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Men's Water Polo

Regehr's 22 saves leads Whittier past La Verne

WHITTIER, Calif. - The No. 3 Whittier College men's water polo team recorded a season-high 20 goals on Wednesday afternoon as it rolled to a nine-goal win over the University of La Verne in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game.

The Poets (10-9, 2-0 SCIAC) had 12 different goal scorers which includes five players that recorded multi-goal games.

Rilesh Desai, Jordan Van Norman and Alex Perry all had a hat trick while Brandon Babot and We Paulson chipped in with two goals apiece. Desai added three assists and drew three ejections.

Whittier stormed out to a 4-1 lead at the end of the first quarter and led 9-6 at halftime. The Poets put the game out of reach in the third quarter as they outscored the Leopards 7-0. WC added four goals in the final frame en route to the 20-11 win.

All-American goalie Casey Regehr made 22 saves which includes six saves in each the first, third and fourth quarters. His most impressive save came in the first quarter on a five-meter shot.

Will Jackson notched a game-high five assists and had a team-high two steals.

On a wild play in the fourth, Regehr was ejected which left an on open goal in a man-up situation for La Verne. The Leopards got off a shot from five-meters but John Adams slid to the cage and recorded the block.

Regehr returned to the cage on the ensuing possession and made three saves on consecutive shots from inside five meters.

The Poets scored four goals in the final quarter.

Whittier returns to action on Saturday, October 24, as it plays host to No. 1 Redlands at 11 am.

 

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Players Mentioned

Alex Perry

#9 Alex Perry

Utility
6' 1"
Senior
Brandon  Babot

#11 Brandon Babot

Center
6' 4"
Junior
Casey Regehr

#1 Casey Regehr

Goalie
6' 2"
Senior
John Adams

#15 John Adams

Center
6' 3"
Sophomore
Rilesh Desai

#3 Rilesh Desai

Attacker
5' 11"
Junior
Will Jackson

#13 Will Jackson

Attacker
6' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Alex Perry

#9 Alex Perry

6' 1"
Senior
Utility
Brandon  Babot

#11 Brandon Babot

6' 4"
Junior
Center
Casey Regehr

#1 Casey Regehr

6' 2"
Senior
Goalie
John Adams

#15 John Adams

6' 3"
Sophomore
Center
Rilesh Desai

#3 Rilesh Desai

5' 11"
Junior
Attacker
Will Jackson

#13 Will Jackson

6' 4"
Junior
Attacker