Waves go Undefeated at The Bruno Classic

Sunday, September 3

Cambridge, Mass.

7:30 a.m. PT

Pepperdine University

3-0,0-0

Harvard

2-1,0-0

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Pepperdine	6	1	4	5	16
Harvard	3	2	0	6	11

Photo by: Jeff Golden

9/3/2023 2:07:00 PM | Men's Water Polo

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

By: By Athletic Communications

Providence, R.I. – The #11 Pepperdine men's water polo team (4-0) wrapped up their east coast trip at the Bruno Classic by beating #18 Harvard 16-11. Later in the afternoon, they had a dominating second half performance against Wagner College, leading to a 15-7 victory.

BIG WAVES

Senior attacker Christian Hosea (San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente HS) had a hat trick in the first game of the day.
Sophomore attacker Adam Csapo (Budapest, Hungary/BME International Secondary School) scored for the Waves in both games.
Junior center, Matty Walsh (Laguna Beach, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic HS) had seven goals on the day and led the Waves in scoring in both games.

GAME #1 RECAP

The Waves jumped out to an early 6-3 lead after the first quarter led by Christian Hosea, who had two goals in the period . Harvard battled back in the second quarter, but Hosea added another goal en route to a hat trick to keep Pepperdine in front 7-5 going into the break. Stifling defense from the Waves, led by goalie Antonio Knez held the Crimson scoreless in the third quarter. Pepperdine took a six goal advantage into the final period. Two goals from Matty Walsh in the fourth quarter helped the Waves hold on to beat the Crimson 16-11. Walsh led the way for Pepperdine with four goals, and a total of eight players scored in the game.

HAR 3-2-0-6—11
PEPP 6-1-4-5—16

Pepperdine goals: Matty Walsh 4, Christian Hosea 3 , Ryan Brosnan 2, Curtis Jarvis 2, Travis Reynolds 2, Adam Csapo 1, Sandor Gal 1, Milo Joseph 1

GAME #2 RECAP

Clay Kaneko got the scoring going, but two goals from Wagner gave the Seahawks a 2-1 lead after the first quarter. Pepperdine and Wagner battled back-and-forth throughout the second quarter, and a late goal by Sandor Gal made it 5-4 in favor of the Seahawks. Two quick goals including the go-ahead goal from Matty Walsh gave Pepperdine a 6-5 advantage to begin the third period. After a nine goal third quarter, Pepperdine held a 13-6 lead. The Waves cruised through the fourth period and won the game 15-7. Walsh led the way with three goals, and a total of 12 players scored in the contest.

WAG 2-3-1-1— 7
PEPP 1-3-9-2— 15
Pepperdine goals: Matty Walsh 3, Adam Csapo 2, Nico Tierney 2, Ryan Brosnan 1, Conor Brough 1, Jon Carcarey 1, Anthony D'Ambra 1, Sandor Gal 1, Clay Kaneko 1, Kaden Kaneko 1, Andrew Outcalt 1

UP NEXT

The Waves will take a trip down PCH to face LMU on Saturday, Sept. 9 at Burns Aquatic Center at noon.