SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Princeton University men’s water polo collected another split during the second day of action at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament as the Tigers earned a 16-10 victory over Ottawa University prior to taking a 10-7 setback against host Santa Clara University.
Against the Spirit of Ottawa (Arizona), the Tigers started quickly ripping off the first 10 goals of the contest and not allowing a response until the 4:41 mark of the second quarter. Princeton held an 11-1 advantage at the intermission as the Tigers were not threatened the rest of the way by running off to a 15-4 lead after 24 minutes on the way to a six-goal win.
10 different players scored goals in the victory for the Tigers.
Taking on tournament host Santa Clara and Princeton alum/Broncos’ head coach Keith Wilbur, Princeton overcame an early 1-0 deficit via tallies from Yurian Quinones and Mitchell Cooper to hold a 2-1 margin with 3:52 left in the quarter. However, Santa Clara answered with two more goals and held a 3-2 lead by the close of the opening frame.
The Broncos tacked on three more goals to jump ahead, 6-2, with 4:10 to go in the first half, but Keller Maloney cut the Tigers’ deficit to three (6-3) by halftime.
Down 7-6 with 6:23 left in the fourth quarter following a strike by Wyatt Benson, Princeton was unable to capitalize on its remaining opportunities as Santa Clara ripped off three straight to put the game away.
Release courtesy Princeton University Athletics Communications
