BALTIMORE, Md. (September 27, 2025) – Mount St. Mary's men's water polo lost their matches against Navy, George Washington, and Johns Hopkins on Saturday and Sunday in Annapolis, D.C., and Baltimore respectively. With the losses, the Mountaineers fall to 6-11 on the cusp of their appearances at the Gary Troyer Tournament in California this week.
 
Against Navy, the Mount took a 5-2 deficit in the first quarter, with goals from Aaron Tarr and Ioannis Skliras. Navy won the second quarter 7-3 followed by a 4-4 tie in the fourth thanks to goals from Jack Fox and William Matthews while Alexandros Belesis scored two. Navy scored five goals in the fourth to the Mount's two goals, rounding out a 22-12 loss.
 
Nikolaos Agritelis, Belesis, Tarr, and Matthews all contributed to the game with a pair of goals while Maxwell Economy, Ayden Hess, Fox and Skliras scored one a piece. Sherif Hosni recorded nine saves against the Mids while providing an assist from goal.
 
In D.C. against George Washington, the Mountaineers played out to a close 4-3 quarter loss. The Revolutionaries recorded a 5-1 quarter win in the second followed by 5-4 third quarter win. The Revolutionaries and the Mountaineers played out to a 5-5 fourth quarter tie, rounding out a 19-13 defeat.
 
Belesis got back to his scoring ways against GW, putting five past the defense. Chrysostomos Valavanis contributed with four goals against the Revolutionaries, reaching the 200 career-goal mark. Aidan Zieger, Agritelis, Hess, and Tarr all contributed with a goal in the Nation's Capital. Hosni made six saves, completed one steal, and drew one exclusion in the second game.
 
The first quarter against D3 No. 3 Johns Hopkins in Baltimore ended 6-4 in favor of the Blue Jays. Johns Hopkins drew quarter wins in the second and third, outscoring the Mount 5-3 and 7-3 respectively. The Mountaineer offense attempted to mount a comeback in the fourth, scoring nine while only conceding three goals, but the early deficit stunted their efforts, losing 21-19.
 
Belesis added six goals to the score sheet while fellow Greeks Valavanis and Skliras added four and three goals respectively. Agritelis added a pair of goals while Wes Reising, Fox, Hess, and Matthews added solo contributions. Hosni made 12 saves in goal against the Blue Jays.
 
 
UP NEXT
 
The Mountaineers head west this week for their tour of California and their appearances at the Gary Troyer Tournament. Two warm-up matches against Cuesta (exhibition) and Concordia University, Irvine are scheduled for Thursday, October 2 while games at the tournament begin on October 3. On Friday, the Mountaineers face off against Cal State Fullerton and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps while on Saturday, October 4, play resumes against Fresno Pacific and California Baptist.