LOS ANGELES – Mitchell Keightley scored two goals to lead No. 16 San José State men’s water polo (6-11, 0-3 WCC), but the Spartans fell 13-9 to No. 8 LMU (13-6, 4-0 WCC) on Saturday afternoon at the Burns Center.
San José State stayed close in the first half. The Spartans trailed by two after the opening period, then matched the Lions goal for goal the rest of the way. The third period was scoreless for San José State, but the Spartans outscored LMU 5-2 in the fourth. It wasn’t enough to complete the comeback.
- Behind Keightley, Giancarlo Marquez, Zalan Hegedus, Liam Dodunski, Mateja Cetkovic, Louis Fehrensen, Aron Sárfalvi and Vince Biros each scored once.
- Zach Ramans set up the offense with three assists.
- On defense, Biros had two steals, and Dodunski drew four kickouts.
- In the cage, Alexey Poletaev made nine saves, and Stellen Karkazis added three.
UP NEXT: On a quick turnaround, the Spartans face No. 13 Pepperdine tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool in Malibu, Calif. The match will stream on ESPN+.
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