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#9 Men's Water Polo Returns to DeNunzio
October 02, 2026 | Men's Water Polo
PRINCETON, N.J. - Princeton concludes their break following the MPSF Invitational, returning home to DeNunzio Pool this weekend for another slate of action.
The Tigers enter the weekend after going 3-1 at the MPSF Invitational, earning wins over No. 16 Cal Baptist, No. 14 Loyola Marymount and No. 13 UC Santa Barbara, while their lone setback came against No. 9 San Jose State.
Princeton opened the weekend with a 12-14 loss to San Jose State, before bouncing back with a 12-8 victory over Cal Baptist. The Tigers then edged UC Santa Barbara, 15-14, in overtime before closing out the weekend with a 10-9 win over No. 14 Loyola Marymount.
Offensively, the Tigers saw contributions from throughout the lineup, with seven different players finding the back of the net in both the overtime win over UC Santa Barbara and the victory over Loyola Marymount. Ádám Peocz led Princeton with five goals and three assists against Cal Baptist, while Otto Stothart posted a five goal performance against UCSB, including the game-winning goal in overtime.
Stothart was recognized for his weekend with his first Player of the Week honor of the season. Starting all four games at the MPFS Invitational, Stothart scored nine goals on 19 shots, while adding three steals and drawing 10 exclusions.
Enrique Nuño also had a strong weekend, recording five goals and three assists against San Jose State before adding two goals against UCSB and two more against LMU.
Defensively, senior goalkeeper Kristóf Kovács continued to anchor the Tigers in net, earning his third consecutive Defensive Player of the Week honor. Kovács started all four games and made 45 saves on 90 shots faced for a .500 save percentage, while also adding four steals. Princeton's defense added 33 steals throughout the weekend.
Game Schedule
Saturday - October 3 - Harvard - ESPN+ - 12 p.m.
Saturday - October 3 - MIT - ESPN+ - 5 p.m.
Sunday - October 4 - No. 19 Brown - ESPN+ - 12 p.m.
Princeton returns for their first game back early Saturday afternoon to face Harvard in an Ivy League match at 12 p.m.
