PRINCETON, N.J. — The No. 8-ranked Tigers of Princeton University opened the 2023 men’s water polo season by reeling in the Sharks of Long Island University, 14-6, at home in DeNunzio Pool.
The Tigers opened up the scoring with four different scorers in the first quarter, leading by three after eight minutes.
Princeton stretched out its lead to six by halftime at 7-1 before getting to double digit goals with 1:49 to go in the third quarter. The home team led 12-3 after three frames on the way to an eight-goal victory.
Head coach Dustin Litvak‘s group had four multi-goal scorers paced by a hat-trick from Roko Pozaric (Jr., Zagreb, Croatia/Gimnazija Titusa Brezovkackog). William Swart (Fr., Atherton, Calif./Sacred Heart Prep), George Caras (Sr., Manhattan Beach, Calif./Harvard-Westlake) and Matej Sekulic (Sr., Belgrade, Serbia/The Haverford School (Pa.)) tacked on pairs to accompany solo strikes by Mason Killion (Jr., Irvine, Calif./Lutheran High School of Orange County), Yurian Quinones (Sr., Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic), JP Ohl (So., Greenwich, Conn./Brunswick School), Luke Hammarskjold (Jr., Atherton, Calif./Sacred Heart Prep) and Logan McCarroll (So., Laguna Beach, Calif./Mater Dei). Kristof Kovacs (Fr., Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary/Bethlen Gabor Reformed) made four saves to earn his inaugural collegiate win.
Information courtesy Princeton University Athletics Communications
