LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Sept. 15, 2007) –
Occidental College put together a 7-0 victory over Caltech in
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play today.
The Tigers rebounded from a devastating 3-2 loss in the final 45
seconds of regulations on the road at La Verne earlier in the week.
In the 26th minute of action on
D.W. Patterson Field freshman Kosa Goucher-Lambert
scored on an assist from senior Alfie Berumen for
the first and ultimate winning goal against the Beavers.
A trio of freshman Tigers found the back of
the net, including Goucher Lambert. Joining him in scoring for the
first time in his collegiate career were Termaine
Tucker and Deryck Lim. Additionally,
Tucker added an assist on the first of two John
Minger goals.
Rounding out the scoring in the contest were
junior Fran Taylor and senior Bennett
Addison. Freshman midfielder Rob Riccardi
was credited with a pair of assists while fellow rookie
Skylar Roush added an assist to his stats as well.
In front of the goal Ian
Powell played nearly 74 minutes and made three blocks.
Alex Combs got into the game for the final 16
minutes of action guarding the cage.
Occidental took 26 shots and the defense
limited the Beavers' shooting opportunities to just five. The
Tigers also had seven corner kicks while Caltech had none.
For the Beavers, Elliott Pallett had nine
saves in front of the goal.
Oxy improves to 2-3 and sits in the middle of
the SCIAC pack with a 1-1 record in the young season.
The Tigers will host the Pomona-Pitzer
Sagehens (1-5, 0-2 SCIAC) at the Lower Soccer Field on Wednesday
with kickoff slated for 4:00 p.m. in the SCIAC match-up.
