LOS ANGELES — Occidental lost to Pomona-Pitzer 15-9 on Friday after scoring six times in the first quarter and three times over the final three quarters. Occidental finished with 28 shots and two power-play goals, while Pomona-Pitzer totaled 39 shots and four power-play goals.
Occidental was part of a high-scoring first quarter after Pomona-Pitzer's Max Distaso scored at 6:20, answering with goals from Tiger seniors
Jake Eulenhoefer at 6:04,
Danny Miller at 5:29 and
Jack Davis on a power play at 4:19.
Pomona-Pitzer countered with goals from Michael Soybel at 4:58, Darragh Flanders at 3:42 and 3:00, and Miles Chiang on a power play at 2:14, while Occidental added senior
Lars Schubert's goal at 2:31 and closed the quarter with
Joey Gutierrez at 0:19 before
Zane Derrod was the final senior to get in on the scoring in their final collegiate game on a power play.
Pomona-Pitzer put together three consecutive goals in the second quarter before
Max Sauers scored for Occidental at 1:49, then added goals from Jake Lee at 0:38 and Jaden Winters on a penalty shot at 0:12. In the third quarter, Pomona-Pitzer scored through Soybel at 4:35 and Winters at 1:54, with Occidental responding through Sauers at 3:15 and
Ethan Kim at 0:40. Pomona-Pitzer scored the only three goals of the fourth quarter.
Sauers scored a team-high two goals on five shots and added a steal and an exclusion drawn.
Atticus Wahab-Holles recorded a team-high three assists and added a steal. Gutierrez finished with a goal, two assists, two steals, a field block and an exclusion drawn.
Tyler Leung posted 14 saves and added a steal in goal.
This was the final game of the 2026 season for the Occidental men's water polo team, finishing the season with a 7-21 overall record.
