Stanford water polo beats No. 4 USC; San Jose State tops Santa Clara in overtime

Botond Balogh scored four goals for the No. 2 Cardinal, and Aron Sárfalvi's overtime goal lifted the Spartans 12-11.

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Players swim in a blue outdoor pool during a water polo match, with white tented stands behind them and trees in the distance. — A water polo match at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Center in 2017. File photo. — Photo: Effeietsanders / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (shared under the same license)

STANFORD - Stanford's men's water polo team, ranked No. 2 in the country, beat No. 4 USC 17-13 on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Avery Aquatic Center, according to Stanford Athletics. The game was tied 11-11 after three quarters, and Stanford won the fourth 6-2.

Botond Balogh scored four goals. Five other players scored two each. It was Stanford's third win over USC this season, which the school said last happened in 1999. The Cardinal are 16-2 and 3-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), their conference. They host No. 1 UCLA on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m.

In San Jose, No. 14 San Jose State beat No. 18 Santa Clara 12-11 in overtime at Sullivan Aquatics Center, according to San Jose State Athletics. Aron Sárfalvi scored the winning goal and had three assists. Samu Biros and Louis Fehrensen scored three goals each, and goalie Alexey Poletaev made 10 saves.

The Spartans are 11-11 and 2-3 in the West Coast Conference. They host Air Force on Friday, Nov. 6, at noon.

Source: Stanford Athletics recap; Stanford official box score (PDF); San Jose State Athletics recap

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