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Men's Water Polo

Water Polo Splits Sunday Matches at Bruno Classic

Kyle Sandell Tallied 12 goals on the day

THE BASICS:
 
- Scores:
No. 6 MIT- 16 , RV Austin College - 11
Wagner - 16, No, 6 MIT – 9
 
- Records: MIT (2-2), Austin College (1-4), Wagner (1-4)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Blodgett Pool)
 
- The Lead: Senior Kyle Sandell (Mountain View, Calif) led the way for the MIT Engineers scoring a total of 12 goals as MIT split its two games at the Bruno Classic on Sunday afternoon, which was hosted by Harvard University.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE vs. Austin College:
 
- MIT pulled out to an early 3-1 lead on two goals by Kyle Sandell (Mountain View, Calif.) and another by Jack King (Los Alton, Calif.). Austin then scored three straight to take a 4-3 advantage but with 1:08 remaining in the first quarter, Richard Yun (Irvine, Calif.) scored to tie the game.

- The second quarter remained a tightly contested  before MIT went on a 3-0 to pull ahead 9-6 on a goal by senior Kaden Dimarco (Eugene, Ore.).

- Austin tied the match in the third on back-to-back goals, however, the Engineers responded, scoring the next five goals to pull ahead 14-9.

- The Engineers added two more goals, by Dimarco and John Steele (Old Greenwich, Conn.) to secure the 16-11 victory.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Sandell led the way for MIT with five goals in the contest while King followed with three goals in the game.
 
- Yun, Dimarco and Miller Geschke (Los Alton, Calif.) all finished the game with two goals apiece.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME TWO vs. Wagner:
 
- Sandell opened the scoring for the Engineers at 6:38 and followed with another goal at 6:04. Wagner scored the next three to pull ahead 4-2. Geschke stopped the Wagner run with a goal with 26 seconds remaining in the quarter.
 
- A 7-0 run by the Seahawks made it a 11-3 contest and Sandell once again stopped the run with a score at 1:16 in the second.
 
- Wagner continued to hold off Sandell and the Engineers in the final two quarters, despite three more scores from Sandell.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Sandell led the way yet again for the Engineers with seven goals in the contest. The seven goals scored is a new career-best for the senior.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers are back in the pool on Friday, September 17th to take on Augustana College at 8 p.m.  at the Connecticut College Invite in New London, Conn.
 
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- For the latest on MIT Athletics, follow the Engineers via social media on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
 
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Players Mentioned

Miller Geschke

#5 Miller Geschke

ATK
6' 0"
Senior
Kyle Sandell

#8 Kyle Sandell

C
6' 5"
Senior
John Steele

#6 John Steele

CD
6' 3"
Senior
Jack King

#10 Jack King

CD
6' 4"
First Year
Richard Yun

#7 Richard Yun

ATK
5' 10"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Miller Geschke

#5 Miller Geschke

6' 0"
Senior
ATK
Kyle Sandell

#8 Kyle Sandell

6' 5"
Senior
C
John Steele

#6 John Steele

6' 3"
Senior
CD
Jack King

#10 Jack King

6' 4"
First Year
CD
Richard Yun

#7 Richard Yun

5' 10"
First Year
ATK