No. 1 Wagner and No. 2 Marist to Meet Again for MAAC Water Polo Championship
No. 1 Wagner College 25 | No. 4 Virginia Military Institute 2
2019 MAAC Water Polo Semifinals
McCann Natatorium | Poughkeepsie, NY
Top seeded Wagner (29-9) kept VMI (16-13) scoreless through three quarters in a 25-2 victory to advance to Sunday’s championship game. The Seahawks led 15-0 at the half and 24-0 at the end of three quarters.
Wagner Notes
• The Seahawks advance to their 14th championship game and are seeking a sixth straight MAAC Championship.
• Wagner has won 11 straight games in MAAC postseason play.
• Wagner will face Marist for the sixth consecutive year in the championship game on Sunday at 2 p.m.
• Jacqui Sjogren had six goals to lead the Seahawk’s offense.
• Malia Josephson and Kristy Donkin added four goals each. Daisy Nankervis chipped in three.
VMI Notes
• The Keydets fall to Seahawks in the semifinals for the second year in a row.
• VMI got goals from Emma Noble and McKenna Imset.
• VMI will play No. 3 Iona in Sunday’s consolation game at 12 p.m.
No. 2 Marist College 14 | No. 3 Iona College 3
2019 MAAC Water Polo Semifinals
McCann Natatorium | Poughkeepsie, NY
Second seeded Marist (22-15) kept Iona (15-17) off the scoreboard until the fourth quarter in a 14-3 win to advance to Sunday’s championship game. The Red Foxes scored the first nine goals of the contest.
Marist Notes
• Marist and Wagner will meet for the eighth time in the MAAC Championship Game on Sunday at 2 p.m.
• Marist has not lost in the semifinals since 2013.
• The Red Foxes are seeking the program’s fifth MAAC Championship and first since 2010.
• Grace Doerfler was lone Red Fox to score multiple times as 13 players accounted for the 14 goals.
• The first eight goals for the Red Foxes came from different scorers.
Iona Notes
• Jordan Van Reeken, Jillian Schultz, and Laura Rockett found the back of the net for the Gaels.
• Rockett’s goal at 6:51 of the fourth opened the scoring for Iona.
• Iona will meet VMI in Sunday’s consolation game for the second year in a row.
For more information on the 2019 Water Polo Championship, visit
maacsports.com/wp. Tickets for this weekend’s championship are available at
maacsports.com/tickets or on-site at McCann Natatorium.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.