Despite some pipe damage at DeNunzio Pool earlier in the week that kept the men’s water polo team from regular training, the No. 14 Tigers showed their strength in a three-game weekend against George Washington, Fordham and Iona. A 12-8 win against George Washington on Friday night allowed the Tigers to clinch their second CWPA Southern Division regular season title in three years with a 6-2 record.
Muhammad Ali once said, “I never thought of losing, but now that it’s happened, the only thing is to do it right ... We all have to take defeats in life.” Despite the fight against Johns Hopkins (9-4) on Friday, the No. 13 men’s water polo team suffered their first loss of the season.
While the majority of Princeton students were jamming to Far East Movement, White Panda and The MashMaticians, the No. 14 men’s water polo team took to the road, traveling to Annapolis, Md., to compete against Iona, Connecticut College and Fordham. After opening their season with five consecutive wins at home, one of which was their opponent again this past weekend, the Tigers throttled their competition and jumped to 8-0 early in the season.
After an impressive opening weekend of competition, including five straight wins against No. 13 Santa Clara, Fordham, Harvard, Brown and MIT, freshman center Kayj Shannon of the men’s water polo team earned honors in his first week by being named the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Southern Division Player and Rookie of the Week. Shannon led the Tiger attack with a team-best 12 goals in five games and will be a key part of the Tigers’ season.
