No. 2 UCLA Holds Off Men's Water Polo Team in NCAA Quarterfinals

Friday, December 5

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No. 2 UCLA Holds Off Men's Water Polo Team in NCAA Quarterfinals

December 05, 2025 | Men's Water Polo

Making its fifth straight NCAA Championships appearance, the Princeton men's water polo team battled No. 2 UCLA to a 15-11 defeat on Friday evening at the Avery Aquatic Center at Stanford in the NCAA quarterfinals.

UCLA got out to a 5-1 lead by the end of the first quarter, and though the Bruins' lead never got larger than six at 10-4 and 11-5 in the third quarter, UCLA kept the Tigers no closer than three after getting out to the first-quarter lead.

Gavin Appeldorn and Finn LeSieur co-led Princeton with two goals apiece. With his 82nd assist of the season, JP Ohl finished with the second-most helpers in a season in program history, behind only Ryan Wilson's 86 in 2017, and finished his career with a program-record 246 assists.

Goals: Appeldorn 2, Stothart, Franulovic, LeSieur 2, Peocz, Palcza, Nuño, Ohl, McCarroll
Assists: Johnston, Appeldorn, Franulovic, LeSieur, Palcza 2, Ohl, Bell
Saves: Kovacs 4