CLAREMONT, Calif. — The Chapman University men's water polo program competed in four tough contests at the Gary Troyer Tournament over the weekend. They faced off against Mount St. Mary's, Cal State Fullerton, Cal Baptist and Augustana over two days.
Against The Mount, senior
Sammy Hendrickson, junior transfer
Matthew Arellano and freshman
Tyler Dayton netted two goals each. Goalkeeper
Alex Cacos had five saves to along with five steals. The Panthers ended up falling 16-10.
Within a few hours, Chapman was right back in the pool to play division I Cal State Fullerton. Despite the challenging opponent, the Panthers managed to outscore them in the second quarter 6-3. Cacos had another nine saves, while
Isaac Solberg joined Hendrickson and Dayton netting two goals each.
Joshua Brown piled on another three earned exclusions. The Panthers fell to CSUF 18-11.
Saturday morning, Chapman played their third consecutive Division I program in Cal Baptist.
Boston Fisher led the way netting two goals before the Panthers ended up falling to the Lancers.
Chapman rounded out the tournament in a close battle with Augustana, the lone Division III program the Panthers played at the tournament. Defensively, Chapman had 10 total steals. Cacos had 13 saves and four steals.
River Lyon had another two. Offensively,
Matthew Cormican led the way netting four goals. Hendrickson had three goals while
Rylan Takahashi had two of his own. Chapman battled all four quarters, and ended up falling 19-14.
The Panthers will look to get back on track as they face Cal Lutheran on the road on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
