11/9/2024 | North America | collegiatewaterpolo.org

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No. 4 University of Florida Defends Home Water by Hibernating Division III No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis, 15-8, to Make 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship Fifth Place Game

No. 4 University of Florida Defends Home Water by Hibernating Division III No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis, 15-8, to Make 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship Fifth Place Game

No. 4 University of Florida-vs.-Division III No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis Scoresheet (2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship– Game #22)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tristan Hollon-Brooks (Gr., Marietta, Georgia) and Ignacio Hurtado (Jr., Madrid, Spain) combined for seven goals to share Player of the Game recognition for leading host/Florida Division Champion/No. 4-ranked the University of Florida to a 15-8 victory over Great Lakes Division Champion/Division III No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis on the second day of the 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship at Florida’s Ann Marie Rogers Swimming & Diving Pool in the O’Connell Center.

Florida will return to the water at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, November 10, against Atlantic Division Champion/No. 19 the University of Virginia in the Fifth Place game looking to add either a Fifth or Sixth Place mark to a legacy that includes prior placements of Eighth (2000), Third (2001), 11th (2002), Ninth (2003), Fourth (2008), 13th (2009), Third (2011), 12th (2017), 10th (2018), Sixth (2019), 10th (2023) and Second (2024) at the Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship.

The 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Division III Collegiate Club Champion, Washington will seek to take the Seventh Place game at 9:00 a.m. against Texas Division Champion/No. 11 Texas A&M University.  Historically, the Bears have claimed prior Third (2021), Fourth (2022) and Sixth (2023) Place marks at the Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship after electing to bypass the Division III Club Championship prior to the 2021 campaign.

 

1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q FINAL
Division III No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis
3 0 2 3 8
No. 4 University of Florida 5 1 5 4 15
Florida Goals: Tristan Hollon-Brooks (4); Iganacio Hurtado (3); Dylan Umpierre (2); Nicholas Borden (2); Caleb Brown (2); Nicholas Santarsiero; Daniel Lombello
Washington Goals: James Sutton (2); Jake Engelberg; Jakob Shenfeld; Luke Brawer; Andrew Woolbert; Antonio Mendez-Trendler; Matteo Dall’Olmo
Saves: Florida – Logan Mazor (11) ; Washington – Asher Schwartz (5)
Exclusions: Florida – 14 ; Washington -13
Advantage Opportunities: Florida – 2-for-13 ; Washington – 3-for-14
Sprints: Florida – 3-for-4 (1st, 2nd, 4th) ; Washington -1-for-4 (3rd)
Cards/Misconducts: MD – Washington (Antonio Mendez-Trendler, 2:00 left in 1st Q)
Officials: Edward Bresnahan, Michael Schofield

 

No. 4 University of Florida Defends Home Water by Hibernating Division III No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis, 15-8, to Make 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship Fifth Place Game

Washington University in St. Louis’ Antonio Mendez-Trendler (#5)

No. 4 University of Florida Defends Home Water by Hibernating Division III No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis, 15-8, to Make 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship Fifth Place Game

University of Florida’s Ignacio Hurtado (#12)

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