Saturday, September 16
Lewisburg, Pa.
11:20 AM
Princeton University
13
vs
2
Air Force
Kristóf Kovács
Photo by: Nicole Maloney
No. 5 Men's Water Polo Collects Two Wins At Bucknell Invite
September 16, 2023 | Men's Water Polo
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The No. 5 Princeton Men's Water Polo Team earned two wins on Saturday at the Bucknell Invitational.
No. 5 Princeton 13, Air Force 2
The Tigers scored three of the four goals in the first period and led 4-2 at halftime.
The Falcons scored a goal with 6:02 left in the second quarter and were shutout the rest of the way. Princeton scored twice in the third stanza and seven more times in the frame to collect a 13-2 victory.
Pierce Maloney and Roko Pozaric each had hat tricks for head coach Dustin Litvak's crew while Kristóf Kovács had 19 stops in the decision.
Princeton will take on Bucknell at 3:20 p.m.
Goals: Maloney 3, Pozaric 3, Swart 2, Mitrovic 2, Ohl, Caras, Molloy
No. 5 Princeton 13, Bucknell 7
Princeton started off fast again, running off four of the first five goals and led 5-2 after eight minutes. The Tigers hardly slowed down in the next frame with the first three tallies and pushed their advantage to six, 9-3, at the break.
Bucknell could not make a push in the second half as both teams scored twice in the third and fourth stanzas.
Pozaric scored his second hat trick of the game while West Temkin had 12 saves in the win.
Goals: Pozaric 3, Caras 2, LeSieur 2, Ohl, McCarroll, Maloney, Mitrovic, Molloy
No. 5 Princeton 13, Air Force 2
The Tigers scored three of the four goals in the first period and led 4-2 at halftime.
The Falcons scored a goal with 6:02 left in the second quarter and were shutout the rest of the way. Princeton scored twice in the third stanza and seven more times in the frame to collect a 13-2 victory.
Pierce Maloney and Roko Pozaric each had hat tricks for head coach Dustin Litvak's crew while Kristóf Kovács had 19 stops in the decision.
Princeton will take on Bucknell at 3:20 p.m.
Goals: Maloney 3, Pozaric 3, Swart 2, Mitrovic 2, Ohl, Caras, Molloy
No. 5 Princeton 13, Bucknell 7
Princeton started off fast again, running off four of the first five goals and led 5-2 after eight minutes. The Tigers hardly slowed down in the next frame with the first three tallies and pushed their advantage to six, 9-3, at the break.
Bucknell could not make a push in the second half as both teams scored twice in the third and fourth stanzas.
Pozaric scored his second hat trick of the game while West Temkin had 12 saves in the win.
Goals: Pozaric 3, Caras 2, LeSieur 2, Ohl, McCarroll, Maloney, Mitrovic, Molloy
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