PRINCETON, N.J. – No. 9 Princeton used an 11-0 run to earn a 20-5 win over the MIT water polo team on Saturday night.
 
THE BASICS:
Score: Princeton 20, MIT 5
Records: MIT (3-7, 0-1 NWPC), No. 9 Princeton (13-4, 4-0 NWPC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams played a close opening quarter with the Tigers taking a 2-1 lead. The Engineers goal came from junior Adam Ivatorov (Rockaway, N.Y.) at 2:58.
• Ivatorov made it a one-goal game with his goal at 6:49 in the second that cut the Princeton lead to 3-2.
• From there the hosts went on an 11-0 run to go up 14-2.
• The Engineers got two goals from sophomore Andras Beleznay (Delray Beach, Fla.) and another from sophomore Victor Perez (Key Biscayne, Fla.)

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Ivatorov's two goals brings his season total to 36. Beleznay now has 10 while Perez recorded his first goal of the season.
• Princeton has 15 different goal scorers in the game. Freshman Adam Peocz (Budapest, Hungary) and junior JP Ohl (Greenwich, Conn) led the way with three goals each.

UP NEXT:

• MIT will wrap up the weekend tomorrow, Sunday, October 6 with a 10:00 AM match at Long Island University followed by a 3:30 PM match at Iona.  Princeton will host Harvard at 11:00 AM.

 
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