CLAREMONT, Calif. -
Jeffrey Koretz had four goals as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's water polo team pulled away from Caltech after a slow start to take a 16-2 win on Saturday afternoon at Axelrood Pool.
With the win, CMS moves to 14-12 overall on the year, and 10-1 in SCIAC play, staying tied for first in the loss column with Pomona-Pitzer, which defeated Whittier 13-12 to move to 9-1. The Stags close out with a tough challenge at home next weekend against Redlands, as they will try to earn the top seed in the SCIAC Tournament.
Pete Ryan opened the scoring for CMS at the 6:37 mark of the first, but the Beavers tied it up and CMS didn't take the lead for good until
Hassen Hove scored with 25 seconds left in the first period.
The score held at 2-1 until Koretz scored his first with 3:12 left in the half.
Tor Martin and
Asher Engelberg added goals in the final minute of the half to give the Stags a 5-1 lead at the break.
The teams exchanged goals at the start of the third, with Hove netting his second on the first CMS possession. After the Beavers made it 6-2, CMS closed out with the final 10 goals in a row, starting with one from
Oliver Geheb.
Akash Singh scored to make it 15-2, and goalkeeper
Connor Burks played attack and netted the final goal of the game.
Fletcher Appeldorn had a goal and a team-high four assists, while Engleberg joined Hove with two goals.
Chase Campbell went the distance in net and had eight saves, allowing only two goals.
CMS will be back in action for the regular season finale against Redlands on Saturday at 11 a.m., which will also serve as Senior Day for the program's six seniors:
Jack Bryant, Koretz, Hove,
Nick Kennedy, Gavin Netheron and
Stryker Scales.
