NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – For the second time this season the Whittier College women's water polo team defeated Chapman University. This time the Poets did so after it suffered a loss to Cal State Northridge on Sunday afternoon.

Whittier (12-13) never had the game in doubt against the Panthers as it jumped out to a 4-0 lead through the first eight minutes of the game.

Chapman cut the lead to 4-2 at the intermission but the purple and gold limited them to just two second half goals. The Poets increased their lead to 7-3 after the third and tacked on three more scores in the final stanza en route to the 10-4 win.

Katrina Thoreson scored a team-high four goals in the win and added three steals while Arianna Weisenburger added two goals and two drawn ejections.

Sarah Peel, Xenia Castillo, Melissa Reynoso and Veronica Becerra all registered goals. Goalie Anahisa Aguirre made seven saves in the win.

The Poets' afternoon got off to a rocky start as Division I Cal State Northridge handed Whittier a 16-3 defeat. Weisenburger tallied one goal in the loss while Reynoso had a pair of scores.

Castillo picked up two drawn ejections.

Amanda Owen had two assists and three steals.

Whittier returns to action on Wednesday as it travels to face SCIAC foe Redlands at 5 pm.