Szabo Leads No. 13 Spartans in Victories over No. 19 Brown and No. 20 Navy on Second Day of Harvard Invitational
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Bence Szabo scored 10 goals across two matches to lead the No. 13 San José State men’s water polo team (9-3, 1-1 WCC) in a 17-11 victory over No. 19 Brown (11-6, 3-2 NWPC) and in a 16-13 win over the hosts No. 20 Navy (14-7, 4-2 CWPA) on the final day of the Harvard Invitational. SJSU went 4-0 at the Harvard Invitational with three of the four victories coming against ranked opponents.
Vs. No. 19 Brown
- Szabo led the Spartans with six goals in the match, the most goals scored in a single game by a Spartan this season.
- Szabo also drew eight exclusions in the match, the most in any game this season for the Spartans by far.
- Mateja Bosić tallied six points in the match, consisting of three goals and three assists.
- Jamie Steingraf scored three goals in the match.
- Mitchell Keightley and Samu Biros each tallied two points in the game.
- Erik Duesund, Eric Ellison and Louis Fehrensen also all scored in the match.
- Mael Suchet and Maro Tiozzo both recorded an assist.
- The 17 goals in the game were the most scored by the Spartans in any game so far this season.
Vs. No. 20 Navy
- Keightley led the Spartans with six points consisting of five goals and an assist.
- Keightley also recorded six steals in the match.
- Szabo recorded another four goals in the second match of the doubleheader.
- With 10 goals on the day, Szabo now has surpassed 100 career goals in his career.
- Biros notched four points in the match with two goals and two assists.
- Tiozzo scored twice in the game while Giancarlo Marquez, Mattin Sarhaddi and Duesund each scored once.
- Bosič led the team with three assists in the game. Steingraf and Fehrensen each tallied two assists.
- Connor MacMillan and Austin Hexter each recorded an assist, as well.
Up Next: The Spartans will return home to take on Fordham on Oct. 24 at noon at the Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center.
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