CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team trailed 8-7 going into the fourth quarter, but scored seven times in the final frame to come back for a 14-12 win over Cal Lutheran on Wednesday evening at Axelrood Pool.
With the win, CMS moves alone into second place in the SCIAC at 7-1, while dropping Cal Lutheran to 5-3.
Nick Kennedy had three of his four goals in the fourth quarter, and
Gavin Netherton added two of his three in the fourth.
Kennedy tied the score 8-8 on the first CMS possession of the fourth, and Evan Libertore followed with a goal to make it 9-8 with 6:06 to go. The Stags then scored on their final five possessions, beginning with a goal from Kennedy with 3:36 to go to make it 10-8.
Tor Martin answered a Cal Lutheran goal with 2:34 to go to make it 11-9, and Kennedy answered another Kingsmen score to increase the lead to 12-10 with 2:02 to go. Netherton then scored with 1:25 to go, and added another one with 21 seconds left to seal it.
Weston Hartel had four assists for CMS, tying Kennedy for team-high honors, who finished with four goals and four assists.
Pete Ryan had two goals, while
Fletcher Appeldorn,
Stryker Scales and Asher Engleberg added goals.
CMS will be back in action on Saturday when it travels to Whittier for an 11 a.m. contest.
