LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2009) – After a lopsided first half in which the Sagehems outscored the Tigers 12-5 in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action, Occidental College came back to pull the game close in the final two quarters of play, falling in the end 15-13.

At Taylor Pool to kick off homecoming weekend, the Tigers used a second half surge to pull within a pair of goals, led by Greg Benz who found the back of the net four times while Austen Oliver and Brendan Whitmore scored three apiece.

In the opening quarter PP powered past the Tigers, who managed just one goal, while allowing six. In the second period, Oxy woke up and tallied four, but still allowed six.

After the intermission the Tigers outscored the Sagehens 8-3, but the come-back effort fell short.

Benz added three drawn ejections to his four goals while Oliver finished with three assists as well as his three goals.

In front of the cage, Max Kelly stopped 12 shots. Oxy stole the ball just three times as a team today.

The Tigers will be back in the pool tomorrow for the annual Alumni game as Homecoming weekend continues. Players will jump into Taylor Pool at noon. Oxy will then be back into competitive water polo on Wednesday, Oct. 28 when they host the Leopards from the University of La Verne at 4:00 p.m.