Records Fall in 2004 as Water Polo Players Excel
Nick McGrady (Carnegie/Chartiers Valley), the lone senior on the men's water polo team, currently holds the career record for saves with 593 and is trying to surpass his single season record for saves of 245. This season, McGrady has 149. An average of about 15 saves per game for the remainder of the season would enable McGrady to break his own record. McGrady also holds the career save percentage record with an impressive 42.8% and holds the single game save record with 23 goals, which was set this year against Gannon University.
In addition to Nick McGrady's record, Sophomore Justin Ryder (Chesterfield, MO/Parkway Central) has broken the record for career goals with 58 despite missing 11 games this year with a concussion. The previous record of 53 goals was set by Mark Ostrzeniec and Carl Ward.
Also freshman Anthony Spoto (Birmingham, MI/Seaholm) has averaged three goals per game, earning him the opportunity to be two goals away from tying the single season goal record of 53. Spoto has also broken the career drawn penalty shot record with five drawn. Junior Steve Schleicher's (Erie/McDowell) 39 career assists has broken Dario Kis's record of 35.