Tigers Lose Final First Round Game

REDLANDS, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2007) – The Tigers finished the first round of head-to-head games in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on the road today at Redlands.

The Bulldogs out played the Tigers, handing Oxy its second consecutive conference loss.

Things were close for the first half as the teams were tied 1-1 and 3-3 at the end of the first and second periods respectively. Redlands went on a 7-0 run in the third quarter, taking a commanding 10-3 advantage entering the final frame. The Tigers clawed their way back, but came up short as the scoreboard read 14-8 in favor of the Bulldogs when time expired.

John Wensman, Cameron Brahmst and Andrew Valdes each scored a pair of goals for the Tigers today. Valdes and Wensman accounted for two of the Oxy steals as Valdes recorded the only assist of the game . Also scoring for Occidental were Adalberto Vasquez and Austen Oliver.

Brahmst tallied three drawn ejections and Oliver was credited with a field block for the Tigers defense.

In front of the cage Max Kelly blocked nine Bulldog shots.

Occidental drops to 12-12; 3-4 in SCIAC play. The Tigers’ season will culminate this weekend at the SCIAC Championships hosted by the University of Redlands Nov. 9-11. In the first game Oxy (#5) will meet the fourth seeded Cal Lutheran University Kingsmen. Earlier this season CLU defeated Oxy 15-12 in a tightly played game at Taylor Pool.