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  Boys Water Polo State Final Qualifier 2003-04 

 Chicago (Brother Rice) (23-4)

 School Information
Name: Brother Rice High School
City: Chicago
City Population: 3 million
County: Cook
Enrollment: 2350(B)
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Maroon/Burnt Orange
Conference: Chicago Catholic League
President: Br. Karl J. Walczak
Principal: James P. Antos
Boys Athletic Director: Phil Cahill
Head Coach: Bill Mulcrone
Assistant Coaches: Chris Kolasa, Scott Mulcrone
Captains: Ulysses Cortes, Dan Fadden, Brian Kuczynski, Matt Wood
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Chicago (St. Patrick), 15-5, in State Championship Game

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
     Joe Frantz               G      5-9  136   14  Fr.
     Dan Melaniphy            G      6-1  195   17  Jr.
  1  Dan Fadden               G      6-1  185   17  Sr.
  2  Fernando Chavez          U      5-11 170   17  Jr.
  3  Matt Wood                U      6-2  196   18  Sr.
  4  Brian Kuczynski          DR     6-0  180   18  Sr.
  5  Kevin McShane            DR     5-11 140   16  Jr.
  6  Ulysses Cortes           U      5-11 190   18  Sr.
  7  Dan Hanzie               U      5-11 190   17  Sr.
  8  Nick Velasquez           DR     5-9  150   16  Jr.
  9  Jake Oprondek            U      6-1  175   17  Sr.
 10  Michael Guzman           U      5-9  145   15  Fr.
 11  James Merca              U      5-9  145   15  So.
 12  Drew Velasquez           U      5-;9 155   15  Fr.
 13  Mark DiCola              HL     6-2  230   17  Jr.
 14  Pat O'Connell            DR     5-2  115   15  Jr.
 15  Omar Vazquez             DR     5-7  140   16  Jr.
 16  Musa Ally                U      6-1  180   16  Jr.
 17  John Colby               U      5-9  165   18  Sr.
 18  Sean Castle              W      5-9  114   18  Sr.
 20  Sean Coghlan             U      5-10 142   15  Fr.

 Statistics

Name                 Games Shots Goals Assists
Musa Ally                                     
Sean Castle                                   
Fernando Chavez                               
Sean Coghlan                                  
John Colby                                    
Ulysses Cortes                                
Mark DiCola                                   
Michael Guzman                                
Dan Hanzie                                    
Brian Kuczynski                               
Kevin McShane                                 
James Merca                                   
Pat O'Connell                                 
Jake Oprondek                                 
Omar Vazquez                                  
Drew Velasquez                                
Nick Velasquez                                
Matt Wood                                     

GOALKEEPERS
Name                 Games Goals  Avg. Saves
Dan Fadden                                                  
Joe Frantz                                                  
Dan Melaniphy                                               
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp 3/11 Chicago (St. Rita) W 15 8 Oak Park (Fenwick) Varsity Water Polo Tournament *3/12 Mundelein (H.S.) W 15 8 *3/12 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) W 16 12 *3/13 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) W 14 6 *3/13 Oak Park (Fenwick) L 9 11 3/16 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 10 4 3/18 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) W 15 11 3/23 Chicago (St. Patrick) W 7 6 3/25 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 14 5 Chicago (St. Patrick) Varsity Water Polo Tournament *3/26 Chicago (St. Rita) W 12 3 *3/27 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 12 8 *3/27 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 11 6 *3/27 Chicago (St. Patrick) W 7 4 3/30 Chicago (St. Ignatius) W 9 5 4/6 Adelaide (Blackfriars Priory), Australia W 14 13 4/14 Oak Park (Fenwick) L 9 10 Chicago (Brother Rice) Varsity Water Polo Tournament *4/16 Chicago (St. Rita) W 11 0 *4/16 Mundelein (H.S.) W 16 8 *4/17 Orland Park (Sandburg) W 10 7 *4/17 Oak Park (Fenwick) L 3 7 4/19 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) W 9 8 4/20 Elmhurst (York) W 12 9 MCAC Varsity Water Polo Championships *4/30 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) W 15 7 *5/1 Chicago (St. Patrick) W 13 7 *5/1 Oak Park (Fenwick) (OT) L 12 13 Orland Park (Sandburg) Sectionals *5/7 LaGrange (Lyons) W 13 9 *5/8 Orland Park (Sandburg) W 17 9

 Head Coach Bill Mulcrone

Year      W-L       
Chicago (Brother Rice)
2003      30-2       (1st)
2004      23-4      
2 yrs.    53-6      

 Tournament History

2002      36   34  2-1 (26-4)     2nd  Jim Mulcrone
      W   15   11  Winnetka (New Trier)
      W   12    6  Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
      L    9   17  Oak Park (Fenwick)
2003      58   26  3-0 (30-2)     1st  William Mulcrone
      W   21   11  Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
      W   22   10  Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
      W   15    5  Chicago (St. Patrick)





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