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Whittier College

Men's Water Polo

Poets pummel Leopards in 16-7 decision

Photo by: Tony Leon/ActionWestPhotography.com

WHITTIER, Calif. – The Whittier College men's water polo team coming off of a National Ranking of No. 2 in Div. III and No. 19 in the Varsity Polls lived up to their rankings as they rolled past La Verne 16-7 Wednesday night.

Whittier's defensive unit once again stood strong holding La Verne to just a goal in the first half, while they tallied eight to open up Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on the right track.

Despite holding a 3-1 lead after the first quarter with goals from Filip Delic (Split, Croatia), Nicolas Beavers (Long Beach, Calif.), and Wedge Molthen (Buena Park, Calif.) the Poets came out hot in the second with five straight goals from Goran Mataic (Split, Croatia), Beavers, Justin Pratt (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Kyle Catino (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) to open up their lead.

Opening up the third quarter the Poets continued where they left off storming out to a 12-2 lead with four goals from Molthen (2), and Douglas Marriott (Hacienda Heights, Calif.) (2).  After Head Coach Justin Pudwill put in his reserves, La Verne managed to tally five more goals with three coming from Bryan Jimenez but it wouldn't be enough as Whittier would add another four goals, three coming in the final quarter from Daniel Castanoga (San Rafael, Calif.), Christian Sook (Hanford, Calif.) and Mataic.

Whittier returns to the Lillian Slade Aquatic Center during homecoming weekend as they host the University of Redlands, Saturday, October 19 beginning at 11:00am.             

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Players Mentioned

Nicolas Beavers

#3 Nicolas Beavers

Attacker
6' 2"
Junior
Kyle Catino

#8 Kyle Catino

Attacker
5' 9"
Junior
Filip Delic

#2 Filip Delic

Defender
6' 4"
Junior
Douglas Marriott

#6 Douglas Marriott

Utility
6' 1"
Sophomore
Goran Mataic

#9 Goran Mataic

Center
6' 5"
Junior
Wedge Molthen

#30 Wedge Molthen

Utility
6' 2"
Freshman
Justin Pratt

#11 Justin Pratt

Utility
6' 3"
Sophomore
Christian Sook

#15 Christian Sook

Center
6' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nicolas Beavers

#3 Nicolas Beavers

6' 2"
Junior
Attacker
Kyle Catino

#8 Kyle Catino

5' 9"
Junior
Attacker
Filip Delic

#2 Filip Delic

6' 4"
Junior
Defender
Douglas Marriott

#6 Douglas Marriott

6' 1"
Sophomore
Utility
Goran Mataic

#9 Goran Mataic

6' 5"
Junior
Center
Wedge Molthen

#30 Wedge Molthen

6' 2"
Freshman
Utility
Justin Pratt

#11 Justin Pratt

6' 3"
Sophomore
Utility
Christian Sook

#15 Christian Sook

6' 2"
Sophomore
Center