WASHINGTON, Pa. — La Salle University won both ways as Explorers’ goalie Owain Llewellyn threw a cross-pool buzzer beater to complete a come from behind win against Salem International University in a 15-14 win and went the distance against Monmouth College in a 21-16 victory at Washington & Jefferson College’s Henry Memorial Natatorium on the final day of a Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC)-West Region weekend.
The victories improve La Salle to 3-1 on the year as the second-year varsity program is tied with Gannon University (3-0) and Mercyhurst University (3-0) for the division lead.
Squaring off with Salem International, Llewellyn played hero by drilling a “Hail Mary” shot from across the pool to complete a come-from-behind victory as the final buzzer sounded. It marked the second goal in 11 seconds for La Salle as the team tied the game at 14-all with 11 seconds to go in the fourth quarter of action.
Freshman Daniel Domotor led the team in goals with five scores, while classmate Cole Strohson tossed in a trio. Joey DeFusco, Jeff Brady and Pat Dougherty each had two.
On defense, Dougherty also added four kickouts drawn to accompany a solid performance by Derek DeFusco against SIU’s center.
La Salle closed out the weekend by downing Monmouth via a five-goal difference.
Monmouth kept the game tight through the first three quarters of play, but Brady took matters into his own hands and scored a school-record nine goals to make the difference. He also added three assists, two ejections drawn, two steals and a blocked shot to nearly single-handily make the difference.
Dougherty scored four times with three ejections drawn and two steals, while Derek DeFusco posted three goals, four assists and a pair of field blocks.
Domotor scored three of his own with two assists a team-high five steals, while Cole Strohson and Trevin Zweifel each swished single strikes.
Llewllyn made nine saves with Cameron Schiable tallying four stops as the duo split time.
Information courtesy La Salle University Athletics Communications
