CLAREMONT, Calif. -
Jack Bryant,
Hassen Hove and
Pete Ryan each had hat tricks as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team earned an 18-9 win over Occidental on Wednesday evening at Axelrood Pool.
With the win, CMS improves to 10-12 overall and 6-1 in the SCIAC.
The Stags took a 5-2 lead at the end of the first quarter on a buzzer-beating goal from
Stryker Scales. Hove scored the first two for CMS in the first three minutes, and Ryan and
Nick Kennedy each added goals as well.
CMS then exploded for seven goals in the second quarter, including two in a row from Ryan to make the score 11-6, before Hove closed out the half with his third.
Bryant then opened the third quarter with two in a row to help put it away.
Fletcher Appeldorn finished with two goals and two assists after adding a goal in the third, tying for the team lead in assists with
Tor Martin,
Weston Hartel and
Gavin Netherton. Hartel also had a team-high three steals.
CMS will be back in action on Wednesday when it hosts Cal Lutheran at 7 p.m.
