The No. 13 Spartans Advance After Storming Past Air Force in the First Round of the WCC Tournament

STOCKTON, Calif. - Brendon Gyapjas recorded 15 saves to lead the No. 13 San José State men’s water polo team (16-6, 4-2 WCC) in a 16-4 victory over Air Force (13-20, 1-5 WCC) in the first round of the WCC Tournament. With the win, the Spartans will advance and play Pepperdine in the tournament semifinals.

• The reigning WCC Champion Spartans have now won four games in a row.
• In addition to his 15 saves, Gyapjas only allowed three goals in the game.
• In the Spartans last two matches, Gyapjas has recorded 25 saves and only allowed five goals in five periods of play.
• Maro Tiozzo led the Spartans with five points in the match, consisting of a goal and four assists.
• Tiozzo has tallied seven goals and 11 assists across his last four matches. 
• Mitchell Keightley and Mateja Bosić each scored four goals in the game.
• Keightley now has recorded 11 goals and four assists across the Spartans’ four game winning streak.
• Mattin Sarhaddi and Samu Biros each scored two goals in the match.
• Eric Ellison also racked up two points with a goal and an assist.
• Bence Szabo, Giancarlo Marquez, Louis Fehrensen and Erik Duesund all notched a point in the game.
• This was the second time this season the Spartans held their opponent to under five goals in a game.

UP NEXT: The Spartans will take on the two seed, No. 8 Pepperdine, tomorrow at 11 a.m. on ESPN+ for the WCC Tournament Semifinals. 

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