STANFORD, Calif. – The Washington & Jefferson College men's water polo team (2-19) dropped its final match at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships to the Connecticut College Camels (5-11).
 
Aidan Miller (Grove City, Ohio/St. Charles Prep) led the Presidents in the season finale, scoring six goals with one steal. Dillon Parker (Nipomo, Calif./Central Coast New Tech) also dropped a hat trick on the day with three scores.
 
Connecticut outscored W&J in the first half, 10-6. The camels added five goals in each of the opening quarters while the Presidents added three in each period. A. Miller scored two of his six goals in the first quarter, accompanied by a tally from Hector Santaella (Key Biscayne, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep).
 
Parker added his first score in the second quarter coupled with two more scores from A. Miller as the Presidents entered the half, down 10-6.
 
The senior captain, A. Miller, got the scoring started for each side coming out of the halftime break with his fifth goal of the day. Parker and Santaella each contributed scores shortly after to cut the Camels lead to 11-9. Brody Souder (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) and A. Miller added consecutive goals following a Connecticut score to bring the lead within one, 12-11. Despite the Presidents posting their best quarter of offense on the day, the opposition scored two goals to grow its advantage heading into the final quarter.
 
The Camels quickly broke away at the start of the fourth quarter, adding a flurry of goals to outscore the Presidents in the final frame, 6-4. Souder, Parker and Liam Miller each netted scores in the fourth.