COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The No. 19-ranked St. Francis College Brooklyn men’s water polo continued its success by picking up the program’s second and third wins at the United States Air Force Academy’s Rare Air Challenge.
The Terriers knocked off two of the Top Ten teams in the Division III rankings by defeating Division III No. 8 University of Redlands, 17-10, and Division III No. 9 Chapman University, 23-9.
The Terriers overwhelmed the Bulldogs of Redlands offensively in their first match of the day. Nine Terriers recorded a goal in the victory and three Terriers recorded multiple goals. St. Francis never trailed in the match, leading 9-2 at halftime.
Paul Armingol and Baptise Oliveri led the scoring efforts by each accounting for four goals.
The top offensive arms for St. Francis shined in the Terriers’ final match of the day versus Chapman. Seven Terriers put the ball in the back of the cage with Aleksa Sisakovic (eight) and Armingol (six) combining for 14 of their team’s goals. St. Francis trotted out a trio of goalies in the win with Branislav Petrovic making three saves over 13:48 in the pool to earn the win.
Release courtesy St. Francis College Brooklyn Athletics Communications
