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Irvine, Calif.
2:00 PM (11 AM PT)
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Billy Motherway
Photo by: Nicole Maloney
No. 11 Princeton Completes West Coast Sweep With A Comeback Win Over No. 13 UC Irvine
September 19, 2021 | Men's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. – Yurian Quinones and Mason Killion goals in overtime helped the No. 11 Princeton Tigers complete an impressive comeback victory over the No. 13 UC Irvine Anteaters on Sunday afternoon.
Princeton found itself trailing, 10-8, with just four minutes to go in the contest. Roko Pozaric put one in the back of the net while Keller Maloney added the equalizer as the clock ticked under two minutes to tie the game at 10-all.
Maloney led the Tigers with four goals on the afternoon while Killion, Pozaric and Quinones also registered multi-goal outings for Princeton. Billy Motherway was credited with 14 saves in the win.
The first stanza was even affair with the two squads exchanging tallies, setting the score at 3-all after eight minutes. Pozaric's first goal of the game gave Princeton a 5-4 halftime advantage. The second half started with goals from Mitchell Cooper and Maloney, extending Princeton's lead to two, 7-5, more than halfway through the third frame. UCI rallied with the last two tallies of the third as the fourth quarter got underway. The Anteaters continued their run into the fourth, going in front, 9-7, before the Princeton rally.
Goals: K. Maloney 4, Killion 2, Pozaric 2, Quinones 2, Cooper, Caras
Assists: K. Maloney 2, R. Neapole 2, Mitrovic, Killion, P. Maloney, Cooper, Rotenberg
Saves: Motherway 14
Princeton found itself trailing, 10-8, with just four minutes to go in the contest. Roko Pozaric put one in the back of the net while Keller Maloney added the equalizer as the clock ticked under two minutes to tie the game at 10-all.
Maloney led the Tigers with four goals on the afternoon while Killion, Pozaric and Quinones also registered multi-goal outings for Princeton. Billy Motherway was credited with 14 saves in the win.
The first stanza was even affair with the two squads exchanging tallies, setting the score at 3-all after eight minutes. Pozaric's first goal of the game gave Princeton a 5-4 halftime advantage. The second half started with goals from Mitchell Cooper and Maloney, extending Princeton's lead to two, 7-5, more than halfway through the third frame. UCI rallied with the last two tallies of the third as the fourth quarter got underway. The Anteaters continued their run into the fourth, going in front, 9-7, before the Princeton rally.
Goals: K. Maloney 4, Killion 2, Pozaric 2, Quinones 2, Cooper, Caras
Assists: K. Maloney 2, R. Neapole 2, Mitrovic, Killion, P. Maloney, Cooper, Rotenberg
Saves: Motherway 14
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