The No. 13 University of Redlands men's water polo team
took two wins with ease on Saturday at the Thompson Aquatic Center,
defeating the University of La Verne by a 17-4 final and UC Santa
Cruz 14-8.
In the first game of the day, multiple Bulldogs contributed to the
team's offensive success against their Southern California
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) foe, La Verne. Junior
driver Taylor Swyers (St. Louis, MO), senior driver Andrew
Becskehazy (Miami, FL), junior utility player Jim Kehrig (Danville,
CA), junior center Brendan Meaney (Palm Desert, CA), junior utility
player Ian Starkie (Arroyo Grande, CA) and sophomore defender
Andrew Smith-Jones (Annapolis, MD) posted two scores each while
sophomore center Miran Terzic (Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina),
freshman driver Ben Ballard (Riverside, CA), freshman driver Cabot
Ferrill (Poway, CA), freshman driver Billy Brightenburg (Long
Beach, CA) and senior defender Jon Rielly (Vista, CA) contributed
one goal apiece.
Three goalkeepers split time in goal for the Bulldogs as senior
goalkeeper Teddy Trowbridge (Mercer Island, WA) notched six saves,
junior goalkeeper Matt Adams (Vista, CA) recorded three saves and
junior goalkeeper Jack Amaral (Porterville, CA) posted one
save.
Against UC Santa Cruz, the team faced a tougher test but emerged
victorious again. Smith-Jones provided the fireworks with a
game-high four goals while junior utility player Ryan Floersch (San
Jose, CA) provided two. Also scoring for the Bulldogs were Swyers,
Becskehazy, junior driver Brent Dotters (Porterville, CA), Kehrig,
freshman driver Jeff Parsons (Newark, CA), junior defender John
Floersch (San Jose, CA) and Rielly.
Both Trowbridge and Amaral tended the net for the maroon and gray
and compiled three saves apiece.
Redlands (22-7, 5-0 SCIAC) squares off against Whittier College on
Wednesday at the Thompson Aquatic Center for Senior Night. Prior to
the game, the team will recognize its four senior members:
Becskehazy, Kehrig, senior utility player Buddy Olds (Murrieta, CA)
and Rielly.
