CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Division III No. 8-ranked Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) water polo team dropped matches to No. 19 St. Francis College Brooklyn, 20-10, and No. 11 Princeton University, 14-4, at home in the Zesiger Center Pool.
Facing St. Francis, the Engineers fell behind early as the Terriers acquired a 4-2 lead after the first quarter. MIT received scores from seniors Kaden DiMarco (Eugene, Ore.) and Kyle Sandell (Mountain View, Calif.).
After back-to-back goals from Sandell tied the game at four in the second quarter, St. Francis scored the next four to take an 8-4 lead into the half.
The second half was controlled by the visitors as they outscored MIT 12-6 in the final two frames to take the 20-10 victory.
Versus Princeton, the first quarter was tightly contested with both teams scoring three times in the first eight minutes of action. Sandell led the way for MIT with two goals while first-year Jack King (Los Altos, Calif.) added another.
Princeton began to pull ahead in the second quarter, outscoring MIT 4-1 in the frame. DiMarco scored the only goal for the Engineers.
The Tigers took control in the second half, not allowing MIT to score as they took home the 14-4 win.
Sandell led MIT with five goals against St. Francis Brooklyn, while DiMacrco added two goals. Senior Miller Geschke (Los Altos, Calif.), senior John Steele (Old Greenwich, Conn.) and sophomore Evan Kowal (South Pasadena, Calif.) also added goals in the match.
In game two versus Princeton, Sandell led the way with two scores with DiMarco and King also scoring in the match.
Sandell now leads MIT with 60 goals this season while Geschke brought his season total to 54.
Release courtesy Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Athletics Communications
