Box Score SANTA CLARA, Calif. - No. 19 Santa Clara men's water polo completed their perfect weekend hosting the 2026 Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament with a 20-8 triumph over Iona in Sunday's final game at the Sullivan Aquatic Center. The Broncos were a perfect 3-0 at the tournament and improved to .500 on the season at 11-11 overall.
SCU jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the opening period before exploding for seven goals in the second quarter to take control for good. The Broncos scored four unanswered goals to close out the second courtesy of
Charlie Engs,
Jason Alietti,
Darion Wang and
Nick Zimmerman. Leading 11-4 at the intermission, SCU tacked on four more goals in the third before closing with a five-spot in the fourth. Senior
Grant Roesch tallied his second goal of the weekend and the season with 1:35 remaining to officially put the game on ice at 20-8.
A total of 13 different Broncos found the back of the net in the victory.
Imme van der Schaaf and
Jamie De Zwart both logged hat tricks with three goals while
Henry Engs,
Riccardo De Simon and
Luke Baird also turned in multi-goal efforts. Freshman
Connor Clougherty got the starting nod in the net where he made eight stops against six goals conceeded.
Tyler Swensen played the second half, allowing just a pair of goals over the final 16 minutes.
Santa Clara has four more regular-season games on the remaining schedule, and they all come against West Coast Conference opponents. The Broncos will host Saint Mary's (10/30) and San Jose State (10/31) next weekend before a quick trip to Stockton to face Pacific on Nov. 6. SCU will close out the season against Air Force on Nov. 8 before hosting the WCC Championship at Sullivan Aquatic Center Nov. 20-22.