LOS ANGELES  – No. 19 Santa Clara men's water polo bounced back on day two of the Overnght/MPSF Invitational with a pair of victories thanks in part to a big day from junior Zach Fales, who scored nine goals across the two matches. The Broncos took down Pomona-Pitzer, 11-8, in the morning session and capped off the day with an upset victory over 14th-ranked Cal Baptist. Santa Clara (6-4) will play in the ninth place game against UC San Diego tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. PT. 

Game One - #19 Broncos 11, Pomona-Pitzer 8
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Broncos grabbed control early by scoring six unanswered goals and held a 7-3 lead at the half.
• Out of the intermission, Santa Clara quickly stretched their lead 11-5 and held on to the advantage despite Pomona-Pitzer scoring the final three goals of the game. 
• Fales led the way offensively with four goals while Chase Raisin found the back of the net twice. 
• Gojko Kapovic was once again the leading assist man with four on the morning while Billy Barry added a pair of his own. 
• Barry, Cody Ferguson and Matt Somers each came away with a pair of steals.
• Owen Van Stralen was tasked with the start in the net and notched a career-high 15 saves in his 32 minutes.  

Game Two - #19 Broncos 12, #14 Cal Baptist 11 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Unlike the victory over Pomonza-Pitzer, things were never easy against the 14th-ranked Lancers. 
• The teams were tied at 7-7 at the half. After trading goals to start the third, the Broncos took a three-goal advantage as Barry scored the go-ahead and Ferguson scored on consecutive possessions. 
• Cal Baptist (6-7) punched back with three unanswered scores of their own, the last of which tied the game at 11-11 with just 1:21 remaining. 
• As he had done all day, Fales took charge inside the final minute and scored the game-winning goal with just over 30 seconds to play. The defense then forced a final turnover and the Broncos picked up one of their biggest victories of the young season. 
• Fales had another dominating effort with five goals, two assists and two steals.
• Barry and Ferguson each finished with two goals while Gavin Fisher and Bennett Stafford each had a pair of assists. 
• Freshman Harrison Labrosse once again got the starting nod in the goal and finished with 12 saves.  

NEXT UP:

• Santa Clara will look to leave Southern California with three wins under the belt as they get set to square off against No. 9 UC San Diego tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at UCLA.