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November 4,
2006
Water Polo Edges Cal
Lutheran
Poets Fourth in
SCIAC
Mark Canner '07
scored three goals to lead Whittier College to a 9-8 victory over
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival,
California Lutheran University on November 4. The Poets (3-16, 4-3
SCIAC) are now in fourth place in the conference while the Kingsmen
(3-13, 3-4 SCIAC) fall to fifth.
Canner also had 2.5 steals for Whittier. Cody Pletcher '07
and Lance Haver '10 scored two goals and had two steals apiece.
Pletcher also had two assists. Jake Zerbe '07 had a goal
and a team-high four steals. Matt Brammer '09 also had four
steals and made 12 saves in goal. |
Mark Canner '07 |
Whittier shut out the Kingsmen
in the first half, taking a 4-0 lead into the break. After three
quarters the score was 7-3, but Cal Lutheran came back, outscoring the
Poets 5-2 in the final stanza. The Kingsmen had a number of
opportunities to even the score as time wound down, but Brammer and the
Poets' defense were equal to the task and took the 9-8 victory.
The Poets are
the number four seed in the upcoming SCIAC tournament hosted by the
University of La Verne. Competition starts for the Poets as they
take on the number five seed, Cal Lutheran, on November 10. |
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