CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT water polo team opened an NWPC Saturday with a 14-7 win over LIU, but fell to No. 6 Princeton in the nightcap at the Zesiger Center Pool. 

THE BASICS: 

• Scores:  
  • MIT 14, LIU 7 
  • No. 6 Princeton 25, MIT 9 
• Records: MIT (8-16 Overall, 1-7 NWPC), LIU (13-18 Overall, 2-5 NWPC), No. 6 Princeton (24-4 Overall, 9-0 NWPC) 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. LIU: 

• MIT used a 10-2 run to take control of the match.  
• The Engineers scored the first four goals of the game, getting goals from Rick Lundh, Andras Beleznay, Derek Schaffer, and Jake Schweizer. The Sharks got a 6 on 5 goal from Lucas Ramirez to stop the Engineer run. 
• MIT tacked on four more goals in the second to head into the break with an 8-1 advantage. Lundh scored twice, including a penalty shot goal, to complete the hat trick while Schaffer, Beleznay, and Caspar Lightner also found the back of the net. 
• Kunal Rajadhyax opened the third with a 6 on 5 goal at 5:48 off a Kieran Kearns pass. Lightner, Jackson Kay and Schweitzer also scored for MIT in the quarter as the Engineers took a 12-4 lead into the fourth. 
• LIU got four goals in the final quarter with Lundh and Schaffer scoring for the Engineers. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Lundh notched his four-goal game of the season. Schweizer, Schaffer, Beleznay, and Lightner all scored twice. 
• Schaffer, Kearns, Rajadhyax, and William Ewald each had two assist in the match. 
• Joshua Woren finished with 10 saves, two steals and one assist. 

HOW IT HAPPENED vs. PRINCETON: 

• The Tigers came out strong in the first quarter, outscoring the Engineers 6-2. MIT got goals from Kay and Rajadhyax. 
• Princeton did not let up as they continued to add on, earning a 25-9 win. 

UP NEXT: 

• MIT wraps up the regular season with a 3:00 PM match on Sunday, November 8 at the Zesiger Center Pool against Iona. Prior to the match. The Engineers will recognize their senior class.   

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