By Rachel Elbert
Cardinal Staff
In its eighth year, the competition is pretty even in Heartland Division III water polo. Saint Mary’s University’s team is hoping to move up in Heartland rankings this year.
Read more... Last year, the team ranked fifth of six teams. With Monmouth joining the division this year, Saint Mary’s hopes to end the season in third or fourth place of seven teams. With the rise in players and talent, this goal is within reach.
Saint Mary’s welcomes new players this year, bringing up the roster to thirteen players compared to last year’s eight. Captain Brian Joyce, entering his fourth year on the team, welcomes anyone interested to jump into a practice. The team practices Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8-9:30 p.m. Joyce also plans on coaching the team first semester of next year.
Though the majority of players are swimmers, you do not need to be a swimmer to participate. Freshman Jason Wilk was encouraged to join because “it’s fun and a good work out for other sports.” Junior Eric Hills said, “When I transferred here I thought I’d try it out. It sounded like fun, and I was going to swim here, so I thought it’d be a good way to get into shape.”
With hopes of climbing in rankings, Saint Mary’s was off to a rocky start the weekend of Sept. 29 at Monmouth, only having one win against Carleton in the four games. The championship tournament will be held at Saint Mary’s this year during the weekend of Oct. 20-21. Be sure to come out and support the Cardinals!
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