Sunday, October 28
Los Angeles, Calif.
1:00 PM (10:00 AM PST)
Princeton University
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Loyola Marymount
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No. 13 Princeton Drops Two Against Nationally Ranked Opponents
October 28, 2018 | Men's Water Polo
The No. 13 Princeton Tigers lost its two contests on Sunday to No. 20 the Loyola Marymount Lions, 12-8, and No. 7 Pepperdine Wave, 16-8.
No. 20 LMU 12, No. 13 Princeton 8
After Princeton registered the first goal of the game, LMU kept the road squad scoreless for the next 10 minutes of game action, securing a 5-1 lead during that stretch. The Tigers went into the intermission trailing, 5-2.
The two teams exchanged goals to start the second half as LMU held a 7-4 lead with 3:28 remaining. A goal from Loyola Marymount's Blazo Mitrovic gave the home team an 8-4 lead as the fourth quarter started.
LMU pushed its largest lead of the contest, 12-5, with 4:21 left. The Tigers recorded three straight goals to close within four as the clock ticked under two minutes. Princeton could not get any closer as the Lions held on for the win.
Stats:
Goals: Swart 2, Xi 2, Maloney, Benson, Payne, Conrad
Assists: Ueberroth 2, Swart, Mendelsohn, R. Wilson, Payne
Steals: Maloney, Conrad
Blocks: Swart, Conrad
Saves: Melosini 5, Motherway 5
Sprints: R. Wilson, Swart, Conrad, Maloney
No. 7 Pepperdine 16, No. 13 Princeton 8
The Wave started quickly, scoring the first three tallies before Alec Mendelsohn got the Tigers on the board at the 2:29 mark of the first quarter. A goal from Balazs Kosa with six seconds to go gave the Wave a 5-2 advantage after eight minutes. Each team scored a goal in the second stanza as Pepperdine held a 6-3 lead at the break.
In the third quarter, the Tigers found themselves, down by three, 9-6, four minutes in, but registered two consecutive goals to close within one (9-8) with 92 seconds to go. Sean Ferrari's tally kept Princeton at bay as the home unit took a 10-8 advantage into the final frame.
Pepperdine snagged six goals in the fourth quarter while Princeton did not score, leading to the Wave's 16-8 victory.
Princeton will wrap up the West Coast trip with a meeting vs. No. 19 Pomona-Pitzer on Wednesday (Oct. 31). The game will get started at 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST).
Stats:
Goals: Payne 4, Cooper 2, Mendelsohn, Swart
Assists: Cooper 3, Payne
No. 20 LMU 12, No. 13 Princeton 8
After Princeton registered the first goal of the game, LMU kept the road squad scoreless for the next 10 minutes of game action, securing a 5-1 lead during that stretch. The Tigers went into the intermission trailing, 5-2.
The two teams exchanged goals to start the second half as LMU held a 7-4 lead with 3:28 remaining. A goal from Loyola Marymount's Blazo Mitrovic gave the home team an 8-4 lead as the fourth quarter started.
LMU pushed its largest lead of the contest, 12-5, with 4:21 left. The Tigers recorded three straight goals to close within four as the clock ticked under two minutes. Princeton could not get any closer as the Lions held on for the win.
Stats:
Goals: Swart 2, Xi 2, Maloney, Benson, Payne, Conrad
Assists: Ueberroth 2, Swart, Mendelsohn, R. Wilson, Payne
Steals: Maloney, Conrad
Blocks: Swart, Conrad
Saves: Melosini 5, Motherway 5
Sprints: R. Wilson, Swart, Conrad, Maloney
No. 7 Pepperdine 16, No. 13 Princeton 8
The Wave started quickly, scoring the first three tallies before Alec Mendelsohn got the Tigers on the board at the 2:29 mark of the first quarter. A goal from Balazs Kosa with six seconds to go gave the Wave a 5-2 advantage after eight minutes. Each team scored a goal in the second stanza as Pepperdine held a 6-3 lead at the break.
In the third quarter, the Tigers found themselves, down by three, 9-6, four minutes in, but registered two consecutive goals to close within one (9-8) with 92 seconds to go. Sean Ferrari's tally kept Princeton at bay as the home unit took a 10-8 advantage into the final frame.
Pepperdine snagged six goals in the fourth quarter while Princeton did not score, leading to the Wave's 16-8 victory.
Princeton will wrap up the West Coast trip with a meeting vs. No. 19 Pomona-Pitzer on Wednesday (Oct. 31). The game will get started at 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST).
Stats:
Goals: Payne 4, Cooper 2, Mendelsohn, Swart
Assists: Cooper 3, Payne
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