NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Connecticut College men's water polo team returned home for the final time, defeating visiting Wheaton 18-11 on Wednesday night from Lott Natatorium
Wheaton opened the scoring just 41 seconds into the contest, but Conn answered with back-to-back goals, as Ethan Hipsky (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Cormac Stevens (Philadelphia, Pa.) made it 2-1. The Lyons evened the score at 2-2, but the Camels ended the frame on a 4-1 run, with two goals from Laird Welch (Carmel, Calif.) and a goal each from Zach Dixon (Wayne, Pa.) and Keegan Kosiba (Birmingham, Mich.) to lead 6-3 after one.
Conn pushed the advantage to 9-3, with one goal each from Jesse Ellis (Fresno, Calif.), Kosiba, and Stevens. The teams traded the final four goals of the half, as Dixon and Paul Podrebarac (Friendswood, Texas) had the Camels in front 11-5 at the break.
The second half was pretty even, with both teams finding the back of the net three times in the third quarter. Stevens scored twice in the third quarter, before the final Conn goal of the frame came from Jack Dillon (Philadelphia, Pa.) as the Camels led 14-8 heading to the fourth. Conn scored four times in the final quarter, as Bruno Beznos (Boca Raton, Fla.), Kosiba, Stevens, and Welch all found the back of the net, as the Camels picked up the 18-11 win.
Conn (5-15, 2-2 MPSF) returns to action on Saturday, November 7 as the Camels travel to Rock Island, Ill. for three MPSF games, beginning against Johns Hopkins at 10:30 a.m.
