SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Calder Hilde-Jones had four goals and Karlo Krmek and Manuel Augusto each tallied three for UC San Diego which overcame a first-half deficit to defeat Santa Clara men's water polo, 16-8, on Thursday.
Cody Ferguson had three goals for the Broncos in the Western Water Polo Association matchup.
Ferguson's goal gave Santa Clara a 5-3 lead early in the second period, but the Tritons (12-8, 5-2) reeled off the next six, including three with either the extra attacker or on a 5-meter.
UC San Diego went 5-for-9 on the power play and connected on its lone 5-meter attempt.
The Broncos (12-13, 2-5) attempted to make one final push.
Ford Eldredge's goal with 40 seconds left in the third cut the deficit to 11-7, but UC San Diego followed by scoring three in less than a 2-minute span.
Alexander Nemeth earned the win in net for the Tritons, posting seven blocks and three steals.
NOTES
• Ford Eldredge, Jake Taylor, Blake D'Souza, Chase Raisin, Dominick Kirk and Cody Ferguson started along with Sean Tehaney in goal. Tehaney was credited with four saves
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