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WHITTIER, Calif. – The Whittier College Men's Soccer team remains winless at home following a 5-0 loss to Occidental College at the Donald E. Graham Soccer Field Monday evening.

The Purple & Gold have now lost four straight and five of their last six as they drop to 2-7, 1-6 SCIAC.  During this four game stretch, Whittier has been held scoreless, while being outscored 14-0. 

Grayson Burdon got the scoring started three minutes into the contest for the Tigers.  Tod Kawada sent in a through ball to Grayson Burdon on top of the box, Burdon got around one defender and took a strike, which got past Poet keeper Jorge Rivas (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.).

Erik Dimas (Pomona, Calif.) had a couple good looks for the equalizer 10 minutes later forcing Dante Amodeo to come up with some big saves between the posts. 

James Suri (Lake Forest, Calif.) and Darren Holmes (Newcastle, UK) would combo soon after with another two looks before the half inside the box but again Amodeo would turn both away that kept the score at 1-0 in favor of Oxy.

In the second, it was all Oxy pouring in another four goals with three coming within a 12 minute window. 

Burdon connected for his second of the game at the 54:55 mark connecting on a corner kick, that was tapped around in the box by Liam Walsh and Kawada.

Morgan Bennett-Smith would add the third goal again being fed by Kawada and Matthew Labrie and Ryan Wilson would round out the scoring barrage handing the Tigers the road victory.

Whittier was outshot on the game 28-12 and was at a disadvantage on corner kicks 7-4.

Rivas finished with four saves in the loss, while Suri and Dimas each recorded two shots a piece.               

Whittier returns to action Wednesday, September 28 as they travel to take on Caltech beginning at 4:00pm.