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Cornell University in the second semifinal to set the final matchup. TAMU would face UVA in the final for the first time since 2016, when TAMU got the 16-15 edge. This time, the seasoned TAMU men entered the arena as underdogs, seeded No. 2 to the undefeated freshman trio from UVA. The Cavaliers came out firing in the first chukker, with Jack McLean quickly opening up the scoring. Teammate Nachi Viana hit the first two-pointer of the game soon after and Brennan Wells added two goals of his own to give UVA the 5-0 advantage. McLean found the goal once more before the Aggies got on the board with a tally from Christian Aycinena to end the chukker. “We had to stick together after we got down by five in the first chukker,” recalled Mariano Silva. “We knew it would take one goal at a time to stay in the game.” TAMU was unable to gain any ground in the second as UVA neutralized penalty conversions from Viana and Silva with field goals from Wells and teammate Fritz Felhaber. Viana opened the third chukker with a massive two-point score out of the lineup to put the Cavaliers on top, 10-3. Aycinena and Wells traded goals to maintain the comfortable seven-goal gap between the two powerhouses until the Aggies rallied, dominating the rest of the chukker. Silva nailed three goals, including a
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Stone Rush Theo Anastos Sayge Ellington-Lawrence Brandon Carreon
Fiona McBride-Luman Maggie Papka Megan Wurden Claire English Sydney Weise Carter Nix
Cornell Jedidiah Cogan Grant Feuer Lorenzo Masias Morgan Palacios
Texas A&M University Christian Aycinena Fritz Felhaber Mariano Silva Colton Valentine
University of North Texas Vaughn Miller Jr. Turner Wheaton Andrew Scott
Cornell Rachel Booth Shariah Harris Anna Ullman Ingred Donnan Kyra Umrigar
Texas A&M University Marissa Wells Alexandra Vaughn Courtney Price Hannah Reynolds Emma Glynn
University of Virginia University of Virginia Jack McLean Ignacio Viana Brennan Wells Simon Colloredo-Mansfield Antonio Mendes de Almeida
Demitra Hajimihalis Meghan Milligan Jessica Riemann Connell Erb Mia Sweeney Sadie Bryant
UNT’s Vaughn Miller Jr. moves in to challenge UVA’s Ignacio Viana, right. Brennan Wells, far left, keeps a close eye on the play. POLO P L A Y E R S E D I T I O N 27