(Chula Vista, CA) The Mt. SAC Men's Water Polo team finished the regular season with a flourish, as they scored 31 goals in two games at the Southwestern College Tournament in Chula Vista on Friday (Oct. 28).

The Mounties, who finished with an overall 14-13 record and are ranked 10th in the state, defeated Grossmont, 10-7, and host Southwestern, 22-13, and will now prepare for the South Coast Conference Championships beginning Thursday (Nov. 3) at El Camino College.

Leading the way in the two games was freshman utility Brandon Fabrega with eight goals on 15 shots and five steals, while sophomore center defender Aidan Murphy had seven goals.

Game 1

Mt. SAC 10, Grossmont 7

Fabrega led the way with three goals, while Murphy, Zack Ewing and Edward (EJ) Lynch had two goals each.

The Mounties took a 3-1 after the first half, as Lynch scored twice. In the second half, with Mt. SAC holding a 3-2 lead, the Griffins scored twice midway through the third period to take their only lead of the game, 4-3.

Mt. SAC scored three unanswered goals in the last three minutes of the third period for the 6-4 lead and never trailed again, as they outscored Grossmont, 4-3, in the final period.

Game 2

Mt. SAC 22, Southwestern 13

Murphy and Fabrega scored five goals each to lead the Mounties, followed by four goals by sophomore utility Jasper Wang and three from Ewing.

The Mounties took a commanding, 13-6 lead after one half of play and added another nine in the second half, for a total of 22 goals. It was their second-biggest scoring output of the season.

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