THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Occidental lost to Cal Lutheran 15-14 on Saturday. Occidental scored five times in the first quarter and finished with 32 shots, but Cal Lutheran totaled 15 goals on 35 shots across four quarters and two overtime quarters.
Occidental opened with five straight first-quarter goals, starting with
Joey Gutierrez at 7:39 and continuing through
Jack Davis' goal with :01 left. After Max Gerdeman put Cal Lutheran on the board with a penalty goal at 7:18 of the second quarter, Occidental answered with three consecutive goals before Cal Lutheran scored the final three goals of the quarter.
The teams traded scoring stretches in the third quarter, with Gutierrez, Davis and Gutierrez scoring for Occidental while Cal Lutheran answered throughout the quarter. Gutierrez added another goal at 7:08 of the fourth quarter, but Cal Lutheran followed with five straight goals spanning the rest of the fourth quarter and the first overtime quarter.
Nicholas Karamian scored for Occidental at 1:42 of the second overtime quarter, and after a Cal Lutheran goal at :28,
Lars Schubert closed the scoring for Occidental at :15.
Gutierrez scored a team-high four goals and added two assists on eight shots. Karamian finished with a goal and a team-high four assists.
Jack Davis scored twice on two shots, added an assist and collected two steals.
Jake Eulenhoefer recorded a goal, two assists, two sprint wins and a field block.
Men's water polo returns to action on Wednesday, November 4th as they travel to Orange to take on the Chapman University Panthers at 7:00pm.
