CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Chapman University men's water polo team
fell behind early and never recovered, dropping its Western Water
Polo Association championships tournament opener to Pomona-Pitzer
Colleges 10-6 in Claremont on Friday morning. Chapman, seeded No. 9
in the tournament, will face No. 6 Air Force (Colo.) on Saturday at
9:45 a.m.
No. 8 seed Pomona-Pitzer scored three goals in 1:12 at the end
of the second quarter to take a 7-3 lead into halftime. Chapman
(14-14) cut the lead to two goals in the third quarter, holding the
Sagehens scoreless while junior utility Alex
Mulé scored two of his three goals in the period to
make the score 7-5.
However, Pomona (14-16) scored three more times in the final
quarter to win going away. For the Sagehens, Ben
Hadley and Ryan Balikian each scored
three goals apiece.
Junior goalie Colin Gasper made 10 saves for
Chapman.
| Score by Quarters
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| Final
|
| Chapman (14-14)
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| Pomona-Pitzer (14-16)
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 10
|
P-P Goals: Balikian (3), Hadley (3), Rudolph, Henshall, Moler,
Ward
CU Goals: Mulé (3), Ediger, Eynon, McElvaney
P-P Goalie Blocks: Cooper (8), Pokorny (2)
CU Goalie Blocks: Gasper (10)
