ORANGE, Calif. — The Chapman University men's water polo program celebrated senior day Saturday morning before facing off against Cal Lutheran at home. The Panthers celebrated seniors
Jayce Gallegos,
Sammy Hendrickson,
Steven Rubly,
Kosta Radoman and
Joshua Brown. The Panthers also competed hard against Cal Lutheran, outscoring the Kingsmen in the second half 8-5 to make up for a slower start. Chapman ended up falling by just one goal after tying it up at 10 with under one minute to play.
Sophomore
Rylan Takahashi added another three goals and two steals to go along with an assist. The attacker is currently ranked fourth in the SCIAC in total goals scored with 50. Rubly had a goal, three assists and a steal,
River Lyon added two goals and a steal. Goalkeeper and the most recent SCIAC Athlete of the Week
David Yacoub came away with five steals and another 17 saves on the day.
Chapman rolled into halftime trailing by five with just two goals, but
Matthew Cormican, Takashi and Rubly all went to work in the third quarter to close the gap quickly. Freshman
Seneca Wahab-Holles scored and cut the lead to one at the start of the fourth. Then Brown and Takahashi snuck two more goals in to tie up the game at 10. The Kingsmen managed to net one final goal with just 45 seconds to play in the game on a power play. Despite best efforts, the Panthers fell by one.
Chapman has now wrapped up regular season play at home. They will head on the road for their final regular season game against La Verne on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 7 PM.
