SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The seventh-ranked UC Santa Barbara men's water polo team (18-7) closed out its weekend at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament with a pair of wins over No. 13 Harvard and Santa Clara on Sunday afternoon at Sullivan Aquatic Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED
No. 7 UCSB 13, No. 13 Harvard 10
- Cole Brosnan, Mason Chambliss, and Adam Gyenis scored in the first period to lead 3-1, but Harvard narrowed the gap to one goal with a 3-2 second quarter.
- The Gauchos scored three consecutive goals out of the break, with Henry Allen, Gyenis, and Cole Brosnan finding the back of the cage to put UCSB ahead 8-4.
- The blue and gold never gave up the lead, closing the game out with Gyenis completing his hat trick with 17 seconds left to win by three.
- Connor MacDonald made 11 saves in the win.
No. 7 UCSB 19, Santa Clara 5
- The Gauchos scored five goals in each of the first two quarters to lead 10-3 at the half.
- Six third-quarter goals extended the advantage to 16-4, and UCSB was able to see it out with a 3-1 fourth period.
- Cole Brosnan and Nathan Puentes had hat tricks for the Gauchos as the squad racked up 46 shots to Santa Clara's 25.
UP NEXT
- The Gauchos will head to UC Irvine on Oct. 30 and USC on Oct. 31. Live stat links will be added to the UCSB men's water polo schedule page, if available.
