Sunday, September 5
Annapolis, Md.
8:00 AM
Princeton University
9
vs
11
#3 Cal
Keller Maloney
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
No. 14 Princeton Earns Split During Day Two of Navy Invite
September 05, 2021 | Men's Water Polo
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The No. 14 Princeton Tigers secured a split during day two of the Navy Invitational.
No. 3 California 11, No. 14 Princeton 9
California opened the contest with the first two goals, but Princeton battled back to tie the contest at 2-all through eight minutes.
The two top-15 squads exchanged tallies in the second frame with Cal holding a 5-4 advantage at the break. Princeton tied the game at 5-all to begin the second half before Cal ran off three consecutive goals over a two-minute stretch. The Tigers eventually closed the deficit to two, 8-6, after three quarters.
Princeton did not go away, tying the match for a fifth time at 8-all with 5:52 left. Cal reestablished the lead with two straight tallies, but Mitchell Cooper's goal with 2:19 remaining gave the Tigers a chance. Cal closed out the scoring with five seconds to go to earn the 11-9 win.
Goals: Pozaric 3, Caras, P. Maloney, Killion, Mitrovic, K. Maloney, Cooper
Assists: Neapole, Coloma, Quinones, K. Maloney, Killion, P. Maloney
Saves: Knez 12
No. 14 Princeton 17, Johns Hopkins 2
The Tigers pitched a shutout for the first 11:47 of game time, racing out with six goals during that span. Princeton eventually took a 10-1 lead into halftime and led 15-1 after three frames before finishing with a 15-goal victory.
Head coach Dustin Litvak's team hosts the Princeton Invitational at DeNunzio Pool next weekend (Sept. 10-12).
Goals: K. Maloney 4, Pozaric 3, Caras 2, Quinones, Sekulic, Killion, Malloy, Benson, Mack, Garlinghouse, Moross
Assists: Cooper 2, Roose 2, Knez 2, Coloma, Pozaric, Mitrovic, K. Maloney, Mack, Hovsmith, Roose, Rotenberg
Saves: Knez 12
No. 3 California 11, No. 14 Princeton 9
California opened the contest with the first two goals, but Princeton battled back to tie the contest at 2-all through eight minutes.
The two top-15 squads exchanged tallies in the second frame with Cal holding a 5-4 advantage at the break. Princeton tied the game at 5-all to begin the second half before Cal ran off three consecutive goals over a two-minute stretch. The Tigers eventually closed the deficit to two, 8-6, after three quarters.
Princeton did not go away, tying the match for a fifth time at 8-all with 5:52 left. Cal reestablished the lead with two straight tallies, but Mitchell Cooper's goal with 2:19 remaining gave the Tigers a chance. Cal closed out the scoring with five seconds to go to earn the 11-9 win.
Goals: Pozaric 3, Caras, P. Maloney, Killion, Mitrovic, K. Maloney, Cooper
Assists: Neapole, Coloma, Quinones, K. Maloney, Killion, P. Maloney
Saves: Knez 12
No. 14 Princeton 17, Johns Hopkins 2
The Tigers pitched a shutout for the first 11:47 of game time, racing out with six goals during that span. Princeton eventually took a 10-1 lead into halftime and led 15-1 after three frames before finishing with a 15-goal victory.
Head coach Dustin Litvak's team hosts the Princeton Invitational at DeNunzio Pool next weekend (Sept. 10-12).
Goals: K. Maloney 4, Pozaric 3, Caras 2, Quinones, Sekulic, Killion, Malloy, Benson, Mack, Garlinghouse, Moross
Assists: Cooper 2, Roose 2, Knez 2, Coloma, Pozaric, Mitrovic, K. Maloney, Mack, Hovsmith, Roose, Rotenberg
Saves: Knez 12
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