Graduate student Jack Larsen tied with Noah Rowe for game-high scoring honors with four points in the win.
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
No. 1 UCLA Advances to MPSF Semifinals
LOS ANGELES -- No. 1 UCLA (22-1) opened the 2024 MPSF Men's Water Polo Championship Tournament with an 18-2 win over No. 8 Washington & Jefferson (4-13) on Friday afternoon at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center. The Bruins improved to 3-0 all-time against the Presidents.
The Bruins had a total of 12 players score in the contest, paced by redshirt junior Eli Liechty, who tied his season-high with the second hat trick of the year. Four other Bruins scored multiple goals, which included freshman Peter Castillo, graduate student Jack Larsen, redshirt junior Chase Dodd, and freshman Ryder Dodd, which each scored two goals. Junior Noah Rowe also tied Jack Larsen with a game-high four points for the Bruins (one goal, three assists).
Graduate student Garret Griggs got the start in the cage and played the first half, pitching a shutout while tallying four saves and two assists. Redshirt freshman Nate Tauscher played the second half and registered eight saves and a steal while surrendering two scores.
UCLA, which never trailed in the contest, won the first quarter, 10-0. The Bruins won the second quarter, 6-0, to claim a halftime lead of 16-0. UCLA shut down its offense as both teams drew to a 2-2 tie in the second half.
UP NEXT: The Bruins host No. 7 California in the semifinals of the 2024 MPSF Men's Water Polo Championship Tournament at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 3:30 p.m. PT.
No. 8 Washington & Jefferson at No. 1 UCLA (MPSF Championship - First Round - Los Angeles, Calif. - Game 23)
The Bruins had a total of 12 players score in the contest, paced by redshirt junior Eli Liechty, who tied his season-high with the second hat trick of the year. Four other Bruins scored multiple goals, which included freshman Peter Castillo, graduate student Jack Larsen, redshirt junior Chase Dodd, and freshman Ryder Dodd, which each scored two goals. Junior Noah Rowe also tied Jack Larsen with a game-high four points for the Bruins (one goal, three assists).
Graduate student Garret Griggs got the start in the cage and played the first half, pitching a shutout while tallying four saves and two assists. Redshirt freshman Nate Tauscher played the second half and registered eight saves and a steal while surrendering two scores.
UCLA, which never trailed in the contest, won the first quarter, 10-0. The Bruins won the second quarter, 6-0, to claim a halftime lead of 16-0. UCLA shut down its offense as both teams drew to a 2-2 tie in the second half.
UP NEXT: The Bruins host No. 7 California in the semifinals of the 2024 MPSF Men's Water Polo Championship Tournament at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 3:30 p.m. PT.
No. 8 Washington & Jefferson at No. 1 UCLA (MPSF Championship - First Round - Los Angeles, Calif. - Game 23)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| Washington & Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| No. 1 UCLA | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
6x5 - UCLA - 4/5 - WJ - 1/10
Penalties - UCLA - 0/0 - WJ - 0/0
WJ Goals: Aidan Johnson 1, Aidan Miller 1
WJ Saves: Timothy Deutsch 2
UCLA Goals: Eli Liechty 3, Peter Castillo 2, Jack Larsen 2, Chase Dodd 2, Ryder Dodd 2, Marcell Szécsi 1, Wade Sherlock 1, Ben Larsen 1, Aaron Voggenthaler 1, Noah Rowe 1, Ben Liechty 1, Nico Tierney 1
UCLA Saves: Nate Tauscher 8, Garret Griggs 4
