SAN JOSE, Calif. — Samu Biros matched his season high with six goals to lead the No. 15 San José State men’s water polo team (13-11, 4-3 WCC) to a 17-11 win over Saint Mary’s (7-16, 1-6 WCC) on Sunday afternoon at the SRAC.
Before the match, the Spartans honored seniors Brendon Gyapjas, Alexey Poletaev, Mitchell Keightley, Giancarlo Marquez and Louis Fehrensen, along with team managers Zac Newman and Terence O’Donnell.
San José State came out fast, scoring the first three goals of the match from Biros, Marquez and Aron Sárfalvi, and led 5-3 after the first quarter. The Gaels stayed close through the second and third quarters and tied the match in the third. The Spartans then pulled away behind goals from Aidan Johnson, Peter Kolos Kohári, Biros and Sam Keightley.
Biros led the Spartans with six goals.
M. Keightley and his brother Sam each tallied seven points. M. Keightley dished out seven assists and added five steals, while S. Keightley recorded four goals and three assists.
Johnson scored two goals, while Sárfalvi, Kolos Kohári, Marquez and Austin Hexter each scored one.
In net, Poletaev made 10 saves and scored his first goal of the season.
UP NEXT: The Spartans will take a week off before the WCC Championships at Santa Clara, where the No. 3 seed will face No. 6 seed Pacific on Friday, Nov. 20.
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