ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The Washington & Jefferson College men's water polo team (0-14, 0-5) fall in their final two regular season matches at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Conference Games, hosted by Augustana (Ill.). W&J opened the final day with a 16-7 defeat to the hosts (Div. III RV) Augustana Vikings (8-12, 4-4) before being edged 9-8 in the second game to the Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons (2-15, 1-6).

Augustana (Ill.) 16, W&J 7
 
Senior Dillon Parker (Nipomo, Calif./Central Coast New Tech) led the Presidents with four goals and a steal. Three additional Presidents recorded goals in the contest. Classmate Timothy Deutsch (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton) recorded two assists throughout the match as well.
 
Augustana got out to an early lead, outscoring W&J 4-1 in the opening period. Parker had the lone goal of the opening frame with the assist credited to Deutsch. The Vikings added four goals in the second period to take an 8-1 advantage into halftime.
 
The Presidents came into the second half fighting, trying to cut into the Augustana advantage. The Red & Black outscored Augustana 4-3 in the third period to cut the lead down to 11-5. Parker had two goals in the third, one of which was a man up. Junior Brody Souder (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) and freshman Luke Jacques (Dania Beach, Fla./Fort Lauderdale) each recorded a goal. Souder, Deutsch and freshman Michael Stefanko (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) were each credited with an assist.
 
W&J continued to fight in the fourth period, but ultimately Augustana ended the game on a 3-0 run to ultimately put the contest out of reach and take a 16-7 win. Parker and Deutsch both had a goal in the final frame. Junior Parker Elliott (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had the assist on Parker's fourth goal.
 
Stefanko recorded six saves in net for the Presidents against the Vikings.
 
Wheaton (Mass.) 9, W&J 8
 
Parker led the Presidents in the second game of the afternoon with five goals. Souder also netted two additional goals and two assists against the Lions. Elliott successfully won all four opening sprints.
 
Both teams traded a goal to start the contest as Parker recorded his first of the contest to get W&J on the board. Souder recorded an assist on the Presidents' opening goal. The Red & Black found their offensive stride in the second period as the team outscores Wheaton 4-0 to head into the halftime interval with a 5-1 advantage. Souder recorded two goals in the second period. Parker and Deutsch each had one.
 
Wheaton responded with a four-goal period of their own to decrease the Presidents lead to one. Parker had the lone goal of the third with an assist credited to Deutsch.
 
The Lyons found one extra boost in the fourth quarter, outscoring W&J 4-2 in the final frame to take the overall contest 9-8. Parker netted both goals in the final frame with Souder and Deutsch both setting up the opportunities.
 
Stefanko recorded 10 saves in goal throughout the contest.
 
W&J moves on to the MPSF Championships, hosted by the University of Southern California with their first matches on Friday (Nov. 20). More information about a time and opponent will be released at a later date.