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Men's Water Polo

Santa Clara Wraps Up Nor Cal Tournament

STOCKTON, Calif. - Santa Clara split its last two games on the final day of the Nor Cal Tournament. The split put Santa Clara in 10th place for the weekend tournament.

In game one against West Valley Community College the Broncos were victorious by a score of 12-9. Patrick Weiss and James Case had three goals apiece and Marcus Akerland, Theo Nasser, Jimmy Moore, Kyle Surber, Matt Kochalko and Mark Davis each added a goal. Senior Michael Wishart had another outstanding game by recording 14 saves.

The second and final game of the weekend for Santa Clara was against UC Davis. James Case scored two goals to lead the Bronco offense but it wasn't enough to top the No. 11 Aggies. The Broncos ultimately fell by a score of 10-7. Wishart recorded six saves for the game.

The Broncos will play in the Davis Shootout on the campus of UC Davis next weekend with two games on Sat., Sept. 24 and two more on Sun., Sept. 25. They will play the host Aggies, Occidental and La Verne.

Santa Clara 12, West Valley JC 9
Santa Clara 3 5 2 2 - 12
West Valley 1 5 1 2 - 9 

Santa Clara Goals: Case 3, Weiss 3, Akerland, Davis, Kochalko, Moore, Nasser, Surber
West Valley Goals: Hrlec 4, Krempp 2, Delic, Dunlap, Lapaz 

Santa Clara Saves: Wishart 14
West Valley Saves: Meszaros 7

UC Davis 10, Santa Clara 7
Santa Clara 2 2 2 1 - 7
UC Davis 3 4 2 1 - 10 

Santa Clara Goals: Case 2, Akerland, Guibord, Moore, Nasser, Surber
UC Davis Goals: Collins 3, Salit 2, Vowell 2, Allen, Hicks, Richardson

Santa Clara Saves: Wishart 6
UC Davis Saves: Peat 11

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Akerland

#5 Marcus Akerland

DR
6' 2"
Senior
James Case

#12 James Case

UT
6' 1"
Senior
Mark Davis

#16 Mark Davis

DR
Freshman
Matt Kochalko

#10 Matt Kochalko

UT
5' 10"
Redshirt
Jimmy Moore

#11 Jimmy Moore

DR
6' 1"
Redshirt
Theo Nasser

#8 Theo Nasser

UT
6' 0"
Redshirt
Kyle Surber

#15 Kyle Surber

UT
6' 1"
Freshman
Patrick Weiss

#13 Patrick Weiss

UT
5' 10"
Junior
Michael Wishart

#1 Michael Wishart

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5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Marcus Akerland

#5 Marcus Akerland

6' 2"
Senior
DR
James Case

#12 James Case

6' 1"
Senior
UT
Mark Davis

#16 Mark Davis

Freshman
DR
Matt Kochalko

#10 Matt Kochalko

5' 10"
Redshirt
UT
Jimmy Moore

#11 Jimmy Moore

6' 1"
Redshirt
DR
Theo Nasser

#8 Theo Nasser

6' 0"
Redshirt
UT
Kyle Surber

#15 Kyle Surber

6' 1"
Freshman
UT
Patrick Weiss

#13 Patrick Weiss

5' 10"
Junior
UT
Michael Wishart

#1 Michael Wishart

5' 10"
Senior
G