USA Defeats Spain in Overtime at World University Games
August 19, 2011 | Men's Water Polo
SHENZHEN, China --- The USA Men's World University Games water polo team defeated Spain, 10-9 in overtime, in a quarterfinal game Friday at Shenzhen, China.
With the victory, the USA, led by UCI head coach Marc Hunt, moves on to face Russia in a semifinal match-up Sunday. Serbia faces Macedonia in the other semifinal.
The U.S. and Spain were tied 8-8 after regulation with the Americans outscoring the Spaniards, 2-1, in overtime.
UCI alum Griffin Lerman started Friday's game and played over 22 minutes with two shot attempts. Greg Enloe, also an Anteater alum, played nearly 11 minutes off the bench and recorded a blocked shot.
Lerman completed his eligibility at UCI last fall when he scored 46 goals and was named second-team All-American.
Enloe, who was a member of the UCI program from 2005-09, scored 32 goals for the `Eaters as a senior in 2009.
Hunt, who is in his seventh season as UCI's head coach, is a two-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Coach of the Year (2007, 2009). He has led UCI to a top-five national ranking in four of his six seasons, including last fall when the `Eaters were fifth in the final national poll after finishing with an 18-8 overall record. UCI had five All-Americans on its team last season.
Hunt won gold as captain of the U.S. team at the 1993 World University Games in Buffalo, N.Y.
