GVSU Falls Just Short Last Weekend

GVSU Men’s Water Polo kicked off the 2007 season at Michigan State University this past weekend.

On Saturday, they faced off against the University of Michigan, Toronto, and Michigan Masters.  The Lakers defeated the University of Michigan 8-4, with goals scored by Matt Leskovar (3), Marc Wagner (2), Zach Heathman (2), and Chris Posthumus (1).  Sophomore Goalkeeper Peter Huyser had 11 saves.  The second game pitted the Lakers against a team from Toronto, with the Lakers again coming out on top by a score of 10-5.  Goals for this game were by Posthumus (4), Leskovar (2), Andrew Ornee (2), Wagner (1), Heathman (1).  Huyser made 7 saves in this contest.  The final game on Saturday finished 10-4 in favor of GVSU.  Leskovar (3), Wagner (2), Josh Ensing (1), Nenad Ciric (1), Ornee (1), Derek Zokoe (1), and Neil Travers (1) were the goal scorers.  Huyser made 9 saves and contributed an assist as well.

The finals on Sunday brought the last two National Champions together in MSU and GVSU.  The Laker team could not handle the pressure the Spartans brought to the game, committing 20 turnovers.  The Lakers lost 7-12 versus Michigan State.  Leskovar had 5 goals and Ciric added 2, while Huyser made 11 saves.

The team travels to Purdue this weekend to take part in the Boilermaker Invite.

BOILERMAKER INVITE
SEPTEMBER 22-23

Bracket A                    Bracket B                    Bracket C
Purdue                         GVSU                         Indiana
Iowa                            Wisconsin                    Illinois
Illinois state                  Dayton                         Purdue “B”

Saturday          White Caps                 Dark Caps
9:00am             Purdue                         Illinois State
10:00               GVSU                         Dayton
11:00               Indiana                        Purdue “B”
12:00pm          Purdue                         Iowa
1:00                 GVSU                         Wisconsin
2:00                 Indiana                         Illinois
3:00                 Iowa                            Illinois State
4:00                 Wisconsin                    Dayton
5:00                 Illinois                         Purdue “B”
6:00                               BREAK
7:00                 A1                               C1
8:00                 A2                               C2
9:00                 A3                               C3

Sunday            White Caps                 Dark Caps
9:00am            B1                               C1
10:00               B2                               C2
11:00               B3                               C3
12:00pm          A1                               B1
1:00                 A2                               B2
2:00                 A3                               C3