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The NCAA men’s water polo title was USC’s to win.

With an undergraduate enrollment of under 3,000 students, St. Francis College of Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., calls itself “The Small College of Big Dreams.”

Sophomore attacker Daniel Lenhart received a perimeter pass and dumped the ball to fellow sophomore attacker Paul Reynolds.

In a six-on-six scrimmage at the end of Tuesday night’s UCLA men’s water polo practice, the team’s defense could be seen bobbing up and down in the water in between plays.

Four years ago, then-freshmen attackers Bret Lathrope and Griffin White, utility Josh Samuels and redshirt goalkeeper Matt Rapacz made their UCLA home debuts against UC Irvine in the first official athletic event at Spieker Aquatics Center.

Regardless of which top-two men’s water polo team comes out with a victory this weekend, bragging rights will be short lived.

Playing the highest-ranked opponent it had faced at home all season, No. 2 UCLA (24-2, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) did not disappoint, delivering a 9-5 victory over No. 3 Stanford.