CLAREMONT/LA VERNE, Calif. — The Wagner College men’s water polo team concluded its West Coast trip by picking up a 17-11 victory versus Division III No. 6 Chapman University and suffering a 14-13 setback versus No. 17/Division III No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges.
The Seahawks opened the last day of the Gary Troyer tournament against Chapman at the University of La Verne.
The first stanza was a high scoring affair as the Panthers outscored the Seahawks, 4-3. The Green & White opened the contest in the second quarter when they outscored Chapman 5-1 in the frame, including the final three goals of the stanza. Sophomore Zsombor Gyemant anchored the Seahawks’ attack in the quarter as he found the back of the net twice.
Wagner carried their momentum into the third quarter when they continued their offensive prowess over Chapman. The Seahawks had five different goal scorers in the third as they outscored the Panthers 5-2 in the quarter bringing the score to 13-7 after three. Both teams found the back of the net four times in the final stanza giving the Seahawks their second straight victory, 17-11.
Senior Vuk Bulajic contributed two goals and two assists, while junior Oliver Fodor found the back of the net four times. Freshman Kyle Chambers continued the strong beginning to his career on Grymes Hill with a hat trick. Gyemant also tallied a hat trick.
Junior netminder Ethan ZIrh stopped eight shots in the victory.
The final game of the Seahawks’ West Coast trip came at Pomona-Pitzer.
The Seahawks outscored the Sagehens 9-6 in the first half – including a 5-2 margin in the second quarter. The Green & White attack was fueled by Fodor who found the back of the net six times in the first half.
The Sagehens outscored the Seahawks 3-2 in the third quarter to crawl back into the contest as the game was 11-9 heading into the fourth quarter.
Pomona-Pitzer came out on a mission in the final quarter to outscore Wagner 5-2 in the frame. The Sagehens claimed the lead for the first time since the first quarter on a goal with 1:10 remaining in the contest and that ended up being the difference for Pomona-Pitzer.
Freshman Mattia Bognolo found the back of the net three times and dished out one assist while claiming one steal. Fodor continued his strong season to date with six goals to raise his team-high total to 71 scores. Fifth-year senior Jack Leighton scored once, distributed two assists and went four-for-four on sprints.
Release courtesy Wagner College Athletics Communications
