IRVINE, Calif - The Concordia University Irvine men's water polo team clinched The WWPA West Region regular season title with a win against UC Merced, 19–9.
This is the third straight WWPA West Region title and CUI will be the no.1 seed in the Conference tournament later this month.
For the game, Hugo Wouters led the men with four goals and two assists. Dante Soldati Ianora, Nicolas Fuchs and Domitrios Koritsas just behind Wouters with three goals apiece.
The Golden Eagles controlled the game from start to finish, and even won all four sprints.
The winning goalie was Derek Maddox, who had 9 saves in his 24 minutes in the cage. He was relieved by Ethan Sutherland in the fourth quarter and had four saves of his own.
The men moved to 5-0 in conference play and 18-11 overall. They will be back in action Saturday, Nov. 7 for their last home game of the season against Fresno Pacific. The game will start at 1 p.m. PT.
After the game, there will be senior day festivities honoring all the seniors who have meant so much to this program.
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