CLAREMONT, Calif. — Pomona-Pitzer men's water polo defeated Caltech and Cuesta College before falling to No. 7 Long Beach State Saturday at home.
Season Impact: The results put the Sagehens at 9-8 on the season, including 4-0 in SCIAC play.
Sagehens 25, Caltech 3
Tiernan Braun led the Pomona-Pitzer offense versus Caltech with four goals, while
Hudson Schneider,
Kai Baker,
Colin DuBois and
Nick Grandinetti each scored three.
Ryan Rich and
John Shafer posted three goals apiece.
Ari Schechtman and
Warren Luc each tallied five saves through a half in goal.
The Sagehens opened the game with a 7-0 run in the opening period, capped with a Grandinetti goal off a Schneider assist. Pomona-Pitzer scored four more unanswered in the second before the Beavers got on the board. A Schneider score just before halftime gave the Sagehens a 13-1 advantage at the break.
Pomona-Pitzer scored nine more in the third period, with
Shota Eskin finding the back of the net off a Rich assist to close the period. Braun scored twice in the closing minutes as the Sagehens eventually sealed the 25-3 SCIAC win.
Sagehens 23, Cuesta 6
Grandinetti led Pomona-Pitzer versus Cuesta with four goals, while
Dylan Bird and
Tucker Gavin each scored three.
Justin Topol recorded five saves and five steals through a complete game in goal.
Tommy Ryan and
Michael Soybel traded goals near the end of the opening period, as the Sagehens led 5-3 through one. Pomona-Pitzer then scored eight of nine goals in the second, with a
Harrison Siegel score giving the team a 13-5 advantage at the half.
Grandinetti scored off a Siegel assist to give the Sagehens an 18-5 advantage through three. Shafer, Grandinetti and Baker each scored in the closing minutes to close out the 23-6 Pomona-Pitzer win.
Sagehens 8, LBSU 15
Soybel,
Zach Whitfield and
Alex Minton each scored twice to lead Pomona-Pitzer's offense versus the Beach.
Indigo Lee added two assists and a score. In goal,
Leo DiLascia recorded seven saves.
Teams traded goals to open the game, with a Minton score making it 1-1 early. The Beach scored the next three to go up 4-1 through one. LBSU scored two more in the second to take a 6-1 lead at half.
Soybel scored twice in the third, with the first coming off a penalty shot. The Beach led 9-3 through three. Minton, Whitfield,
Jaden Winters and Lee each found the back of the net in the fourth. But LBSU ultimately came away with the 15-8 victory.
Up Next: The Sagehens will compete in the Harvard Tournament next weekend, Oct. 17-18.
