{"id":484343,"date":"2026-10-03T23:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T23:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/484343\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T23:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T23:44:08","slug":"no-9-spartans-fall-in-tight-overtime-matchup-against-no-13-uc-santa-barbara-sjsu-athletics-official-athletics-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/484343\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 9 Spartans Fall in Tight Overtime Matchup Against No. 13 UC Santa Barbara – SJSU Athletics – Official Athletics Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN JOSE, Calif. –\u00a0Sam Keightley<\/a> scored five goals on the day, surpassing 100 in his career, to lead the San Jos\u00e9 State men’s water polo team (6-8, 0-0 WCC) in a tight 13-12 overtime loss against No. 13 UC Santa Barbara (17-8, 0-0 Big West) on Saturday morning from the SRAC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Spartans trailed early, falling behind 6-3 by halftime. In the third quarter, the Spartans began clawing back with goals from Samu Biros<\/a>, Giancarlo Marquez<\/a> and S. Keightley, cutting the deficit to one at the end of the period. The fourth quarter was a back-and-forth battle where S. Keightley and Aron S\u00e1rfalvi<\/a> each scored to tie the game twice. S. Keightley also delivered the Spartans their first lead of the game wth a goal in the third minute, puttung SJSU up 10-9. UC Santa Barbara answered to tie it and then retook the lead, but with three seconds left, Biros found the back of the net to even the score at 11-11 and force overtime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Gauchos led the Spartans 2-1 across two overtime periods. Aidan Johnson<\/a> tied it in the second period before UC Santa Barbara scored the decisive goal, escaping with the 13-12 win.\u00a0<\/p>\n

S. Keightley led the offense with five goals, while Biros added four. Marquez, Johnson and S\u00e1rfalvi each scored one.
\nMitchell Keightley<\/a> and S. Keightley each dished out three assists.
\nS. Keightley also paced the defense with four kickouts drawn.
\nAlexey Poletaev<\/a> made seven saves through the first three quarters before Stellan Karkazis took over in net, adding three saves the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT: The Spartans open WCC play against No. 8 University of the Pacific at the SRAC on Friday, Oct. 9, at noon. The game can be streamed on ESPN+.<\/p>\n

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