WHITTIER, Calif. (Oct. 11, 2008) – In their second and final meeting of the season the Occidental College Tigers defeated the Whittier College Poets 4-0, marking the second shut out in as many meetings during Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play this season, outscoring WC 9-0.

Oxy looked to four different Tigers to find the back of the net in the win.

Junior defensive specialist Marci Kang got Oxy on the board in the 29^th minute for the ultimate winning goal, marking the only score of the first half.

In the second stanza Occidental came out firing, scoring in the 53^rd, 63^rd and 85^th minutes.

Midfielder Corinne Winkler then scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season on an assist from Moe Kishida to give Oxy a 2-0 advantage early in the second half. Season Falkler-Rodriguez and Lauren Sawchenko each scored her first goal of the season in the game as well.

Oxy goalie Robin Feldman recorded three saves in 90 minutes of action.

With the win the Tigers improve to 4-5 overall, 4-3 in SCIAC play.

Wednesday afternoon Oxy will travel to the University of La Verne for a re-match with the Leopards. In their first meeting of the season the Leos held off the Tigers and handed them a 3-2 loss. Teams will kick-off at 4:00 p.m.