GENEVA, Ohio – For the second time in three years the Gannon men’s water polo team captured third place at the WWPA Men’s Championship. One day after dropping an 11-9 decision to Biola in the semifinals the Golden Knights started fast and held off Fresno Pacific for a 17-12 win. Gannon hosted the 2025 WWPA Men’s Championship at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

Head coach Zarko Sadikovic‘s team, the No. 1 seed from the East Region, struggled on the attack on Saturday but they came out fast against No. 3W Fresno Pacific. The Sunbirds scored the opening goal of the match two-and-a-half minutes in but Gannon ran off the next four goals and never led by fewer than two goals after leading 4-2 after one period. They expanded the advantage to 8-4 at the half and held a 12-6 lead after three periods.

Gannon finishes its third year in the WWPA with a third-place finish in 2023 and fourth place a year ago.

 

THREE GOLDEN KNIGHTS NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Three Golden Knights earned spots on the All-Tournament Team. Bator Mohacsi (Budapest, Hungary/) and Dillon Shaw (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) earned first team honors while Rajmund Farsang (Eger, Hungary/) landed on the second team.

 

MOHACSI EXCELS AGAIN IN GOAL

Mohacsi turned in another outstanding effort in goal, particularly over the first three periods when Gannon took a 12-6 lead. A sophomore, the native of Hungary finished with 12 saves and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team.

 

FARSANG, LIANTZIRIS COMBINE FOR NINE GOALS

The sophomore tandem of Rajmund Farsang (Eger, Hungary/) and Nikiforos Liantziris (Athens, Greece/) combined for nine goals. Farsang led the Golden Knights with five goals and three assists for eight points while Liantziris added five points on four goals and an assist.

 

KOTSKAR WRAPS UP BRILLIANT CAREER

Alexandros Kotskar (Voula, Greece/Athinaiki Agogh) concluded his brilliant career on Sunday with two goals and an assist. The senior from Greece will depart as Gannon’s career leader in goals (322) and points (427).

 

2025 WWPA MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Concordia 9, Biola 5

THIRD PLACE GAME – GANNON 17, Biola 12

FIFTH PLACE GAME — Salem 14, McKendree 13

 

2025 WWPA MEN’S ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

First Team

Pablo de Souza, Concordia — MVP

Adam LaVoy, Biola

Joshua Dachuenhausen, Biola

Dimitris Koritsas, Concordia

Hugo Wouters, Concordia

Forrest Gray, Fresno Pacific

Bator Mohacsi (Budapest, Hungary/), Gannon

Dillon Shaw (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline), Gannon

 

Second Team

Gavin McKenzie, Biola

Harry Bentham, Concordia

Chase Hammes, Fresno Pacific

Rajmund Farsang (Eger, Hungary/), Gannon

Yannick Robertson, McKendree

Nander Voros, Salem