STANFORD, Calif. - Santa Clara University men's water polo fell to top-ranked Stanford 16-4 this morning to open play at the Northern California Invitational. It followed with an afternoon 11-3 loss to seventh-ranked UC San Diego. Hosted by Stanford University, this weekend's event is taking place at the Avery Aquatic Center. With the losses, Santa Clara falls to 6-8 on the season.
Against Stanford Santa Clara's goals were scored by senior Jay Moorhead, junior Dan Figoni and sophomore J.P Doucette. Sophomore Gareth Owens recorded five saves at goalkeeper.
The Broncos added goals by freshman Grant Allison and seniors Bryan Failing and Dan O'Connell in the afternoon match against UCSD. Owens recorded one block while freshman Peter Moore registered six in goal.
The Broncos continue play at the Northern California Invitational through Sunday.