Box Score Score: UC Davis 14, Wagner 8
Location: Providence, R.I. (Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center)
Records: UC Davis 1-0, Wagner 0-2

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A hat trick from Austin Quick led UC Davis men's water polo to a successful first day of the Bruno Classic, winning 14-8 over Wagner on Friday, Aug. 28.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• One minute into the first, Quick gave the Aggies their first goal of the season to spark a 3-0 run.
• Thomas Kiesling and newcomer Andonis Petroutsas added onto the tally before Wagner got on the board in the final minute of the period, putting Davis up 3-1 after eight.
• Quick opened up quarter number two fast, putting one in the back of the net only 18 seconds in.
• Oriol Viñas, fresh off international competition with Spain, banked two in a row, one on a powerplay, to put his team ahead 6-1 halfway through the frame.
• The Seahawks would add a pair two minutes later, but Oleg Shatskikh and Gabe Bensen both got on the board to give the Aggies an 8-3 lead at halftime.
• Coming out of the break, Wagner began to gather momentum by outscoring Davis 3-1 in the third quarter.
• Colton Fine would be the lone Aggie to score in the period, putting them up 9-6 entering the final frame.
• After Petroutsas cashed in his second a minute into the fourth, Wagner struck back with a powerplay score, keeping the Aggie lead a slim three goals.
• With four minutes remaining, backed by the goalkeeping of Baxter Chelsom, Davis cashed on a 4-1 run, powered by goals from Thomas Marr, Quick, and Shatskikh.
• As the clock showed only one second remaining, Max Prokhin put the exclamation mark on the contest with his first goal of the season, solidifying a 14-8 win for UC Davis.

UP NEXT: The Bruno Classic continues for the Aggies with a doubleheader on Saturday, Aug. 29. Action begins at 9:40 am PT in a matchup with Iona before wrapping up at 1:40 pm PT against host school No. 20 Brown. Both matches will be streamed live on ESPN+.

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: 

UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked #1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as #1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27. 

For more information, visit https://ucdavisaggies.com/.