STANFORD, Calif. - The 17th-ranked UC San Diego men's water polo team split two games on the first day of the Northern California tournament in Stanford. The Tritons were edged by Western Water Polo Association rival No. 5 Loyola Marymount by a 6-5 score. The Tritons nearly came back in the final quarter, outscoring the Lions 3-1 in the last frame. UCSD rebounded to hand No. 10 Concordia an 8-7 defeat. Steven Donohoe led the Tritons with three scores. David Morton had a combined 16 saves in the two games. UCSD is now 4-5 this year.

In the loss to Loyola Marymount, the Tritons were down 5-2 through three quarters. The Tritons scored three times in the fourth, holding the Lions to one goal to come up just short in the 6-5 loss. David Morton had six saves for UCSD. Sean Cruz, Steven Donohoe, Peter Gresham, Bryce Madsen and Sean Roberts scored goals for the Tritons.

In UCSD's second game of the day, the Tritons defeated No. 10 Concordia 8-7. Steven Donohoe led the Tritons with three goals while Brian Donohoe added two scores. Madsen also scored twice while Cruz added a score.

The Tritons jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first quarter, only to see Concordia shut out the Tritons in the second quarter as Concordia led 4-3 at halftime. The Tritons would outscore Concordia by one goal in the third and one goal in the fourth for the win.

UCSD is back in action for the second day of the Northern California tournament on Sunday. The Tritons face Long Beach State at 10:40 a.m. on the Stanford campus. Depending on the outcome, the Tritons will face either UC Davis or Santa Clara in the second game on Sunday.