roster, went 1-2 to finish 4th in the MAWPC championship
- Ryan Davis had 1 goal as DII Gannon went 2-1 to finish 5th in the WWPA championship
- Connor Pulido had 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion as DII McKendree went 1-2 to finish 4th in the WWPA championship. Jimmy Cronin was excellent in goal with 39 saves, 2 assists and 1 steal
- DIII #1 Redlands, with Dan Bajda on the roster, went 1-1 to finish 2nd in the SCIAC championship
- Jacob Whiting had 1 steal as DIII #3 Pomona-Pitzer lost to DIII #1 Redlands 12-8 in the SF of the SCIAC championship. Patrick Hughes and Jacob Shimon were also on the roster
- Kunal Rajadhyax had 2 goals as DIII #5 MIT went 2-1 to finish 5th in the NWPC championship
- Tyler Leslie had a very good all round showing with 2 goals, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 drawn exclusion and 3 sprints won as DIII #10 Augustana went 2-1 to win the MPSF East championship. Jake Fisher contributed 3 assists and 1 drawn exclusion while Stevan Rasic had 1 goal and 1 sprint won. Chris Bajda, Jeremy Sherpa and Dean Maralda were also on the roster
- Alan Rosenberg was solid in goal with 29 saves and 3 steals in 3 games as DIII Austin College finished 2nd in the MPSF East championship
- Adrian Tolczyk had 1 goal, 1 assist and 1 block in 3 games as DIII Penn State Behrend competed in the MPSF tournament. Will Aikens had 1 drawn exclusion. Karol Nowak and Josh Jackson-Torres were also on the roster
- Lazar Marsenic had a wonderful tournament with 5 goals, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 1 drawn exclusion as DIII Washington & Jefferson went 1-2 in the MPSF Championship

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 11 (11/6/2023 - 11/12/2023)

Summary:

- Noah Wendt had 1 assist and 1 steal in 2 games for #17 Pacific
- Jacob Whiting had 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 drawn exclusion as DIII #3 Pomona-Pitzer went 2-0 for the week. Patrick Hughes won 1 sprint
- Jack Bradbury was excellent with 3 goals, 1 assist, 5 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 2 games for DIII #6 Cal Lutheran
- Aiden Cawley had a tremendous all round showing with 4 goals, 1 assist, 3 steals and 3 sprints won in 2 games for DIII #7 Occidental. Jack Schroeder played 3 quarters in goal and came up wuth 10 saves and 1 steal
- Adrian Tolczyk had 1 assist in 2 games for DIII Penn State Behrend

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 10 (10/30/2023 - 11/5/2023)

Summary:

- Noah Wendt won 1 sprint in #18 Pacific's 14-12 win over Air Force
- Gabe Johnson had 1 goal in 3 games for DI Wagner
- Connor Pulido had 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 drawn exclusion and 1 sprint won in 3 games for DII McKendree. Jimmy Cronin was tremendous in goal with 34 saves, 1 assist and 2 steals in 11 quarters played
- Jacob Whiting was excellent with 3 goals, 1 assist and 5 steals in 2 games for DIII #3 Pomona-Pitzer. Patrick Hughes chipped in with 1 assist and 1 drawn exclusion
- Aiden Cawley had an excellent all round performance with 4 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals, 3 drawn exclusions and 1 sprint won in 2 games for DIII #6 Occidental. Jack Schroeder played 1 quarter in goal and came up with 1 steal
- Jack Bradbury had 1 goal in DIII #7 Cal Lutheran's 16-9 loss to DIII #1 CMS
- the entire Illinois contingent contributed as DIII #8 Augustana went 4-0 for the week. Jack Fisher put up a great all round show with 2 goals, 2 assists, 2 steals, 3 drawn exclusions, 1 block and 5 sprints won. Stevan Rasic was good with 3 goals, 1 drawn exclusion and 1 block. Tyler Leslie was consistent with 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 drawn exclusions and 2 blocks. Dean Maralda had 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 steal. Chris Bajda drew 4 exclusions while Jeremy Sherpa had 1 assist
- Alan Rosenberg was excellent in goal with 34 saves and 3 steals while playing 14 quarters in goal over 4 games for DIII Austin College
- Adrian Tolczyk had 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 steals in 4 games for DIII Penn State Behrend. Will Aikens chipped in with 1 assist and 1 steal while Karol Nowak had 2 drawn exclusions
- Lazar Marsenic had a very good all round week with 2 goals, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 drawn exclusion and 1 block in 4 games for DIII Washington & Jefferson

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 9 (10/23/2023 - 10/29/2023)

Summary:

- Noah Wendt had 1 assist and 1 block in 3 games for #16 The Pacific
- Nikita Kravstov was consistent with 1 goal, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 drawn exclusions in 2 games for DI Fresno Pacific
- Ed Howaniec had 1 goal in 3 games for DI Iona
- Connor Pulido was good with 2 goals, 2 assists and 1 steal in 3 games for DII McKendree. Jimmy Cronin was excellent in goal with 33 saves and 1 steal
- Jacob Whiting had 1 goal and 1 drawn exclusion in 3 games for DIII #3 Pomona-Pitzer. Patrick Hughes chipped in with 1 assist
- Aiden Cawley was very good with 2 goals, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 2 sprints won in 3 games for DIII #6 Occidental. Jack Schroeder played 1 game in goal and came up with 9 saves
- Jack Bradbury had 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in 3 games for DIII #7 Cal Lutheran

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 8 (10/16/2023 - 10/22/2023)

Summary:

- Nikita Kravstov was consistent with 3 goals, 3 assists and 1 sprint won in 4 games for DI Fresno Pacific
- Jacob Whiting had 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 sprint won in 3 games for DIII #3 Pomona-Pitzer. Patrick Hughes chipped in with 1 drawn exclusion and 1 sprint won
- Aiden Cawley was excellent with 2 goals, 6 assists and 2 drawn exclusions in 3 games for DIII #6 Occidental. Jack Schroeder played 2 quarters in goal and came up with 13 saves
- Jack Bradbury was very good with 2 goals, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 drawn exclusions as DIII #7 Cal Lutheran went 2-0 for the week
- Will Aikens had 1 goal in 4 games for DIII Penn State Behrend
- Lazar Marsenic had a big week on offense with 4 goals in 3 games for DIII Washington & Jefferson

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 7 (10/9/2023 - 10/15/2023)

Summary:

- Cam Dougherty had 1 goal and 1 drawn exclusion as #18 Harvard went 4-0 for the week
- Nikita Kravstov had 1 goal in DI Fresno Pacific's 15-14 loss to Biola
- Zach Fischer had 3 goals in 3 games for DI Mount St. Mary's
- Jacob Whiting had a tremendous all round week with 5 goals, 5 assists, 3 steals and 6 drawn exclusions in 5 games for DIII #3 Pomona-Pitzer. Patrick Hughes was good with 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 steals, 2 drawn exclusions and 1 sprint won. Jacob Shimon contributed with 3 goals, 1 steal, 1 block, 1 drawn exclusion and 3 saves
- Jack Bradbury had 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 2 games for DIII #6 Cal Lutheran
- Aiden Cawley was excellent with 6 goals, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DIII #7 Occidental. Stats were not available for one game

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 6 (10/2/2023 - 10/8//2023)

Summary:

- Nikita Kravstov had 2 goals and 1 block in 5 games for DI Fresno Pacific
- Edward Howaniec had 1 goal, 2 steals and 1 block in 2 games for DI Iona
- Dan Bajda had 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 drawn exclusion and 1 sprint won in 5 games for DIII #2 Redlands
- Jacob Whiting had 1 goal and 1 steal as DIII #3 Pomona-Pitzer beat DIII #6 Cal Lutheran 15-9. Patrick Hughes chipped in with 1 steal
- Jack Bradbury was excellent with 3 goals, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 6 drawn exclusions in 2 games for DIII #6 Cal Lutheran
- The entire Illinois contingent contributed as DIII #7 Augustana went 4-0 for the week. Tyler Leslie had 3 goals, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 drawn exclusions. Stevan Rasic had 3 goals, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Chris Bajda had 3 goals, 1 steal, 1 block and 3 drawn exclusions. Jeremy Sherpa had 1 goal, 2 assists and 1 block. Jake Fisher chipped in with 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block while Dean Maralda had 1 goal and 1 steal
- Aiden Cawley had 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 steal in 2 games for DIII #8 Occidental. Jack Schroeder played 6 solid quarters in goal and came up with 18 saves, 1 assist and 1 steal
- Alan Rosenberg was outstanding in goal with 40 saves and 1 steal in 3 games for DIII Austin College. Goalie stats were not available for the 4th game
- Adrian Tolczyk had 1 goal, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in 4 games for DIII Penn State Behrend. Will Aikens chipped in with 1 steal and 2 drawn exclusions while Karol Nowak had 1 assist
- Lazar Marsenic had 2 goals in 3 games for DIII Washington & Jefferson

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 5 (9/25/2023 - 10/1/2023)

Summary:

- Noah Wendt had 1 goal as #10 Pacific went 4-1 for the week
- Nikita Kravstov had 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 sprint won in 4 games for DI Fresno Pacific
- Edward Howaniec was consistent for DI Iona with 4 goals, 3 assists and 2 steals in 4 games. Jack Folan contributed 2 goals while Sean Mulcrone chipped in with 2 steals
- Zach Fischer had 1 assist in 5 games for DI Mount St. Mary's
- Connor Pulido had 1 assist, 4 steals and 2 blocks in 6 games for DII McKendree. Jimmy Cronin was tremendous in goal with 58 saves, 1 assist and 11 steals
- Dan Bajda won 1 sprint in 4 games for DIII #2 Redlands
- Jacob Whiting had 2 goals, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 2 drawn exclusions in 5 games for DIII #3 Pomona-Pitzer. Patrick Hughes chipped in with 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 drawn exclusions and 1 sprint won. Jacob Shimon played 2 quarters in goal and came up with 5 saves, 1 assist and 1 steal
- Aiden Cawley had a tremendous all round performance with 7 goals, 7 assists, 5 steals, 2 drawn exclusions and 1 sprint won in 5 games for DIII #6 Occidental
- Jack Bradbury was outstanding with 7 goals, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 5 games for DIII #7 Cal Lutheran
- Tyler Leslie had an excellent week with 2 goals, 5 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 3 drawn exclusions and 1 sprint won in 5 games for DIII #10 Augustana. Stevan Rasic contributed 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 block. Jack Fisher chipped in with 1 goal, 1 assist and 1 drawn exclusion while Jeremy Sherpa had 1 assist
- Will Aikens had 1 assist and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DIII Penn State Behrend, while Adrian Tolczyk had 1 drawn exclusion and Josh Jackson-Torres had 1 steal

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 4 (9/18/2023 - 9/24/2023)

Summary:

- Cam Dougherty had 5 assists as #18 Harvard beat DII Mercyhurst 22-2
- Nikita Kravstov had 2 goals, 3 steals, 1 block and 1 drawn exclusion in 2 games for DI Fresno Pacific
- Connor Pulido had 2 assists and 2 steals in 4 games for DII McKendree. Jimmy Cronin was tremendous in goal with 36 saves, 5 assists and 8 steals
- Jacob Whiting was consistent with 4 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 drawn exclusions in 4 games for DIII #3 Pomona-Pitzer. Patrick Hughes chipped in with 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 steals. Jacob Shimon played 2 quarters in goal and had 1 save
- Jack Bradbury had 1 steal as DIII #6 Cal Lutheran beat Caltech 19-5
- Aidan Cawley had a wonderful all round performance with 8 goals, 4 assists, 5 steals, 11 drawn exclusions and 3 sprints won in 5 games for DIII #8 Occidental. Jack Schroeder was a rock in goal with 44 saves and 4 steals in 14 quarters played
- Alan Rosenberg was good in goal for DIII Austin College with 25 saves, 2 assists and 2 steals in 4 games
- Adrian Tolcyzk had 1 goal, 1 steal and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DIII Penn State Behrend. Will Aikens chipped in with 1 assist and 1 steal
- Lazar Marsenic had 1 goal, 1 assist and 5 steals in 3 games for DIII Washington & Jefferson

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 3 (9/11/2023 - 9/17/2023)

Summary:

- Jimmy Cronin totaled 46 saves, 11 steals and 8 assists as McKendree went 3-1 at the Salem Invite
- Alec Posluszny had 2 goals, 2 steals and 1 drawn exclusion in 3 games for DI George Washington
- Jack Folan had 1 goal and 3 steals as DI Iona went 3-0 for the week
- Ed Howaniec and Sean Mulcrone also chipped in with a goal each for Iona
- Gabe Johnson had 1 goal in 4 games for DI Wagner
- Kunal Rajadhyax was excellent with 4 goals and 3 assists as DIII #5 MIT went 2-0 for the week
- Will Aikens had 2 assists and 3 steals in 3 games for DIII Penn State Behrend
- Karol Nowak contributed 1 block while Adrian Tolczyk had 1 steal for Penn State Behrend

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 2 (9/4/2023 - 9/10/2023)

Summary:

- Cam Dougherty had 2 goals in 3 games for #18 Harvard
- Nikita Kravstov had 1 steal in 4 games for Fresno Pacific
- Jacob Whiting and Patrick Hughes each had 1 goal in 2 games for DIII #3 Pomona-Pitzer
- Jacob Shimon played 2 quarters in goal and came up with 3 saves
- Jack Bradbury had 2 goals and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DIII #5 Cal Lutheran
- Aidan Cawley totaled 3 goals, 1 assist, 3 steals and 5 drawn exclusions in 2 games for Occidental
- Jack Schroeder played 4 quarters in goal and had 5 saves
- Alan Rosenberg was tremendous in goal for DIII Austin College with 37 saves and 5 steals
- Lazar Marsenic had 1 goal in 2 games for DIII Washington & Jefferson

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2023 NCAA Men's Water Polo - IL players update - Week 1 (8/28/2023 - 9/3/2023)

Summary:

- Jack Folan had 2 goals in 4 games for Iona
- Zach Fischer had 2 goals in 4 games for Mount St. Mary's
- Jacob Whiting had 2 goals and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DIII #2 Pomona-Pitzer

- Patrick Hughes had 2 drawn exclusions for DIII #2 Pomona-Pitzer

- Jacob Shimon played 2 quarters in goal and came up with 5 saves for DIII #2 Pomona-Pitzer
- Jack Bradbury totaled 2 goals, 3 steals and 2 drawn KOs in 3 games for DIII #4 Cal Lutheran
- Aidan Cawley recorded 3 goals, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 2 KO in 2 games for DIII #6 Occidental

- Jack Schroeder was excellent in goal with 19 saves and 2 steals in 4 quarters for Occidental
- Stevan Rasic had 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 drawn exclusion in 4 games for DIII #10 Augustana

- Tyler Leslie was consistent with 2 goals, 3 assists, 2 drawn exclusions and 1 sprint won

- Jake Fisher also made an important contribution with 1 goal, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 1 sprint won
- Adrian Tolczyk had 1 goal in 3 games for DIII Penn State Behrend
- Lazar Marsenic had 2 goals in 4 games for DIII Washington & Jefferson