For the second time this season, the San Marcos boys water polo team defeated Buena in sudden death overtime. The Royals won 13-12 after Kevyan Golizadeh scored just 35 seconds into the sudden death period.
In the first match between the two teams, Buena’s Kyle Hahn had seven goals and San Marcos’ Shane Hauschild had five goals and five drawn ejections.
The Royals keyed on Hahn defensively and limited him to just two goals while Hauschild shucked the Buena defense and put four goals in the back of the net.
While Hauschild led with four goals, six other San Marcos players scored.
“This is definitely the most balanced scoring effort that we have had in a close game all season,” head coach Jeff Ashton said.
Buena went up on the Royals 5-3 in the first half, but San Marcos clawed back into the game and outscored the Bulldogs 4-3 in the fourth quarter to tie the game.
San Marcos went up by a goal in the first overtime but Buena tied the game in the second OT period. Golizadeh then quickly ended the match with the game-winning goal shortly into sudden death.
The Royals finished Channel League competition at 2-6.
