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Last season Harvard could not be faulted for making NCAA plans in advance of their Northeast Water Polo Conference final against Ivy rival Princeton. The Tigers were losers to the Crimson in a bruising<\/a> 2017 title match, a loss that ensured the exit of long-time Princeton coach Luis Nicolao<\/strong>. With a rookie head coach and missing Sean Duncan<\/strong>, the East\u2019s best hole set, the Tigers and Dustin Litvak<\/strong> were a decided underdog against the defending two-time NWPC champions.<\/p>\n

But the 2018 conference final didn\u2019t play to script; Princeton, fielding a rookie goalie and getting a hat-trick from an unheralded player, stunned the Crimson 12-10 to win the NWPC title and advance to NCAAs for the first time since 2015.<\/p>\n

A new year presents new opportunities for all six conference foes. Princeton, Harvard and Brown will battle it out for conference supremacy; St. Francis will look to slip into the title picture; MIT\u2013with new head coach Austin Ringheim<\/strong>\u2014and Iona will look to upset the expected order of NWPC play.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note: Rankings in parentheses indicate <\/em>results<\/em><\/a> of the 2019 Collegiate Water Polo Association\u2019s Preseason Poll<\/em><\/p>\n

\"princeton-tiger-logo\"To have a freshman coach from the other coast win a title in his first year was an exceptional feat\u2014but Litvak proved to be an astute hire<\/a> for Princeton<\/strong><\/a> (#12). With a background steeped in the winning SoCal polo culture, and an apprenticeship under UCLA\u2019s Adam Wright<\/strong>, Litvak played last season brilliantly, despite Duncan, perhaps the NWPC most potent offensive weapon, lost to injury.<\/p>\n

Betting on a trio of freshmen\u2014goalie Billy Motherway<\/strong> (196 saves), Keller Maloney<\/strong> (35 goals, 45 assists) and Wyatt Benson<\/strong> (31 goals) paid off handsomely for Tigers’ new coach. That and the emergence of Casey Conrad<\/strong> (28 goals; hat trick in NWPC final), who as a freshman in 2017 had 10 goals in limited playing time.<\/p>\n

For his first recruiting class Litvak has brought in 8 freshmen, including Pierce Maloney<\/strong>\u2014brother of Keller\u2014and Ryan Neapole<\/strong>, both of perennial SoCal power Harvard-Westlake, Alex Roose<\/strong>, a 6-2 attacker from California\u2019s Bay Area and Antonio Knez<\/strong>, a goalie from Croatia that has played for VK Jug, one of Europe\u2019s top professional clubs.<\/p>\n

All will need to contribute early and often; lost to graduation are all-time Tiger great Matt Payne<\/strong> (77 goals, 45 assists; 244 goals for his career), Ryan Wilson<\/strong> (31 goals; team-high 48 assists) and Michael Swart<\/strong> (27 goals). Maloney, Alec Mendelsohn<\/strong> (41 goals) Benson and Conrad all return, as does Duncan, who prior to double hip surgery was the best hole set on the East Coast, racking up 116 goals his first two seasons.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no guarantee that Duncan will be ready for the rigors of polo\u2014or that the Tigers can again beat out a talented Harvard squad\u2014but in one year Litvak has shown that he puts his team, and his players, in position to win.<\/p>\n

Key Match Up:<\/strong> Harvard, Saturday, October 5, Princeton, NJ<\/p>\n

\"harvard_universitycrimson\"In one of the biggest polo upsets in years\u2014and certainly the most memorable for the East\u2014last September Harvard<\/strong><\/a> (#11) stunned then #3-ranked Cal in overtime\u2014the first time the Crimson had beaten a team ranked so high. Head Coach Ted Minnis\u2019<\/strong> team cruised to a third-straight conference final, with hopes of yet another trip to the NCAA men\u2019s tournament. The finals loss to Princeton shook up the hierarchy that Minnis\u2014with superb recruits culled from the cream of the California polo crop\u2014had established the previous two years.<\/p>\n

The Crimson will be back with a vengeance in 2019. This fall, Minnis has brought in five blue-chip recruits, headlined by Alex Bucur<\/strong> of Harvard-Westlake and two players from Buchanan High School in the Bay Area; center Kaleb Archer<\/strong> and defender Gabe Putnam<\/strong>. They will pair up with a trio of exceptional offensive players: Dennis Blyashov<\/strong> (81 goals; 37 assists); Austin Sechrest<\/strong> (66 goals) and Charlie Owens<\/strong> (57 goals) to provide Minnis\u2019 squad impressive firepower.<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s any questions about Harvard, it\u2019s in goal. Sophomore Noah Hodge<\/strong> had an impressive rookie campaign (146 saves) for the Crimson but in the head-to-head battle with Princeton\u2019s Motherway, the Tigers got the better of Hodge when it counted most. Both teams are evenly matched and Hodge\u2014named All-NWPC First Team over his Princeton rival\u2014had a spectacular freshman season until the NWPC final.<\/p>\n

Key Match-Up:<\/strong> UC San Diego, Saturday, September 14, Princeton, NJ<\/p>\n

\"brown\"Since winning the East in 2014\u2014the program\u2019s first NCAA berth in almost 30 years\u2014Brown<\/strong><\/a> (#20) has been an also ran to its Ivy rivals, finishing 4th, 2nd, 3rd, and then 4th last year. Head Coach Felix Mercado<\/strong> hopes to change the Bears\u2019 fortunes by bringing in four California freshmen\u2014Cole Atwel<\/strong> of La Jolla High School, Leo Berkman <\/strong>of Miramonte, Nick Berry<\/strong> of Sir Francis Drake and Maxwell Patterson<\/strong> of The Menlo School\u2014to augment a deep roster.<\/p>\n

Returning for 2019 are Armen Deirmenjian<\/strong> (46 goals, 38 assists, 46 steals), Hudson Rawlings<\/strong> (38 goals, 33 assists), Aidan Reilly<\/strong> (34 goals, 31 assists) and James Thygesen<\/strong> (39 goals, 30 assists). In goal, Mercado can choose from junior Riad Hallal<\/strong> (158 saves) and sophomore Ugo Piovan<\/strong> (177); either of these players will need to be difference makers against potent offenses at Harvard, Princeton and St. Francis.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll have to compensate for graduation losses that include Travis Bouscaren<\/strong> (team-high 58 goals) and Spencer Carroll<\/strong> (28 goals, team-high 44 assists).<\/p>\n

Key Match-Up: <\/strong>St. Francis Brooklyn, Saturday, October 5, Brooklyn, NY<\/p>\n

\"StFrancisBrooklynTerriers\"In the past three seasons, St. Francis Brooklyn<\/strong><\/a> (#RV) has opened its season 1-5, 0-5 and 0-8. These slow starts have dragged down what has typically been a strong squad of foreign players that is often among the East\u2019s best. For 2019, the Terriers will field yet another deep line-up, with 13 returning players and an influx of newcomers that Head Coach Bora Dimitrov<\/strong> hopes will get SFC off to a fast start.<\/p>\n

Entering his final season in Brooklyn Heights is Will Lapkin<\/strong>, who last season delivered a team-high 46 goals and is one of the most versatile players to ever don St. Francis\u2019 navy and crimson. Additional offense will need to come from returners Cody Alexander-Jones<\/strong> (15 goals), Matheus Santos<\/strong> (18 goals) and Boris Posavec<\/strong> (16 goals) as well as crop of newcomers from around the world, headlined by lefty Ivan Stefanovic<\/strong>, a transfer from West Valley College, William Simpson<\/strong> from New Zealand, Vladimir Mickic<\/strong> from Serbia and Adrian Mena<\/strong> from Hialeah, Florida.<\/p>\n

[Will Lapkin, Magician with the Water Polo Ball<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

Dimitrov will need all the scoring he can find, having graduated Botond Kadar<\/strong> (25 goals, 18 assists), Bogdan Kostic<\/strong> (30 goals) and Nikita Prohkin<\/strong> (22 goals). He’ll have to deal with the disappointment of Djorde Stanic<\/strong> (40 goals) transferring to Pacific. The massive Stanic was one of the most impressive newcomers in the East; he will be missed by a Terrier team that has not advance to a Northeast Water Polo Conference final since winning back-to-back Eastern titles in 2012 and 2013<\/p>\n

The goalie situation is solid for SFC, with Benedek Molnar<\/strong> (163 saves) and Viktor Klauzer<\/strong> (47 saves) providing an experienced combination. If the Terriers can get a bit of early momentum and find a way to blunt Harvard, who have won four straight over the boys from Brooklyn, St. Francis should be in the mix for a NWPC title at season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

Key Match-Up:<\/strong> Cal Baptist, Saturday, September 7, Providence, RI<\/p>\n

\"MIT_logo\"With their third coach in three years, MIT<\/strong><\/a> seniors Clyde Huibregtse<\/strong>, Hayden Niederreiter<\/strong>, Pat Stefanou<\/strong> and Ward Weldon<\/strong> would not be faulted for throwing down their calculators and asking: \u201cWho\u2019s next?\u201d<\/p>\n

Luckily, the Engineers will have the benefit of new head coach Austin Ringheim\u2019s experience and enthusiasm to guide them in this new season. That, and the dynamic offense provided by Miller Geschke<\/strong> (58 goals, 28 assists). Throw in 39 goals by Huibregtse, 31 from junior Evan Kim<\/strong>, 30 from sophomore Kyle Sandell<\/strong>, and a break-out season for Niederreiter in the Engineer cage (150 saves), and Ringheim has a solid core to work with against the best of the Northeast.<\/p>\n

[On The Record with Austin Ringheim, MIT Water Polo New Head Coach<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Engineers return all but four players from 2018, when they were competitive in the NWPC despite winning only two of ten matches. The biggest loss to graduation was Lucas Novak<\/strong> (4 goals, 2 assists); the Engineers return 251 goals of 259 scored in 2018. Will this be enough to get them past tough Northeastern competition? That may be up to goalies Niederreiter and Conrad Oakes<\/strong> as well a top recruit, Sawyer Koetters<\/strong> from Santa Monica High School. And, Ringheim; if he gives his players more than a year of his time, there\u2019s a chance that in the next few seasons the Engineers will be a team on the rise.<\/p>\n

Key Match-Up:<\/strong> Iona, Saturday, October 5, New Rochelle, NY<\/p>\n

\"Iona\"After a 2018 season that saw his team go winless (0-10) in conference play, Iona<\/strong><\/a> Head Coach Brian Kelly<\/strong> has gone on the offensive. With six freshmen\u2014almost a third of his roster of 17\u2014Kelly is banking on his prospects including Phillip Richman<\/strong> from The Bishop\u2019s School in San Diego, goalie Kyle Laufenberg<\/strong> from Greenwich High School and Lester Machado<\/strong> from Hialeah High School in Florida.<\/p>\n

They will ideally mesh with junior Patrick Hudak<\/strong> (65 goals), senior Quinn Lloyd<\/strong> (55 goals, 29 assists) as well as sophomore German Rodriguez<\/strong> (35 goals, 24 assists) as the Gaels return four of their top five scorers from 2018. The newcomers will have to help compensate for the loss of Andrew Brozovic<\/strong> (40 goals, 14 assists) to graduation.<\/p>\n

Kelly also addressed his team\u2019s biggest deficit; he pulled Jorge Andres Torres<\/strong> (328 goals allowed in 2018) from the Iona cage and will look to sophomore Michael Banks<\/strong> (116 saves) and Laufenberg to stem the flow of scores that resulted in a whopping 433 goals against last season\u2014and a goal differential of -134.<\/p>\n

Key Match-Up<\/strong>: Ottawa, Sunday, October 27, Santa Clara, CA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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