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Santa Clara University

Men's Water Polo

Broncos Fall to No. 6 Pacific on the Road

STOCKTON, Calif. – Playing outside its conference, No. 18 Santa Clara men's water polo fell at No. 6 Pacific 20-10. The loss drops Santa Clara to 7-11 overall while it is 6-6 in conference play.

On offense, Tucker Carlson led the way with three goals while Matt Kochalko scored twice. Matthew Burke, Kyle Nadel, Theo Nasser, Jimmy Moore and Evan Chang added one goal each. In goal, John Nash collected five blocks while Matt Pritchett had six.

The first quarter of the game saw 14 total goals scored with Santa Clara scoring five and the Tigers scoring nine. Pacific continued the offensive charge in the second quarter as it outscored the Broncos 6-0 to build a 15-5 halftime lead. The third quarter was more of the same as the Tigers scored five more times to make the score 20-6. Santa Clara was able to outscore Pacific 4-0 in the fourth quarter but it wasn't enough as the Broncos fell 20-10.

SCU 5 0 1 4 10
PAC 9 6 5 0 20
Goals: Carlson 3, Kochalko 2, Burke, Nadel, Nasser, Moore, Chang
Blocks: Nash 5, Pritchett 6

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Players Mentioned

Matthew Burke

#3 Matthew Burke

DR
5' 11"
Freshman
Tucker Carlson

#14 Tucker Carlson

2M
6' 2"
Junior
Evan Chang

#13 Evan Chang

UT
6' 1"
Freshman
Matt Kochalko

#2 Matt Kochalko

UT
5' 10"
Sophomore
Jimmy Moore

#11 Jimmy Moore

DR
6' 1"
Junior
Kyle Nadel

#7 Kyle Nadel

DR
6' 2"
Sophomore
John Nash

#1 John Nash

G
6' 2"
Senior
Theo Nasser

#8 Theo Nasser

UT
6' 0"
Junior
Matt Pritchett

#1 Matt Pritchett

G
6' 3"
Redshirt

Players Mentioned

Matthew Burke

#3 Matthew Burke

5' 11"
Freshman
DR
Tucker Carlson

#14 Tucker Carlson

6' 2"
Junior
2M
Evan Chang

#13 Evan Chang

6' 1"
Freshman
UT
Matt Kochalko

#2 Matt Kochalko

5' 10"
Sophomore
UT
Jimmy Moore

#11 Jimmy Moore

6' 1"
Junior
DR
Kyle Nadel

#7 Kyle Nadel

6' 2"
Sophomore
DR
John Nash

#1 John Nash

6' 2"
Senior
G
Theo Nasser

#8 Theo Nasser

6' 0"
Junior
UT
Matt Pritchett

#1 Matt Pritchett

6' 3"
Redshirt
G