PALO ALTO, Calif.- Samu Biros and Palmer Macbeth each scored two goals on the day to lead the No. 11 San José State men’s water polo team (5-5, 0-0 WCC) in losses against No. 2 USC (9-0, 0-0 MPSF) 16-7, and No. 6 Long Beach State University (8-2, 0-0 Big West) 17-11 on Day Two of the MPSF Invite from the Avery Aquatics Center on Saturday.
vs. No. 2 USC
The Spartans took initiative, scoring the first two goals on strikes from Louis Fehrensen and Mitchell Keightley, but the Trojans answered and pulled away for a 16-7 win.
Macbeth paced the Spartans’ offense with the two goals, both coming in the fourth quarter. M. Keightley, Aidan Johnson, Vince Biros and Jack Elder each added one apiece.
vs. No. 6 LBSU
The Spartans kept up with the Sharks’ offense, scoring four goals in the first quarter from Giancarlo Marquez, M. Keightley, Mateja Cetkovic and Sam Keightley.
Long Beach State pulled ahead in each quarter, leading to a 17-11 score.
Biros led the team with two goals, as Marquez, M. Keightley, Cetkovic, S. Keightley, Sy Lazzaroni, Austin Hexter, and Aron Sárfalvi scored one each.
UP NEXT: The Spartans will close out the MPSF Invite tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. against No. 13 UC Irvine. The game can be watched on OVERNGHT.
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