EMMITSBURG, Md. (October 24, 2025) – Mount St. Mary's men's water polo defeated Iona by a score of 15-10 in their first home game of the year. With the win, the Mountaineers move to 8-17 on the year, continuing to improve upon their record from last year.
The Gaels opened up a 2-0 lead to start before a goal from
Chrysostomos Valavanis came in from the hole set to get the Mountaineers on the board. The Mount found themselves down 4-3 with four minutes left on the clock before
William Matthews goal opened the flood gates for the Mountaineers, heading into the first intermission up 6-4.
Goals for the Mountaineers continued in the second quarter, as
Nate Valentine found net while
Alexandros Belesis notched a hat trick in quarter, recording his 300
th career goal for the Mount in the process. Belesis found the net in the third quarter again while scoring the Mount's only goal of the third, holding the Gaels to a 1-1 tie in the third and heading into the final intermission up 11-6.
Matthews recorded third goal of the game to start the final quarter while Belesis,
Ioannis Skliras, and
Ayden Hess all found the net in a 4-4 tied fourth quarter, rounding out a resounding win.
Along with scoring his 300
th career goal, Belesis added five more goals to his season tally against Iona while Skliras and Matthews recorded hattricks. Valentine recorded a brace in the pool while Valavanis and Hess recorded solo scores.
Aaron Tarr recorded four assists while drawing two exclusions. And in goal,
Sherif Hosni recorded 13 saves while providing an assist from deep.
Mount St. Mary's 15, Iona 10
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mount St. Mary's 6 4 1 4 15
Iona 4 1 1 4 10
Goals: Belesis 5, Skliras 3, Matthews 3, Valentine 2, Valavanis 1, Hess 1
Saves: Hosni 13
UP NEXT
The Mountaineers return to ARCC Swimming Pool tomorrow, October 25, for their first Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference game of the year against George Washington at 5:00 p.m.
