Polo Pair Named to First Team All-SCIAC

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Dec.2, 2008) – Solid senior seasons landed Andrew Valdes and Cameron Brahmst on the First Team All-SCIAC to cap off four-year careers on the Occidental College men’s water polo team.

Valdes was nationally ranked throughout the season as he scored a school record 88 goals in 30 games and finished ranked second in the country in goals scored per game. He also led all Tigers with 58 steals, adding 26 assists and 25 drawn ejections, which were both second on the squad.

Brahmst was the team-leader in both drawn ejections (52) and field blocks (five) while he finished second in goals scored (47) and was third with both 20 assists and 30 steals.

Occidental finished fourth in the SCIAC with a 7-3 record, which was the best conference mark in the tenure of head coach Larry Zubrin. Overall Oxy was 16-14.