PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Pomona-Pitzer men's water polo defeated Connecticut College, 21-9, before falling to Brown, 15-14, Saturday at the Harvard Invitational.
Season Impact: The results put the Sagehens at 10-9 on the season, including 4-0 in SCIAC play.
Sagehens 21, Connecticut College 9
Darragh Flanders scored three goals to lead the Sagehens, while
Ryan Kreutzkamp,
Tiernan Braun,
Zach Whitfield,
Harrison Siegel and
Alex Minton each scored two.
The Sagehens jumped out to a 7-2 advantage through the first quarter, with Flanders and Siegel trading goals late. Pomona-Pitzer extended its lead, 14-6, by halftime as
Hudson Schneider and Kreutzkamp each found the back of the net in the closing minutes.
Jaden Winers, Minton and Braun each scored in the third, giving the Sagehens a 17-7 lead through three. Braun and
Michael Soybel each posted goals in the final minutes as Pomona-Pitzer came away with the 21-9 victory.
Sagehens 14, Brown 15
Max Distaso and
Indigo Lee each posted hat tricks to lead the Sagehens offensively versus co-host Brown. Winters added two goals and an assist.
Brown got out to a 5-3 lead in the first, despite a late goal at the penalty spot from Winters. Brown extended its lead, 9-5. But Lee scored twice and Winters added another on the powerplay to cut Pomona-Pitzer's deficit at halftime, 9-8.
The Sagehens tied the game by the end of the third, 11-11, with goals from Whitfield, Flanders and
Chase Barman. Goals from Lee and Minton gave Pomona-Pitzer a 13-11 lead with 6:20 remaining. But Brown scored the next three to take a 14-11 advantage with 2:26 left.
Soybel then scored with 41 seconds, tying the game back up at 14. Brown, though, managed to find the back of the net with three seconds to go. The Bears held on for the 15-14 win.
Up Next: The Sagehens will face Harvard and MIT tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 18 to close out the Harvard Invitational.
