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Los Angeles, CA — The Occidental Men's Water Polo team played against San Diego Mesa in their second game on Saturday. Dominic Rios (Redlands, CA) was the first Tiger to strike, with help from Raul Rodriguez (Miami, FL). Then, Max Stone (San Diego, CA) scored his first goal with the assist from Travis Hughes (Corte Madera, CA). Oliver Wilkins (Seattle, WA) came next on a powerplay, followed by a goal from Matt Arredondo (Altadena, CA) with help from Hughes. Wilkins scored his second goal of the game right after, with the assist credited to Stone. To start off the second quarter, Stone found the back of the goal twice in a row, with one of the goals happening during a powerplay and with assistance from Rios. Following shortly after, Hughes struck again with help from Rodriguez. Towards the end of the quarter, the Tigers ramped things up with goals from Wilkins on a man-up advantage, Arredondo with help from Hughes, and Tate Miller (San Anselmo, CA) with help from Rodriguez.
In the second half, the Tigers continued their high scoring game with Arredondo scoring first. That assist went to Rios. Then, Rodriguez unloaded the perfect shot into the goal. Stone came after with two back-to-back goals; one on a powerplay. In the fourth quarter, Stone kept up his scoring streak with two more goals; one with help from Rios, and the other with help from Wilkins. Then, Arredondo scored again also with help from Rios. Hughes ended the game on a high note with two goals; one came off of a powerplay. Defensively, the Tigers had thirteen steals, Stone taking seven of those. The Tigers also drew ten exclusions. Final Score: 21-11 Oxy.
Field Player #5 led San Diego Mesa with four goals.
*No names were recorded for San Diego Mesa
Oxy Goals:
Max Stone - 8
Matt Arredondo - 4
Oliver Wilkins - 3
Travis Hughes - 3
Tate Miller - 1
Raul Rodriguez - 1
Dominic Rios - 1
Goalie's James Derrod (Chula Vista, CA) had four saves and Cole Ivie (Agoura Hills, CA) had seven saves and one steal.
