Men’s Water Polo Drops Two on Second Day of Princeton Invitational

Men's Water Polo

Posted: Sep 14, 2019

PRINCETON, N.J. – Santa Clara men's water polo was unable to keep the momentum going from its season-opening victory at the Princeton Invitational.

The Broncos (1-2) were knocked off by Georgetown, 15-7, and by Fordham, 12-9, on Saturday.

George Washington 15, Santa Clara 7

Andrew Mavis tallied five goals and Andras Levai scored three times to help the Colonials pull away in the second half for a 15-7 victory over the Broncos.

Adam Low scored twice for Santa Clara, which tied the game at 6-all early in the third quarter but then it was all George Washington (5-1).

Mavis had two of the team's four goals in the third period. The Colonials tallied five goals in less than a 3-minute span from the end of the third into the fourth to build a 14-6 lead.

Santa Clara trailed 6-3 late in the first half but Jake Landrum and Shane Hughes each scored in the final 43 seconds of the second quarter and Arvin Bahia tied it just more than a minute into the third.

Sean Tehaney went the distance in net for the Broncos and registered eight blocks.

The Broncos, who defeated Johns Hopkins, 17-8 on Friday, were only 1-for-7 with the man advantage.

Fordham 12, Santa Clara 9

Dimitris Koukias posted five goals and Jake Miller-Tolt and Joseph Agabs each scored twice to lead the Rams to a 12-9 win over Santa Clara.

Mac Carey, Ford Eldredge and Patrick Kirk scored two times apiece for the Broncos who led early, but unable to answer a scoring outburst from Fordham (4-1) in the third quarter.

Kirk's first goal pulled the Broncos within 6-5 midway through the third, but the Rams scored the next four, including both of Miller-Tolt's markers, in a 4-minute span.

Chase Zamborelli started in goal for Santa Clara and posted 13 saves.

The Rams scored on five of their 12 chances with the man advantage. The Broncos were 2-for-9.

NOTES
• Ryan Werner, Patrick Kirk, Dominick Kirk, Arvin Bahia, Shane Hughes and Mac Carey started both games.

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The Broncos close out play in the tournament on Sunday, facing Navy at 8:45 a.m. PT.