THE BASICS:

- Score:
Iona – 11, MIT - 7
 
- Records: MIT (7-19), Iona (12-18)

- Location: Providence, R.I. (Katherine Moran Colman Aquatics Center)
 
- The Lead: The MIT water polo team concluded the NWPC Tournament with a sixth-place finish as the Engineers fell to Iona by a score of 11-7 on Sunday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- The Gales held a 4-1 lead at the 2:06 mark in the first before goals from junior Evan Kowal (South Pasadena, Calif.) and first-year Adam Ivatorov (Rockaway, N.Y.), who took a pass from first-year Luke Apostolides (Greenwich, Conn.) and cut the Iona lead to one.
 
- Iona scored the first three goals of the second before a score from senior Miller Geschke (Los, Altos, Calif) cut the lead to 7-4.
 
- First-year Vik Neni (Laguna Beach, Calif.) got the Engineers back to within two with his goal at 5:28, but Iona responded with a score at 4:42 to go back up three before the second of the day from Ivatorov at 1:05 sent MIT into the last eight minutes trailing by two.
 
- After Iona made it a 9-6 contest, Kowal scored to make it 9-7, but the Gales pulled away late with two more goals and held the Engineers' offense scoreless to take the win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Kowal and Ivatorov led the Engineers with two goals each in the game. Kowal also posted a team-leading three assists.
 
- MIT grabbed nine steals in the contest, led by three from Geschke.
 
- Junior Colin Weaver (Huntington Beach, Calif.) made 13 saves and grabbed three steals.

- Gesckhe was named to the NWPC All-Tournament Second Team.
 
UP NEXT:

- The Engineers will head to California for the USA Water Polo Division Championships that will be held on December 3rd and 4th. The location and match-up will be announced at a later date.
 
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