LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2010) – A pair of late goals was exactly the spark that the Tigers needed this afternoon on the Lower Soccer Field, but it was one too few as Occidental College fell to visiting Chapman University 3-2 in non-conference action.

In the first minute of play the Black and Orange found themselves in a deficit after Dalton Sweaney found Cody Mansfield for the first score of the game. Chapman went on to ass a second in the first half, taking a 2-0 lead into the intermission.

After the break it was a game of penalty kicks.

The Panthers had the first strike at it, when Sweaney scored in the 64^th minute with the ultimate winning goal.

Oxy would add a pair of PK's by way of Reid Sakamoto and Ben Murray in the 77^th and 88^th minutes, respectively.

Each team fired off 14 shots but Chapman earned 13 corner kicks to the Tigers' nine. Chris Liotta made seven saves in the game as he was in front of the cage for all 90 minutes.

Occidental falls to 0-3 on the season. Wednesday, Sept. 15 the Tigers travel over the Caltech where they will open Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action at 4:00 p.m.

Article by Tracy Maple, Sports Information Director