Men’s water polo struggles through season with lacking roster depth

The men's water polo team continues to encounter rough challenges this season as it remains winless in Big 8 Conference competition.

The Mustangs (5-16) currently find themselves in last place of the Big 8 with a conference record of 0-5 following two losses to American River College with a score of 11-8 on Oct. 13. and Modesto Junior College with a score of 16-9 on Oct. 20.

While the team has been unable to get good results throughout the season, its performance in the pool is the least of its problems as the roster has been cut short due to injuries, putting a large workload on those who are able to play.

"More importantly than anything else is just getting here. We have a guy in Hawaii, we have an injured guy right now so we only have one sub. It's really stressful on the guys that are here." head coach Mike Maroney said. "We haven't been able to train in full force in 10 days so that has a little bit of a negative effect on us, but the guys are fighting. They're doing some things well and some things that are just frustrating because more than anything else they're just tired."

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