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University of the Pacific

Apostolos Georgaras
11
Pacific PAC (7-4)
13
Winner Santa Clara SCU (6-6)
Pacific PAC
(7-4)
11
Final
13
Santa Clara SCU
(6-6)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Pacific PAC 0 3 5 3 11
Santa Clara SCU 3 2 4 4 13

Game Recap: Men's Water Polo |

Late Rally Not Enough for No. 17 Pacific at No. 15 Santa Clara

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Trailing by four goals in the third quarter and by three goals in the fourth, the No. 17 Pacific men's water polo program rallied to tie the game with 2:18 remaining, but No. 15 Santa Clara notched the final tallies to survive a 13-11 game Sunday at the Sullivan Aquatic Center.
 
Pacific (7-5, 1-1 WCC) was down 8-4 at the 5:46 mark of the third quarter when it managed to trim it to 9-8 heading to the fourth after goals by freshman Apostolos Georgaras. After Santa Clara (7-6, 1-0 WCC) regained an 11-9 edge with 4:12 left, the Tigers kept pushing and found the 11-11 equalizer by freshman Borisz Kasa-Gal with 2:18 to go.
 
After a defensive stop, the Tigers had the ball with a chance to take the lead but couldn't find the back of the cage. The Broncos scored the go-ahead goal with 54 seconds left, and followed it up with an empty-netter as time expired.
 
Georgaras led the offense with a hat trick and an assist. He's up to a team-high 47 goals on the season with at least two in every game.
 
A pair of goals each game from Kasa-Gal, sophomore Ori Buzaglo and freshman Petar Popovic. Kasa-Gal also dished out two assists. Senior Manuel Pembertty and sophomore Yoav Rendler each scored once.
 
Freshman goalkeeper Kiss Gergely played the whole way and made eight saves.
 
Pacific is now 34-4 all-time against Santa Clara and have won 16 of the last 18 match-ups.
 
The Tigers return to the Eberhardt Aquatics Center for a Homecoming game Saturday against No. 6 San Jose State at noon. Pacific is 12-2 all-time against SJSU and won 14-6 last season on the road.
 
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Tickets for upcoming events can be purchased through the PacificTigers.com tickets tab, or by calling the Box Office at 209-946-2474. Groups of 10 or more are eligible for a group discount and exclusive fan experiences.
 
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