Petar Leontijevic and Saequon Miller scored three goals apiece, but it wasn't enough as Salem University fell to University of Toronto 20-11 in men's water polo Sunday at Erie, Pa. The contest was the Tigers' final game in the Laker Invitational, hosted by Mercyhurst University. The Tigers posted a 2-2 record in the three-day tournament.
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Salem (4-5) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening minute of the contest as
Mike Diaz assisted on
Salvador Orozco's goal just 10 seconds in and then scored 43 seconds later off a pass from
Adam Hudson. Toronto came back with six unanswered goals and took a 9-6 halftime lead.
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Nephtali Rivera found Miller for a goal with 6:03 left in the third period to pull Salem within 9-7. But Toronto responded with a 4-0 run and the Tigers never got closer than five goals the rest of the way.
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Salem outshot Toronto 38-36.
Jacob Badough recorded six saves in goal for the Tigers.
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Salem returns to action next weekend as the Tigers travel to Lewisburg, Pa., to compete in the Bucknell Invitational. Three of the Tigers' four games are against Division I opponents.
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