{"id":468879,"date":"2026-09-19T08:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T08:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/468879\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T08:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T08:30:09","slug":"no-11-spartans-rally-past-no-8-princeton-in-down-to-the-wire-match-sjsu-athletics-official-athletics-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/468879\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 11 Spartans Rally Past No. 8 Princeton in Down to the Wire Match – SJSU Athletics – Official Athletics Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

PALO ALTO, Calif. \u2014 Sam Keightley<\/a> scored the game-winning goal with one second left, capping a furious fourth-quarter rally that lifted the No. 11 San Jos\u00e9 State men’s water polo team (5-3, 0-0 WCC) past No. 8 Princeton (8-1, 0-0 NWPC) 14-12, on day one of the MPSF Invite on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The MPSF Invite is a win and advance style bracket featuring 16 teams seeded one through 16. In the tournament, SJSU was the No. 10 seed while Princeton was the No. 7 seed.<\/p>\n

The Spartans trailed for most of the afternoon, falling behind 5-4 after the first quarter and 7-5. San Jos\u00e9 State clawed back in the third, with Samu Biros<\/a> and a pair of goals from Sam Keightley<\/a> keeping pace before Aron S\u00e1rfalvi<\/a>‘s equalizer tied it at 10-10, but the Tigers answered right back to lead 11-10 heading into the fourth.<\/p>\n

Louis Fehrensen<\/a> tied the game at 11-11, then struck again moments later to give the Spartans their first lead of the game. Mitchell Keightley<\/a> followed with a goal of his own to make it 13-11, and after Princeton cut the deficit to one, Sam Keightley<\/a> sealed the win with a buzzer-beating goal in the final second, sending San Jos\u00e9 State to a 14-12 victory.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT: The Spartans continue MPSF Invite play against No. 2 USC at 10:40 a.m. Saturday at Avery Aquatic Center.<\/p>\n

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