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

BROOKLYN, NY. It was a throwback Wednesday night at the St. Francis Brooklyn pool, as Terriers from championships past\u2014including five members of the last squad to qualify for an NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament\u2014returned to Brooklyn Heights for a marquee match-up with #11 Princeton, the East\u2019s top team.<\/p>\n

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The former St. Francis greats, along with a raucous crowd jam-packed onto the school\u2019s claustrophobic pool deck, were amply rewarded for their devotion. The host Terriers broke open a tie game with two goals early in the fourth quarter on their way to a 13-10 victory over the Tigers.<\/p>\n

With the win\u2014its seventh straight\u2014#12 St. Francis<\/a> (7-5, 5-0 NWPC) takes sole possession of first place in the Northeast Water Polo Conference<\/a> over Princeton<\/a> (13-5; 4-1 NWPC)<\/p>\n

Rookie head coach Bora Dimitrov<\/strong> was understandably excited by his team\u2019s performance in its biggest test of the young season.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur guys performed amazingly in the second half,\u201d he said immediately after the match. \u201cWhoever we\u2019re playing, our team looks at it that we just have to find a way to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

St. Francis was led by three goals apiece from Bogdan Kostic<\/strong> and Botond Kadar,<\/strong> with each delivering a spectacular goal at a critical moment. With his team nursing a one-goal lead in the fourth quarter, Kostic coiled up like a spring after an ordinary foul and delivered a six-meter blast past Tiger goalie Vojislav Mitrovic<\/strong> to double the Terrier lead.<\/p>\n

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St. Francis’s Bogdan Kostic. Photo Courtesy: St. Francis Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

Then it was Kadar\u2019s turn to shine. With three and a half minutes remaining and the visitors playing a man down, the sophomore from Hungary netted a leaning three-meter shot that eluded a screened Mitrovic, giving the Terriers an insurmountable three-goal advantage.<\/p>\n

For Princeton head coach Luis Nicolao<\/strong>, the trip to Brooklyn to face St. Francis in a shallow\/deep pool was memorable for all the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a tough environment to play in, and we didn\u2019t make some chances early on,\u201d said Nicolao. \u201cWe gave up five goals in the first quarter and it was a battle from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe played well in the second half but just couldn\u2019t finish shots,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Cramped quarters in Brooklyn Heights. Photo Courtesy: James Chang<\/p><\/div>\n

The Tigers were led by Jordan Colina\u2019<\/strong>s game-high four goals and three from Sean Duncan<\/strong>, all of which came in the first period, an offensive explosion of five goals from each side. Predictably, the rival coaches reacted differently to the game\u2019s opening minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first quarter was brilliant,\u201d said Dimitrov. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve seen such good water polo. Ten goals scored in one quarter. That doesn\u2019t happen too often.\u201d<\/p>\n

The visitors were initially able to exploit the Terriers lack of size, with Duncan dominating in the whole set. At the other end, host St. Francis took advantage of their pool\u2019s shallowness to rifle in five shots against a defenseless Mitrovic. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDefense is all about effort,\u201d said an exasperated Nicolao. \u201cIn that first quarter we gave up three goals because of a lack of effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second period presented a clear contrast to the first, as the Terriers double-teamed Duncan, limiting his scoring opportunities. The goalies also found their footing, with Mitrovic (10 saves) and Finn Doerries<\/strong> of St. Francis trading impressive saves. Doerries yielded a goal to Princeton\u2019s Matt Payne<\/strong> while Mitrovic surrendered scores to Boris Posavec<\/strong> and Alexander Teplitsky<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Doerries, a freshman from Germany, finished with 16 saves, frustrating the Tigers and Payne in particular. Princeton\u2019s #3 scorer was limited to a lone goal and\u2014following his third exclusion midway through the third period\u2014was done early for the evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinn played brilliantly tonight,\u201d his coach said. \u201cHe\u2019s determined to push this season to success.\u201d<\/p>\n

He has so far, backing St. Francis to five wins during its current streak. With his team in contention for an NCAA berth for the first time in four years, Dimitrov emphasized that winning is solely the result of his players\u2019 effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not me, it\u2019s the guys,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m making sure they\u2019re physically and mentally there. When the game comes on it\u2019s all them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Postgame w\/Bora Dimitrov. Photo Courtesy: James Chang<\/p><\/div>\n

In the pivotal fourth, the Tigers, who earlier in the day beat Iona 12-6 in New Rochelle, appeared to run out of the gas. The well-rested Terriers, who hadn\u2019t played since a 13-11 win over Harvard more than a week ago, scored the quarter’s first three goals to take an 11-8 lead, then withstood late goals by Logan MacDonell <\/strong>and Colina to equal last season\u2019s conference win total.<\/p>\n

A key observer, who over the past decade has helped direct the Terriers\u2019 rise to national prominence, was on hand to complement their current success.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really proud of our men, our coaches and our fans who always come out to support us,\u201d said Irma Garcia<\/strong>, who as the St. Francis Brooklyn Athletic Director since 2007 has seen the program earn NCAA Final Four berths in 2010, 2012 and 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always a great match any time we play Princeton,\u201d she added. \u201cCredit them for keeping us on our toes\u2014tippy-toes in the shallow end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite a disappointing setback, the Tigers\u2019 coach knows there\u2019s plent of polo left to play, including the Harvard Invitational this weekend in Cambridge and a rematch between the two teams November 4 in Princeton\u2019s spacious DeNunzio Pool.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s October,\u201d Nicolao said. \u201cWe\u2019ll be alright.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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