Friday, October 30
Santa Clara, CA
2:30 PM
Saint Mary's College of California
at
Santa Clara
Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
10/28/2026 11:14:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
MORAGA, Calif. — The Saint Mary's men's water polo team returns to West Coast Conference action this week with a pair of road matchups against No. 18 Santa Clara and No. 9 UC Davis. These matchups will mark the Gaels' first two road WCC contests in program history.
GAME COVERAGE
No. 20 Saint Mary's Gaels at No. 18 Santa Clara Broncos
Friday, October 30 at 2:30 p.m.
Sullivan Aquatic Center – Santa Clara, Calif.
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No. 20 Saint Mary's Gaels at No. 9 UC Davis Aggies
Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m.
Schaal Aquatic Center – Davis, Calif.
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GAELS OUTLOOK
Gaels Battle Through Competitive Weekend at Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament…
Saint Mary's enters the week with a 7-12 overall record after going 1-2 at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament over the weekend. The Gaels opened the tournament with a 12-10 victory over Bucknell before falling 14-13 in sudden-death overtime to the top-ranked Division III program in the country, Pomona-Pitzer. Saint Mary's closed out the tournament with a 17-11 loss to No. 18 Harvard.
Harry Irwin had a strong weekend offensively, totaling seven goals across three matches, while in goal, Federico Castrucci tallied 16 saves and Griffin Lagsdin added 10.
Hachem Earns First WCC Weekly Honor in Program History…
Freshman Leo Hachem was named the West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Week following another excellent performance at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament. Hachem recorded 10 goals, two assists, and drew five exclusions across three matches. He continues to lead Saint Mary's offensively with 46 goals and sits tied for ninth in the WCC in goals scored.
ABOUT THE BRONCOS
No. 18 Santa Clara enters Friday's matchup with an 11-11 overall record and a 0-3 record in West Coast Conference play, with losses to LMU, Pepperdine, and UC Davis. Despite its conference start, the Broncos are riding a three-game winning streak following the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament where they picked up victories over LIU, Brown, and Iona.
Junior utility player Riccardo De Simon currently leads the charge with 52 goals on the season to rank him sixth in the West Coast Conference, while Imme van der Schaaf has 44 assists and ranks third. Goalkeeper Harrison Labrosse currently ranks third in the WCC in saves with 133.
ABOUT THE AGGIES
No. 9 UC Davis enters Sunday's contest with a 14-8 overall record and a perfect 4-0 record in West Coast Conference play with victories over Air Force, Pacific, San Jose State, and Santa Clara. The Aggies most recently suffered a narrow 11-10 loss to No. 9 Princeton in double overtime.
Freshman Lucas Wulfhorst leads UC Davis in goals with 46, tying with Hachem for ninth in the WCC. The Aggies also have two players ranked among the conference leaders in assists, with Oriol Viñas tallying 37 and Timothy Kerr adding 30.
The Gaels will begin the action on Friday, October 30 as they head to the south Bay to take on the Broncos at 2:30 p.m. before heading to Davis to battle with the Aggies on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m. Both games will be available to stream live on ESPN+ and additional match information can be found at smcgaels.com.
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
GAME COVERAGE
No. 20 Saint Mary's Gaels at No. 18 Santa Clara Broncos
Friday, October 30 at 2:30 p.m.
Sullivan Aquatic Center – Santa Clara, Calif.
WATCH | LIVE STATS
No. 20 Saint Mary's Gaels at No. 9 UC Davis Aggies
Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m.
Schaal Aquatic Center – Davis, Calif.
WATCH | LIVE STATS
GAELS OUTLOOK
Gaels Battle Through Competitive Weekend at Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament…
Saint Mary's enters the week with a 7-12 overall record after going 1-2 at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament over the weekend. The Gaels opened the tournament with a 12-10 victory over Bucknell before falling 14-13 in sudden-death overtime to the top-ranked Division III program in the country, Pomona-Pitzer. Saint Mary's closed out the tournament with a 17-11 loss to No. 18 Harvard.
Harry Irwin had a strong weekend offensively, totaling seven goals across three matches, while in goal, Federico Castrucci tallied 16 saves and Griffin Lagsdin added 10.
Hachem Earns First WCC Weekly Honor in Program History…
Freshman Leo Hachem was named the West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Week following another excellent performance at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament. Hachem recorded 10 goals, two assists, and drew five exclusions across three matches. He continues to lead Saint Mary's offensively with 46 goals and sits tied for ninth in the WCC in goals scored.
ABOUT THE BRONCOS
No. 18 Santa Clara enters Friday's matchup with an 11-11 overall record and a 0-3 record in West Coast Conference play, with losses to LMU, Pepperdine, and UC Davis. Despite its conference start, the Broncos are riding a three-game winning streak following the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament where they picked up victories over LIU, Brown, and Iona.
Junior utility player Riccardo De Simon currently leads the charge with 52 goals on the season to rank him sixth in the West Coast Conference, while Imme van der Schaaf has 44 assists and ranks third. Goalkeeper Harrison Labrosse currently ranks third in the WCC in saves with 133.
ABOUT THE AGGIES
No. 9 UC Davis enters Sunday's contest with a 14-8 overall record and a perfect 4-0 record in West Coast Conference play with victories over Air Force, Pacific, San Jose State, and Santa Clara. The Aggies most recently suffered a narrow 11-10 loss to No. 9 Princeton in double overtime.
Freshman Lucas Wulfhorst leads UC Davis in goals with 46, tying with Hachem for ninth in the WCC. The Aggies also have two players ranked among the conference leaders in assists, with Oriol Viñas tallying 37 and Timothy Kerr adding 30.
The Gaels will begin the action on Friday, October 30 as they head to the south Bay to take on the Broncos at 2:30 p.m. before heading to Davis to battle with the Aggies on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m. Both games will be available to stream live on ESPN+ and additional match information can be found at smcgaels.com.
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
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