Holiday Breaks Await Team USA Men In Europe

Champions League (Quarterfinal Round Draw)

Savona found out its placing for the Champions League Quarterfinal Round beginning in the new year while anticipating the arrival of Team USA attacker Marko Vavic.

Group A: Novi Beograd (SRB), Olympiacos SFP (GRE), CN Marseille (FRA), Jadran Split (CRO)

Group B: FTC-Telekom Waterpolo (HUN), Zodiac CNA Barceloneta (ESP), RN Savona (ITA), CSM Oradea (ROU)

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Euro Cup (Quarterfinal Round Draw)

Team USA attacker Alex Bowen and Sabadell come down from Champions League play into the Euro Cup quarterfinals and will face Ortigia of Italy. United States captain Ben Hallock and Recco get a matchup with Dinamo Tbilisi while Max Irving and Brescia square off with Waspo Hannover in the quarterfinals.

First Leg: January 25, Second Leg: February 6

CC Ortigia 1928 (ITA) vs CN Sabadell (ESP)
Pro Recco (ITA) vs Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
Waspo 98 Hannover (GER) vs AN Brescia (ITA)
Jug AO Dubrovnik (CRO) vs Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB)
Sabac Elixir (SRB) vs Jadran Herceg Novi (MNE)
HAVK Mladost Zagreb (CRO) vs CSA Steaua Bucharest (ROU)
CN Barcelona (ESP) vs Vasas Plaket (HUN)
BVSC-Manna ABC (HUN) vs Primorac Kotor (MNE)

Serie A1 (Day 10-11) December 11/14/17

Brescia 15, Bologna De Akker 9
Recco Waterpolo 17, Posillipo 8
Brescia 21, Olympic Roma 10
TeliMar 14, Catania 12
Bologna De Akker 20, Onda Forte 13
Savona 12, Roma Vis Nova 6
Trieste 14, TeliMar 7

Ben Hallock notched a hat trick for Recco in its win over Posillipo to stay within three points of Brescia, who won a pair of games against De Akker and Olympic Roma. Max Irving recorded his own hat trick for Brescia in the win over Olympic Roma. Goalkeeper Drew Holland and TeliMar finished with a win over Catania and a loss to Trieste. Tyler Abramson and De Akker got back on track against Onda Forte to wrap up its 2024 schedule after a loss to Irving and Brescia while Savona defeated Roma Vis Nova in a battle of squads soon to have Team USA athletes Marko Vavic and Quinn Woodhead.