Mounties Men's Water Polo Hands El Camino Setback to Open SCC Play

Mt. SAC Men's Water Polo
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(Walnut, CA) Jarrett Barker scored five goals to lead the Mt. SAC Men's Water Polo Team to a 24-9 South Coast Conference win over El Camino College (4-6, 0-2) at the Mills Aquatic Facility, on Wednesday.  Teammates Justin Wakefield and Brandon Knapp added four goals each for the Mounties (9-2, 1-0).

As a team, Mt. SAC connected on 54.5% of its shots on goal, while 11 different Mounties scored. The Warriors scored on 40.9% of their shots.

Brandon Shew, Kyle Green, and Ian Tauer scored two goals each for Mt. SAC, while Justin Swafford led the team with three assists. Barker, Wakefield, Green, and Noah Slack each had two assists.

Mountie goalkeepers Raphael Mutuc (1 GA, 2 S) and Joseph Mikhail (8 GA, 6 S) combined efforts in the win.

Mt. SAC will host Fordham University (9-2) on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6:15 p.m.

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