By Anthony Lucido — Reporter
Maybe it was something in the water or maybe it was the sun shining in the Broncos’ eyes, but the fact is that the Spartans finally broke their four-game losing streak on Friday.
San Jose State men’s water polo (1-4) won its home game 9-4 against the Santa Clara Broncos (1-1).
The Spartans started the first period off quickly with back-to-back goals made by junior driver Ary Kamen and 2-meter defender Nielfs Hofmeijer in the first minute.
Sophomore utility player Dominick Kirk scored a goal 30 seconds later to make it 2-1, but it wasn’t enough for SCU in this first period.
Freshman utility player Connor MacMillion and Hofmeijer extended SJSU’s lead by two more for the rest of the first period 4-2.
The Spartans continued to hold and grow their lead well into the fourth period, jumping ahead 7-2.
The Broncos were finally able to gain some traction with junior attacker Matt Peterson and freshman attacker Matt McKim scoring a goal each.
It wasn’t enough though, with senior center Finn Pardon launching the ball like a slow-moving missile into the net.
Freshman utility player Mark Kis followed up Pardon, scoring the last goal for SJSU and closing the game 9-4.
There were a lot of great players this game, but Kamen, Kis and freshman utility player Gal Haimovich shined this time around.
Both Kamen and Kis scored two goals each, with Haimovich scoring only one goal but also finishing with 7 shots and 2 assists.
SJSU will play another home game at the Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center (SRAC) Saturday at 10 a.m., this time against the Pepperdine Waves.
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