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Men's Water Polo Falls in Mountain Pacific Invitational Finale

BERKELEY, Calif. – After winning its second game Saturday at the Mountain Pacific Invitational, Santa Clara men's water polo was unable to keep the momentum going in Sunday's finale against a top-10 ranked team.

The Broncos (5-7) lost to No. 8 UC Irvine, 10-6, behind a game-high three goals Bryant Joudrie, one of four multiple scorers for the Anteaters (7-5) at the three-day, 16-team tournament being held in Berkeley, California.

Six different players scored for Santa Clara, which led in the first half of a game played at Northgate High School.

Graham McClone's goal with 6:23 left in the second quarter gave the Broncos a 2-1 lead, but the Anteaters closed the opening half with a flurry.

Goals by Jon Polos and Ian Fleenor less than a minute apart midway through the second quarter gave IC Irvine a 4-2 lead. Fleenor's exclusion goal with 11 seconds left in the half increased the margin to 5-2.

The 19th-ranked Broncos never got closer than three goals the rest of the way. They also got goals from Sam Toriggino, Dylan Fara, Ryan Werner, Jake Rendina and Shane Hughes.

Hughes had a pair of assists while Reilley May and Will Grant each drew a pair of kickouts, but the Broncos went 0-for-7 with the man advantage. The Anteaters cashed in on two of their six exclusion opportunities.

Keaton Fox had 11 saves for the Broncos, who ended a stretch of 11 games away from home.

Santa Clara lost Saturday's opener to No. 11 UC Davis and then knocked off Whittier in its second game of the day of the tournament with Cal serving as the host school.

Santa Clara faces UC Davis Saturday in a Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) game. The teams will face off at noon in Sullivan Aquatic Center.

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Players Mentioned

Dylan Fara

#11 Dylan Fara

DR
5' 10"
Sophomore
Keaton Fox

#1B Keaton Fox

G
5' 10"
Freshman
Will Grant

#22 Will Grant

2M
6' 3"
Senior
Shane Hughes

#23 Shane Hughes

DR
6' 3"
Freshman
Reilley May

#9 Reilley May

Utility
6' 2"
Sophomore
Graham McClone

#8 Graham McClone

DR
5' 10"
Senior
Jake Rendina

#20 Jake Rendina

Utility
5' 9"
Freshman
Sam Toriggino

#2 Sam Toriggino

2MD
6' 3"
Sophomore
Ryan Werner

#16 Ryan Werner

Utility
6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dylan Fara

#11 Dylan Fara

5' 10"
Sophomore
DR
Keaton Fox

#1B Keaton Fox

5' 10"
Freshman
G
Will Grant

#22 Will Grant

6' 3"
Senior
2M
Shane Hughes

#23 Shane Hughes

6' 3"
Freshman
DR
Reilley May

#9 Reilley May

6' 2"
Sophomore
Utility
Graham McClone

#8 Graham McClone

5' 10"
Senior
DR
Jake Rendina

#20 Jake Rendina

5' 9"
Freshman
Utility
Sam Toriggino

#2 Sam Toriggino

6' 3"
Sophomore
2MD
Ryan Werner

#16 Ryan Werner

6' 3"
Freshman
Utility