NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men's water polo team earned a split on Saturday at the Division III Eastern Championships, which are being hosted this weekend by Connecticut College.
W&J 13, Augustana 12
For the third time this season W&J and Augustana matched up and all three times the Presidents came away with a narrow victory.
Behind a pair of goals from
Andrew Edwards (Columbus, Ohio/St. Charles Prep), the Presidents took a 3-1 lead after a quarter of play. Augustana scored five of the eight goals in the second quarter to even the score at halftime (6-6).
Cam Spicer (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing),
Mitchell Rubio (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) and
Chris Edwards (Columbus, Ohio/St. Charles Prep) scored a goal each in the second.
Will Kitsch (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) scored all three of his goals in the third quarter, as he helped W&J build an 11-9 lead heading into the fourth.
Chris Edwards and
Aiden Johnson (Nassau, Bahamas/Windsor) both found the back of the net in the fourth quarter to help W&J hold on for a 13-12 victory.
Chris Edwards and Kitsch led W&J offensively with three goals apiece.
Zishuo Ma (Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos) recorded 10 saves to earn the victory in net.
W&J previously beat Augustana by a 15-14 score on Sept. 11. The Red and Black also won by a 12-10 score on Oct. 16.
#8 MIT 19, W&J 4
Eighth-ranked and top seeded MIT coasted to a 19-4 victory over W&J in the nightcap. The Engineers led 6-0 after the first and 12-1 at halftime. The lone W&J goal in the opening half was by
Ryan Bannon (Broomfield, Colo./Broomfield).
Andrew Edwards, Kitsch and Rubio scored a goal apiece in the second half to round out the scoring for the Presidents. MIT added three goals in the third and four goals in the fourth to close out the victory.
W&J (9-9 overall) will face Austin College (Texas) on Sunday, Oct. 24. The match will start at 10:20 a.m. Connecticut College is providing live video coverage this weekend.
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