GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Willem Palmer (Sr., Mill Valley, Calif.) and Nick Hoffs (Jr., Laguna Beach, Calif.) both scored four times as No. 19-ranked/Atlantic Division Champion the University of Virginia topped No. 11/Texas Division Champion Texas A&M University, 19-18, to make the Fifth Place game at the 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship hosted by the University of Florida.
Virginia will battle for Fifth Place at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, November 10, against the victor of a game matching tournament host/Florida Division Champion/No. 4 Florida and Great Lakes Division Champion/Division III No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis. Texas A&M will take on the fallen from the Florida/Washington game at 9:00 a.m. in a clash for Seventh Place.
| 1st Q | 2nd Q | 3rd Q | 4th Q | – | FINAL | |
| No. 19 University of Virginia |
5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | – | 19 |
| No. 11 Texas A&M University | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | – | 18 |
| Texas A&M Goals: | Leyton Kraft (6); Travis Thames (4); Logan Kraft (3); Parker Hett (2); Channing Miller (2); Mason Mote | |||||
| Virginia Goals: | Willem Palmer (4); Nick Hoffs (4); Roberto Carbone (3); Doruk Ozar (3); Penn Clay (2); Will Mitchell; Trey Taylor; Sam Lindsey | |||||
| Saves: | Texas A&M – Edward Chang (4, 14 minutes), John Pawsat (2, 14 minutes); Virginia – Pranay Vittal (4) | |||||
| Exclusions: | Texas A&M – 5 ; Virginia – 7 | |||||
| Advantage Opportunities: | Texas A&M – 3-for-7 ; Virginia – 2-for-5 | |||||
| Sprints: | Texas A&M – 2-for-4 (1st, 2nd) ; Virginia -2-for-4 (3rd, 4th) | |||||
| Cards/Misconducts: | YC – Texas A&M (Leyton Kraft, 1:42 left in 4th Q) | |||||
| Officials: | Ted Bresnahan, Michael Schofield | |||||
Texas A&M University’s Edward Chang (#1)
University of Virginia’s Penn Clay (#8) attempts to get a shot off against Texas A&M University’s Will Mitchell (#2)
