Olympian Jesse Smith scored three goals and goalie Andy Stevens (Villa Park) made nine saves as the U.S. men’s water polo team defeated Argentina, 14-8, in an exhibition match Saturday night at Northwood.

In a later game, Argentina defeated a Southern California all-star high school team, 8-5, at Northwood.

Here’s the box score from the U.S. national team match:

USA 14 (4, 4, 2, 4) J. Smith 3, G. Enloe 2, J. Vavic 2, J. Powers 2, G. Lerman 1, A. Bowen 1, J. McDonnell 1, S. Davidson 1, R. Bailey 1

ARG 8 (2, 2, 2, 2) Demarchi 3, Carabantes 2, Veich 2, Echenique 1

Saves – USA – A. Stevens 9 – ARG – Messini 5

6×5 – USA – 4/11 – ARG – 1/5

Penalties – USA – 2/2 – ARG 1-1

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