Saratoga, Calif.----- San Jose State University posted a pair of wins over top-20 ranked teams on the first day of Julian Fraser Invitational men's water polo tournament at West Valley College.
Giacomo Lovatelli scored on all four of his shots including the game-winner as San Jose State outlasted #15-ranked Harvard, 13-12, in the first sudden victory overtime period in the Spartans' morning match.
Lovatelli's second goal of the match came with 2:43 to go in regulation time tying the score at 10-10. He and teammate Neil Arnett each scored in the two 3:00 overtime periods answering a pair of Harvard scores leaving the teams tied at 12-12 after overtime.
Utku Binkanat led the Spartans in scoring with four goals in a 10-9 victory over #14-ranked Bucknell.
The Spartans close out its Julian Fraser Invitational action with two matches at Santa Clara University on Sunday, October 21. San Jose State takes on #16-Brown at 8:00 a.m. and St. Francis of Brooklyn at 1:20 p.m.
Score by Quarters
#15-Harvard 3-3-2-2-1-1-0=12
#19- San Jose State 3-1-3-3-1-1-1=13
Goal scoring
Harvard – Austin Sehcrest, 4; Nick Bunn, Alex Tsotadze, Dennis Blyashov, 2, each; Bruno Snow, Grant Harvey, 1, each.
San Jose State – Giacomo Lovatelli – 4, Neil Arnett, 3; Brad Dennis, 2; Marc Weber, Emerson Trout, Justin Pickering, Adam Bado, 1, each.
Goalkeeper Saves
Harvard - Anthony Ridgley 10.
San Jose State - Yahav Fire, 15.
Ejections
Harvard – 14
San Jose State – 11
Score by Quarters
#14-Bucknell 0-1-4-4=9
#19- San Jose State 2-4-3-1=10
Goal scoring
Bucknell – Jack Lewis, Marko Djordjevic, Cooper Dolan, Rade Joksimovic, 2, each; Cullen Jacuzzi, 1.
San Jose State – Utku Binkanat, 4; Justin Pickering, Neil Arnett, Adam Bado, Giovanni Locatelli, Antonis Giannatsis, Brad Dennis, 1, each.
Goalkeeper Saves
Bucknell – Jack Otto, 12.
San Jose State - Yahav Fire, 11.
Ejections
Bucknell – 8.
San Jose State - 19.