SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Mitchell Keightley dished out seven assists, a season high and the most by a Spartan in a single game since at least 2023, to lead the No. 15 San José State men’s water polo team (8-11, 1-3 WCC) to an 18-13 win over No. 20 Brown (17-6, 3-2 NWPC) on the first day of the Julian Fraser Memorial on Friday afternoon.
Samu Biros put the Spartans on the board first, but Brown answered with a 6-4 lead in the opening quarter. San José State responded in a big way. The Spartans took control in the second, outscoring the Bears 6-2 to carry a 10-8 lead into halftime. Brown stayed within reach in the third, trailing 14-11 heading into the final period, but San José State pulled away in the fourth behind goals from Sam Keightley, Liam Dodunski and Giancarlo Marquez. The Spartans outscored Brown in each of the final three quarters.
- Marquez and Biros each led the Spartans with four goals, Sam Keightley recorded a hat trick, and Dodunski added two. Mitchell Keightley, Louis Fehrensen, Aidan Johnson, Palmer Macbeth and Aron Sárfalvi each scored once.
- Biros dished out three assists and Sárfalvi added two to go with Mitchell Keightley’s seven.
- Marquez drew four kickouts and Sam Keightley added three.
- Alexey Poletaev made nine saves in net.
UP NEXT: The Spartans stay in the Julian Fraser Memorial against No. 14 CBU on Saturday at 9 a.m. at the SRAC.
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