Date:Â Saturday, Oct. 15, 2017, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Cambridge, Mass.
Opponent:Â Monmouth (Ill.)
Result:Â W, 16-9
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How it Happened:Â Washington & Jefferson defeated Monmouth (Ill.) by a score of 16-9 in its final game at the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Eastern Championship tournament.
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Top Performers:Â
Nick Spehar (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) and
Troy Smith (San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos) stood out for the Presidents' offense as they both tallied five goals in the game as Spehar added an assist. Smith took 11 shots in the game and Spehar fired eight times to go along with six steals
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The Rest:Â
Dylan Gwinn (Baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph),
Ethan Moy (New York, N.Y./Math, Science, Engineering at City College) and
Ian Geister (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) each scored twice, with Moy contributing an assist, to cap the scoring for W&J.
Mac Hennessy (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) logged the win as the goalie, stopping 13 of 22 shots in the game to go along with a steal.
Tyler Francis (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley), who contributed an assist in Saturday's loss to Johns Hopkins, was named to the All-Tournament Second Team.
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What's Next:Â The Presidents will be back in action with a trio of games on Saturday, Oct. 21, from New London, Conn., against Connecticut College (11:30 a.m.), La Salle (4:30 p.m.) and Penn State Behrend (7:30 p.m.).