RIVERSIDE — The Occidental men's water polo team fell in all four games at the Cal Baptist Lancer Invite this weekend.
Game 1: Cal Lutheran 10, Occidental 9
Samuel Akiyama led the Tigers with three goals and Jack Stabenfeldt and Kevin Coleman each added two.
But Cal Lutheran scored a game-winner on a power play in the last minute, beating the Tigers 10-9.
It was a physical game with a combined 29 exclusions.
The Tigers fell behind in the second quarter and trailed 7-3 at half. In the second, they used a strong defense and counter attack to get back in the game.
"The guys did a great job in the second half and showed a lot of heart," Oxy coach Larry Zubrin said. "We improved in some areas from last week but we still have work to do."
Game 2: Redlands 18, Occidental 7
In Oxy's second game of the day, the Tigers fell behind 11-3 after the first half and couldn't catch up with Redlands in an 18-7 loss.
Jack Stabenfeldt led the Tigers with three goals.
Game 3: Fresno Pacific 12, Occidental 9
In the first game on Saturday, Oxy outscored Fresno Pacific 7-6 in the second half, but could not overcome the four-point deficit it found itself in after the first half.
Coleman opened Oxy's scoring with 12 seconds in the first quarter and Akiyama found the net again just 59 seconds into the second get within one, but that was as close as the Tigers would get.
Coleman and Akiyama combined for five goals and Stabenfeldt, Nathaniel Whitmore, Matt Munet and Patrick Maloney contributed one goal each.
Game 4: Pomona-Pitzer 16, Occidental 7
Akiyama led the Tigers with three goals in a loss to Sagehens. Munet scored goals in the first, second and third quarters.
Munet, Maloney and Ben Scott each had one.
Oxy returns to action at the Sunbird Round Robin hosted by Fresno Pacific on Sept. 28. Oxy faces Santa Clara at 1:30 p.m. and Fresno Pacific at 4:30 p.m.
