Despite being out shot 15-2 in the contest, Whittier College
men's soccer picked up its second conference win on October 17, a
1-0 victory over Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in Claremont, Calif.
The win improves the Poets' record to 2-11-1 overall and 2-7-1 in
SCIAC play.
The lone goal of the game came from DJ Covarrubias
'11 in the 24th minute, when his shot from the
edge of the penalty area beat the Sagehens' goalkeeper. The
Poets defense then did its part to keep Pomona (4-10-1, 3-7-1) off
the scoreboard. Nine of the Sagehen's shots came in the
second half. Paul Stepler-Camp '10 earned
his first clean sheet in a Poets uniform by making seven saves in
goal.
The win marks the first time since 1995 that Whittier has beaten
Pomona. In their first meeting this season, the two teams
played to a 2-2 tie. The Poets look to make it two in a row
on October 20, when they take on the California Institute of
Technology. The game begins at 11am on the Donald E. Graham
Soccer Field.
