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Andrew Miller
Nick Natalie - Iona Athletics

Men's Water Polo Jack Breslin / Garrett Murray - Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Iona Men's Water Polo Wins At Home Over LIU

Box Score NEW ROCHELLE –  Up by five goals at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Iona men's water polo team held off a Long Island University rally in the closing three minutes for its seventh season and third Northeast Water Polo Conference win tonight at Hynes Pool. Senior co-captain Trippe Bauman led the Maroon and Gold with four goals on five shots, while senior co-captain Andrew Miller and junior Luksa Vlasic had three scores each. Senior James DiSalle, junior Luka Nastic and sophomore Rastko Jevdjovic added one goal apiece. The Gaels scored 13 goals on 31 shots on seven assists with three by Jevdjovic. Scanlon won three of four swim offs.

In goal, senior Diego Gomez had saves on nine Sharks shots, made three steals and had seven goals against. In goal, senior Aleksandar Slavkovic had three saves on 12 Sharks shots, and had four goals against. On defense, the Gaels made 22 steals with four each by Miller and Jevdjovic,  Vlasic blocked one LIU shot. Iona drew 13 LIU kick-outs with five by Miller, including two five-meter penalties, while being ejected eight times, including one five-meter penalties. A fourth-quarter confrontation resulted in Gomez and a LIU player being disqualified. The Gaels turned the ball over 19 times. Iona scored on two of 11 man-up chances, while LIU scored two on eight man-up chances.

Long Island scored first, the followed with another unanswered goal for 2-0 lead with 4:20 left in the opening period.  Bauman got the Gaels on the board 26 seconds later to cut the visitors edge to one 2-1. With 1:04 remaining Vlasic knotted the match at two all going into the second period. With 1:17 gone in the second period, Vlasic's second score continued a 3-0 Gaels run to put Iona up one 3-2, but a LIU five-meter penalty goal re-tied the match at three each only 22 seconds later. The Sharks retook a one-goal 4-3 edge until Miller tied the score for the third time 4-4 with 3:53 remaining. LIU answered just 21 seconds later, then Nastic found the back of the net for a five-all tie with 2:32 left.  Fueling a 3-0 streak, two Gaels goals from Vlasic on a five-meter penalty and DiSalle gave the home squad a two-score 7-5 halftime advantage with 18 seconds left to intermission.

Iona outscored LIU 3-1 in the third quarter. Bauman's five-meter penalty shot with 2:01 gone in the third period gave the Gaels a three-goal 8-5 edge, followed by Jevdjovic as Iona built a 9-5 advantage at the 4:28 mark. Miller's second goal sustained a 6-0 Iona run as Iona led by five 10-5 with 3:53 left. The Sharks ended the Gaels streak with 43 ticks left to slice the home edge back to four 10-6 going into the final period. 

Bauman needed only 27 seconds into the final quarter to give Iona a five-goal 11-6, but LIU answered 34 seconds later to get within four 11-7 with 6:59 on the clock. Another unanswered Sharks score cut the Gaels lead back to three 11-8 with 5:32 remaining. Miller's third goal restored a four-score 12-8 Iona with 3:45 to go. With Vlasic in goal, LIU scored two straight goals, including a five-meter penalty shot, within 14 seconds to cut Iona's edge to two 12-10 with three minutes left.  After a Sharks goal with 1:17 to go, Bauman's fourth goal with one tick left sealed the 13-11 win.  

On Saturday, the Gaels host Princeton University at 8 p.m. at Hynes Pool.
 
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Players Mentioned

Trippe Bauman

#7 Trippe Bauman

UT
5' 9"
Senior
James DiSalle

#19 James DiSalle

C
6' 0"
Senior
Diego Gomez

#1A Diego Gomez

G
6' 0"
Senior
Rastko Jevdjovic

#23 Rastko Jevdjovic

C/CD
6' 3"
Sophomore
Andrew Miller

#12 Andrew Miller

UT
6' 3"
Senior
Luka Nastic

#10 Luka Nastic

DR
6' 1"
Junior
Aleksandar Slavkovic

#1 Aleksandar Slavkovic

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Luksa Vlasic

#9 Luksa Vlasic

UT
6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Trippe Bauman

#7 Trippe Bauman

5' 9"
Senior
UT
James DiSalle

#19 James DiSalle

6' 0"
Senior
C
Diego Gomez

#1A Diego Gomez

6' 0"
Senior
G
Rastko Jevdjovic

#23 Rastko Jevdjovic

6' 3"
Sophomore
C/CD
Andrew Miller

#12 Andrew Miller

6' 3"
Senior
UT
Luka Nastic

#10 Luka Nastic

6' 1"
Junior
DR
Aleksandar Slavkovic

#1 Aleksandar Slavkovic

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Luksa Vlasic

#9 Luksa Vlasic

6' 2"
Junior
UT