The Concordia University Irvine Golden Eagles defeated the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds 18–12 in men’s water polo on Oct. 10 in Fresno. Dimitrios Koritsas scored three goals to help Concordia complete a successful road trip. The Golden Eagles improved to 15–9 overall.
Golden Eagles build separation
Concordia scored the first three goals before Fresno Pacific began its response. The Golden Eagles led 9–6 at halftime and created more separation in the third quarter. Fresno Pacific continued scoring late but could not close the full gap.
Tristin Fox and Yanti Quijada each scored three goals for the Sunbirds. Chase Hammes recorded 13 saves across all 32 minutes in goal. Concordia had also defeated UC Merced 18–10 the previous day.
CSB Take
Concordia kept building on its early lead even when Fresno Pacific found scoring runs. Koritsas gave the Golden Eagles dependable finishing across the road trip. The Sunbirds received strong production from Fox and Quijada but needed more stops to keep the match within reach.
