Terrier Volume 77, Number 1 - Spring 2013 | Page 20

Water Polo GPA Second Best

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program best third-place finish at the NCAA Final Four wasn’t enough for this year’s Men’s
Water Polo squad. They also earned the second-highest team grade point average in the
country with a 3.520 mark. SFC was second only to California Institute of Technology
(3.570) and outclassed academic powers such as Stanford, Harvard, and Brown. ●
Bosko Stankovic ’14,
Luka Vukomanovic ’14, Cole
Hamre ’16, David Lonnberg ’15,
Igor Mladenovic ’14, Matthew
Varela ’16, Jacob Barashick ’16,
Liam Veazey ’16, Guram Nozadze
’13, Tyler Perkins ’14, Balint Toth
’15. F R O N T R O W : Head Coach Igor
Samardzija, Assistant Athletic
Director Carl Quigley ’75, Vuk
Vujosevic ’15, Luka Raic ’15,
Marko Dzigurski ’14, Marko Gencic
’15, Aleksandar Jakovljevic ’16,
Coach Srdjan Mihaljevic ’01.

BACK ROW:

Back in the Water, SFC Alumni Unite for Water
Polo Tournament

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group of
St. Francis
College alumni
competed in the
first-ever College
Alumni Water Polo
Tournament Feb. 23
and 24 in Naples, FL.
The event, sponsored
by USA Water Polo, brought out some of the best Terriers of the past 40 years: Peter Felvegi ’03,
Serge Vaculeac ’03, Nick Gaffey ’05 (event organizer), Thomas Pellinger ’74, Paul Koren,
Paloma Szivos ’12, Joe McManus ’96, Thomas Lynch, Mark Ferro ’83, Alexandar Pantic ’12,
and Carl Quigley ’75.
“It was a great chance to see some old faces and play the sport we love,” said Quigley.
“There have been a lot of good natured emails going around and everyone really enjoyed
the event. We hope that it will develop into an annual event.” Teams representing UMass,
Bucknell, Cal-Santa Barbara, Florida State, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida, and Richmond also
participated in the tournament. ●

Kelly Nicosia First Terrier Bowler in Program History
Named to NEC All-Tournament Team

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reshman bowler Kelly Nicosia ’16 was named to the 2013
Northeast Conference All-Tournament team at the conclusion of
the 2013 Northeast Conference Bowling Championship. Nicosia
is the first Terrier bowler in the program’s history to earn the honor.
“Kelly is our diamond in the rough,” commented Head Coach Dawn
Gugliaro. “She worked very hard this year and continued to improve
every week. I’m looking forward to seeing her on the lanes more
consistently next season.”
Nicosia wasn’t in the starting rotation for the NEC Tournament tilt,
but the New Jersey-born freshman certainly made her mark. Nicosia
came off the bench for Game 4 of the Terriers’ tussle with Kutztown,
sliding right into the lineup’s leadoff position. She remained in the
rotation for St. Francis’ entire 4-0 sweep of LIU Brooklyn and the
Kelly Nicosia ’16.
season-ending setback to Sacred Heart. Her 20.26 baker frame
average was the highest of any individual who bowled at least 25 frames. The Brick, NJ native
filled 23 of 27 frames bowled on the weekend. The rookie righty struck 14 times in 28 chances. ●
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Men’s Water Polo:
Best Finish Ever at
Final Four

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he third time was the charm for the
St. Francis College Men’s Water Polo
team. After two previous trips to the
NCAA Final Four in 2005 and 2010, the men
captured their first victory at the event with
a 14-8 victory over Air Force in the consolation
game. The Terriers lost to UCLA in the
semi-final the day before. The third-place
finish is the best in program history.
The Terriers were led by senior wing
Marko Gencic ’13 and junior goalkeeper
Igor Mladenovic ’14 who were both named
2012 Third-Team All-Americans. Gencic is
the program’s all-time leading scorer with
328 points (213 goals and 115 assists) and
scored four goals against Air Force in the
Final Four consolation victory. Mladenovic
was sensational in the Terriers victory against
Air Force in the NCAA Final Four consolation
game, making 16 stops en route to earning
First Team All-Tournament honors. ●

Marko Gencic ’13.

Igor Mladenovic ’14.

Dominique Burrus Takes
Silver at Indoor Track and
Field Championships
St. Francis Brooklyn
senior Dominique
Burrus ’13 highlighted
the Terriers effort at
the 2013 Northeast
Conference Track and
Field Championships,
winning the silver medal
with an effort of 5.6 9
meters (18’8”) on the
opening day. The 2010
D ominique Burrus ’13.
champ just missed
winning her second conference championship
as Monmouth’s Mariah Toussaint edged her
with a leap of 5.70 meters. Burrus also placed
seventh in the triple jump with an effort of
10.95 meters (35’11.25”).
“Dominique was basically out for two
seasons with injuries, so winning the silver
medal is just a testament to how much hard
work she’s put in to get back to an elite level,”
said Terriers’ head coach Kyle Brown. ●