CLAREMONT, CA. — Pomona-Pitzer men's water polo pulled away in the second half to defeat La Verne 17-12 Wednesday night at Haldeman Pool.
 
Season Impact: The win improves the Sagehens' overall record to 11-9, including 5-1 in SCIAC play. 
 
Conrad Hugar led Pomona-Pitzer with a career-high six goals on eight shots to go with a pair of steals. Darragh Flanders and Logan Colman posted three goals on the night while Indigo Lee dished out three assists. 
 
Teams traded goals to start the game, with back-to-back goals from Flanders and Zach Whitfield giving the Sagehens an early 4-3 lead. The Leopards responded with a 4-2 run to take a 7-6 advantage at the break. 
 
Hugar scored midway through the third to tie the game at 8-8, before scores from Colman and Jack Ryan gave the Sagehens a two-point advantage, 11-9. La Verne cut its deficit to one, 12-11, heading into the final quarter, before a 5-0 Pomona-Pitzer run all but sealed the deal. Hugar, Colman, Whitfield, Max Distaso and Flanders each scored in the run as the Sagehens came away with the 17-12 win. 
 
Up Next: Pomona-Pitzer will take part in the Julian Fraser Memorial this weekend in Northern California, first taking on San Jose State on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 11:40 a.m. PT.