By Kendrick Mooney

PASADENA - Carly Zurcher and the Occidental women's water polo team picked up their first SCIAC win of the season, routing Caltech 18-4 on Wednesday.

Zurcher, Occidental's leading scorer and the fifth best scorer in the SCIAC, scored a game-high six goals.

Abby Appel added four goals, and Lori Berberian and Monica Chernoff each added two goals.

The Tigers' defense was stout, shutting the Beavers out in the second half. Anna De Groot had a good day in the goal, finishing with 11 saves.

Brittany Percin and Mary Boyajian each had two goals for the Beavers.

Season Impact: The Tigers improve to 1-6 in conference. The Beavers fall to 0-7

Next Game: The Tigers honor their seniors at their last home game this Saturday at 11 a.m. against Whittier.