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Box Score 2 LA JOLLA, Calif. — Cal State Fullerton men's water polo opened the 2024 season Saturday with a 13-12 win over Pomona-Pitzer before falling to No. 4 USC, 20-6.
Titans 13, Pomona-Pitzer 12
After falling behind 2-0 early, goals from Julian Nichols and Nico D'Angelo knotted things up at 2-2. The Sagehens took a 5-3 lead early in the second, but Fullerton answered with a 4-0 scoring run capped by a Bende Aubeli goal to go up 7-5.
The contest remained tight, however, with Pomona-Pitzer retaking the lead at 10-8 and leading 10-9 heading into the final period. Teams traded goals in the fourth, with D'Angelo scoring his second of the contest and Dominic Hernandez adding a goal to tie the game at 11.
With 1:08 remaining and Fullerton on the power play, Aubeli netted the go-ahead score to give the Titans a 12-11 lead. Jacob Hatch added an insurance goal before the Sagehens got one back just before the final horn, bringing the final score to 13-12 for Fullerton.
Titans 6, No. 4 USC 20
Teams traded goals to start the contest, with Francisco Paredes scoring to tie the match at 1-1. But the Trojans scored six unanswered to take a 7-1 advantage early in the second period.
Paredes scored his second down the stretch, while Alec Isaacman, Nichols, Hatch and Hernandez also added goals for the Titans. But USC came away with the 20-6 win.
Fullerton returns to action tomorrow, Sunday, Sept. 8, with matches against No. 2 Cal and No. 13 Pepperdine to wrap up the Triton Invitational.
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