ORANGE, Calif. — Occidental (4-14, 1-7 SCIAC) lost to Chapman (5-20, 4-5 SCIAC) 14-13 on Wednesday at Allred Aquatics Center. Occidental finished with a 41-31 shot advantage but was held scoreless in the fourth quarter after scoring 13 goals through the first three quarters.
For the second time in as many games the Tigers led by seven or more goals, but couldn't close it out. The Tigers have now lost six SCIAC games by three or fewer goals.
Occidental opened with goals from
Zane Derrod at 7:26 and
Joey Gutierrez at 4:30, and after Chapman answered, Occidental closed the first quarter with four straight goals.Â
Chapman scored first in the second quarter, but the Tigers responded with
Danny Miller at 6:24 and Derrod at 5:16 before the teams traded late scoring.Â
The third quarter turned into an exchange early, with Oxy getting goals from Gutierrez at 6:22, Miller at 5:46, Derrod at 5:14 and Miller again at 3:55 around Chapman responses. Chapman then scored the final four goals of the third quarter and added three more in the fourth to finish a seven-goal closing stretch.Â
Occidental finished with 13 goals on 41 shots, while Chapman scored 14 times on 31 shots and converted four power-play goals.
Zane Derrod scored three goals on 10 shots and added a field block.
Danny Miller scored three goals on three shots and drew an exclusion. Gutierrez finished with three goals and an assist on six shots.
Tyler Leung recorded nine saves in goal.
