PASADENA — Carly Zurcher scored five goals and Nina Wheeler had two goals, three assists and three steals as the Occidental women's water polo team crushed Caltech 16-4 on Wednesday for its first SCIAC win of the season.

Zurcher has now scored a team-best 25 goals on the season, with 15 of them coming in conference competition.

Wheeler's all-around effort made sure Oxy got ahead early and stayed ahead.

"As a team we really wanted to set the tone for the Redlands game on Saturday by keeping the intensity up from the first sprint through the last quarter," Wheeler said, referring to Oxy's senior game on April 16 at 11 a.m. at Taylor Pool. "I'm really proud of the team for stepping up and meeting our goal, especially on the defensive end."

Claudia Oppermann scored three goals on three shots, Kyla Houck had a goal and four assists, and Mirei Yasuda scored two goals and dished out two assists for the Tigers.

Season Impact: The Tigers Improve to 3-10 overall and 1-6 in SCIAC play.

Caltech falls to 3-17 and 0-7.