The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's water polo team fell 8-7 in a shootout to the Carleton Ravens in the 2015 OUA championship final on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 29) in Hamilton, Ont.

Emre Tali was Toronto's top scorer, with all of his team-leading three goals coming in a strong first half.

A promising start saw the teams maintain a high tempo in the opening quarter, with Carleton taking a 3-2 lead when Dusan Boskovic notched his third goal of the period just as it was drawing to a close.

Toronto turned the tide in the second, with Tali striking twice as the Blues out-scored the Ravens 3-1 in the quarter and grabbed a 5-4 lead at halftime. Building on their lead with a defensively strong third quarter, the Blues stretched their advantage to 7-5 through goals from Matt Hart and Sukhmun Hare.

But Carleton found the means to swing momentum one more time, holding Toronto off the board in the fourth while Austin Stanton and Rojas clawed back the deficit and forced the shootout.

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