CLAREMONT, Calif. — Pomona-Pitzer men's water polo held off Whittier for a 13-12 victory Saturday at Haldeman Pool on Senior Day.
Season Impact: The win puts the Sagehens at 19-11 on the season, including 9-1 in SCIAC play.
Zach Whitfield led the team with three goals on three shots while adding an assist.
Indigo Lee,
Michael Soybel and
Darragh Flanders each scored two goals with Lee posting a pair of assists. In goal,
Greg Moore notched seven saves and two steals.
Lee and Winters found the back of the net to open the game, before Whittier answered with a pair to tie the game at 2-2 through the first quarter. The game remained tied, 5-5, with 2:41 left in the half after a Soybel goal. The Poets scored once more before the break, taking a 6-5 lead at halftime.
Whittier scored the first goal out of halftime to take a 7-5 advantage. But the Sagehens scored five unanswered to close the period, including goals from Whitfield, Lee, Soybel and
Alex Minton.
Chase Barman then scored from the five meter spot at the start of the fourth to give the Sagehens an 11-7 advantage.
Teams traded goals in the fourth, with a Whitfield score putting Pomona-Pitzer up 13-10 with 3:46 to go. Whittier scored twice more in the closing minute but it wasn't enough, as the Sagehens came away with the 13-12 win.
Up Next: Pomona-Pitzer will face Occidental on the road on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:00 p.m. PT.
