Whittier College water polo fell to 0-2 in the Southern
California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a 14-5 loss to
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges on October 17 in Claremont, Calif.
For the second straight conference game, the Poets got off to a
slow start and fell behind early. Pomona started the game on
a 5-0 run and was up at halftime, 8-2. The Poets continued to
struggle in the third, unable to score in the quarter while giving
up four goals. Chris Villanueva '09 scored
three of his four goals in the fourth quarter to make the final
score 14-5. Villanueva also had an assist. Matt
Rogers '08 was credited with the other Poets' goal and an
assist. Matt Brammer '09 made 13 saves in
goal and pitched in with an assist.
The Poets host a doubleheader on October 20. They face-off
with SCIAC rival University of La Verne at 11am before taking on
Fresno Pacific University in non-conference action at 1pm.