Western Water Polo Association
2009 Men's Water Polo Championships
Hosted by Chapman University
November 20-22, 2009
Tournament Results
Day 1 ~ Day 2 ~ Day 3
Friday, November 20
| Game 1 - 10 a.m.
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| Final
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| #7 Whittier
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| 3
| 1
| 4
| 10
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| #2 Air Force
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 9
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| Box Score
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All-WWPA goalie Casey Regher made 21 saves for Whittier, but
none was bigger than his 21st, which preserved the Poets'
one-goal lead in the final seconds. Whittier pulled off the first
upset of the WWPA championship tournament a 10-9 win over No.
2-seed Air Force sending the Falcons into the loser's bracket with
a fourth-quarter rally.
The Poets overcame a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes
by out-scoring Air Force 4-1 in the quarter. Three of those goals
came from senior utility player Alex Perry including a pair of
go-ahead goals in the final 1:31 of the game, putting the Poets up
9-8 and 10-9. Perry finished with five goals in the game.
Air Force led almost the entire game, but never by more than two
goals. Senior utility Alex Churnside scored back-to-back goals in
the third quarter to give the Falcons an 8-6 lead heading into the
fourth.
Regher's 21 saves marks the sixth time this season he has made
20 blocks in a game this season.
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| Game 2 - 11:45 a.m.
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| OT
| Final
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| #6 Redlands
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 13
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| #3 U.C. San Diego
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 14
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| Box Score
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U.C. San Diego's Lance Curtiss and Sean Roberts each scored in
the first overtime period as the No. 3-seeded Tritons staved off a
Redlands upset attempt with a 14-13 victory. UCSD advances to
the WWPA semifinals where it will face Whittier on
Saturday.
Redlands forced overtime by rallying from a 12-9 deficit in
the final 4:40 in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs scored
three unanswered goals, including the game-tying goal with
just four seconds left in regulation from senior driver Brent
Dotters.
The Bulldogs led 6-3 midway through the second quarter, but UCSD
went on a 4-1 run to knot the game at 7 heading into halftime.
The Tritons made it a 9-3 run over a 15 minute span to build
their biggest lead of the day 12-9 in the fourth before Redlands
rallied.
Redlands senior Ryan Floerisch led all scorers with four
goals.
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| Game 3 - 1:45 p.m.
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| Final
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| #8 Chapman
| 0
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| 0
| 3
| 3
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| #1 Loyola Marymount
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 13
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| Box Score
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Top-seeded Loyola Marymount successfully began its defense of
back-to-back WWPA championships with a convincing 13-3 victory over
tournament host Chapman. The nation's fifth-ranked Lions jumped out
to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter and scored the game's first 12
goals en route to a 10-goal decision. LMU advances to the
tournament semifinals on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Juniors Daniel Smith and Tibor Forai paced the Lions offensively
with three goals apiece, including two each in the first quarter.
WWPA Player of the Year Andy Stevens made seven saves in goal for
LMU before being pulled before the start of the fourth quarter.
National scoring leader Alex Mule was limited to just one goal
on 10 shot attempts for Chapman. All three Panthers goals were
scored in the fourth quarter.
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| Game 4 - 3:15 p.m.
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| Final
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| #5 U.C. Davis
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| 2
| 1
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| 6
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| #4 Santa Clara
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| 4
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| 8
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| Box Score
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Santa Clara broke open a tied game after the half with four
consecutive goals, turning a 4-4 game into an 8-4 lead. The Broncos
held on to win 8-6 and advance to the tournament semifinals on
Saturday where they will face top-seeded Loyola Marymount at 1:30
p.m.
Senior utility player Liam Farrell scored all three of his goals
in succession the third quarter to help Santa Clara pull away.
Nicholas Poggetti also added his third goal of the game in the
period for the Broncos.
Trailing 8-4, U.C. Davis rallied for two quick goals in the
final 46 seconds of the game. The Aggies' Cory Lyle scored both
goals and led the team with three in the game. Santa Clara goalie
Alexander Coffin made nine saves in the victory.
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