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By Michael Randazzo, Swimming World Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

24 year-old Bora Dimitrov<\/strong>, named this summer as St. Francis Brooklyn\u2019s head coach, is the youngest head coach in NCAA varsity men\u2019s water polo, and his youthful optimism is having a positive impact on a Terrier program that last went to the NCAA Men\u2019s Water Polo Tournament in 2013.<\/p>\n

Just two years removed from leading the Terriers in scoring, it\u2019s easy to mistake Dimitrov for one of his players, some of whom are former teammates. But there\u2019s no mistaking the St. Francis squad\u2019s confidence as they seek a return to the upper ranks of East Coast polo programs.<\/p>\n

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Over the past two seasons, the Terriers have restocked a roster that by the end of 2015\u2014 Dimitrov\u2019s final season in Brooklyn Heights\u2014had been whittled down to 10. With five newcomers and 12 returning players\u2014including last year\u2019s entire starting line-up\u2014Terrier fans have good reason for optimism as their team\u2019s 2017 campaign begins this weekend at the Bruno Classic<\/a> in Providence, RI.<\/p>\n

Experienced Core with Players to Spare<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited for this season because we have 17 players\u2014two lines\u2014and we\u2019re capable of switching them to increase the dynamics of the game,\u201d Dimitrov said in a recent interview<\/a>. \u201cGuys are going to have time to rest, go back in, rest. That\u2019s the best thing about this season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Returning seven players who logged the majority of minutes last season, the Terriers are as deep and experienced as they\u2019ve been since winning back-to-back NCAA Final Four berths in 2012-13. Headlined by junior captain Nikita Prohkin,<\/strong> a member<\/a> of the Canadian team that recently finished 10th at the World University Games, St. Francis will expect offensive firepower from juniors Bogdan Kostic<\/strong>, Jonas Veazey<\/strong>, Ognjen Antanaskovic <\/strong>and sophomores Botond Kadar<\/strong>\u2014St. Francis\u2019s leading scorer last year\u2014and Will Lampkin<\/strong>. Veazey, primarily a defender, will see time this season rotating in the hole set position with freshman Zack Hahn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Nikita Prohkin. Photo Courtesy: St. Francis Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

After junior goalie Nikola Zivkovic<\/strong> was lost early last season to injury, freshman Viktor Klauzer<\/strong> stepped in and played well. St. Francis brought in freshman Finn Dorries<\/strong> from Berlin to provide competition and insurance.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo go a whole season with only one goalie, it\u2019s impossible,\u201d said the new Terrier coach. \u201cYou need two.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other newcomers of note are Ricardo Berenguer<\/strong> a Spaniard who will provide speed off the bench, and Tucker Angelo<\/strong>, <\/strong>a red-shirt senior who sat out a year after transferring from Cal Baptist. Returning players expected to step up this season are lefty Tadeu Rodrigues<\/strong> and 6-3 sophomore Luka Budak<\/strong>. All will be counted on to stabilize an offense that during matches would disappear for long stretches.<\/p>\n

Building a Winning Mentality<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last season\u2019s 13-14 campaign included a stirring 10-7 home win over eventual Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) champ Harvard followed the next day by a deflating 11-10 triple overtime loss to Brown in a game the Terriers led by three goals late in the match.<\/p>\n

Their new coach has diagnosed the problem; not enough killer instinct.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe potential is there and the guys are talented, but we lack a winning mentality,\u201d Dimitrov said. \u201cI believe you cannot stop a winner from winning because of their attitude. That what we are working on the most.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the season\u2019s opening weeks his team will also need a healthy dose of perseverance, as the Terriers play some of the country\u2019s best from both East and West.<\/p>\n

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St. Francis Brooklyn head coach Bora Dimitrov in his playing days. Photo Courtesy: Lisa T. Yen<\/p><\/div>\n

They open on September 2 against host and fellow NWPC member Brown, then face Bucknell, the defending Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference champs. The following day the Terriers match up against perennial West Coast powers Stanford and the University of the Pacific. A trip to Princeton a week later will yield a match against UCLA, winner of back-to-back NCAA championships in 2014 and 2015, and another against Bucknell. St. Francis closes out the Princeton Invitational facing the U.S. Naval Academy.<\/p>\n

These matches are all difficult, but Dimitrov\u2014who as a Terrier dropped a 15-7 decision to the Bruins in 2014\u2014is particularly taken by UCLA\u2019s mystique.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery single day we\u2019re talking about that UCLA game\u2014not to minimize, Stanford, Pacific or any other school\u2014it\u2019s just that they\u2019re UCLA,\u201d he said. \u201cAs a player, the biggest challenge was to play against the Bruins because when you come up against them, it\u2019s not going to be what you expect. They play much harder than anybody else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Early season matches may look good in the win\/loss standings, but Northeast Water Polo Conference<\/a> play is what matters most. St. Francis opens NWPC play September 27, the first of five straight matches against conference foes Brown, Harvard, Iona, MIT and Princeton.<\/p>\n

At that point it will be possible to assess the new coach\u2019s impact; if his optimism is borne out, St. Francis will be in the hunt for its fifth NCAA berth since 2005\u2014one of the best stretches in Eastern history.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are changing the culture,\u201d Dimitrov said, \u201cto organize a winning mentality this year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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