LANCERS OUT-WHIT POETS
RIVERSIDE, Calif. --- Ryan Steiger ripped 6 goals in the opener, and David Graves teamed up with Jason Bills in the nightcap, as No. 20-ranked California Baptist notched a pair of wins.
The Lancers bump their season record to 18-7 with the pair of wins, which stretch their current winning streak to 4 games.
Josh Harris got the Lancers up on the board less than a minute into the evening, 13-6, win over Whittier, and California Baptist was off to the races from that point on, gaining a lead of 3-1 after one period before going up 6-3 at the half.
The Poets made it interesting in the fourth quarter on a goal from Jake Zerbe that brought Whittier within 4, at 10-6, but the Lancers responded with 3 unanswered goals, including 2 by Jason Bills, to end it.
While Bills found the net 3 times in the closing period, David Graves quietly scored one goal in each of the game's final 3 quarters.
In the opener against Gannon (PA), Steiger notched 6 scores, including 3 in the first period as California Baptist sprinted out to a 17-8 win. The Golden Knights pulled within 4, at 12-8, thanks to 3 consecutive goals by Charles Doane, but Andrew Thacker's only goal on the day initiated a 5-0 Lancer run as California Baptist put the game well out of reach.
Charlie Weaver scored twice in the third period, where the Lancers outscored Gannon, 4-1.
California Baptist vs. Gannon (game 1)
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At Lancer Aquatic Center |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
OT |
OT |
FINAL |
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California Baptist |
5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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17 |
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Gannon |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
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8 |
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CBU: Ryan Steiger 6, Josh Harris 2, Aaron Abellano 2, Charlie Weaver 2, Mike Looy, Louis Talamantes, Russell Thompson, Andrew Thacker, Chris Morgan. |
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GAN: Charles Doane 4, Paul Musille, Brennan Lodge, Todd Gibson, Zach Dusckas. |
Ahead by a trio of goals at the half, California Baptist ran away with the game with a 4-0 third-quarter run featuring a 2 goals by Charlie Weaver to make the score 12-5. Charles Doane netted 3 of his team-high 4 goals to pull his team within 4, at 12-8, but the Lancers pulled away following an Andrew Thacker goal that set the home team on a 5-0 rally to end the game.
Gannon vs. Whittier (game 2)
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At Lancer Aquatic Center |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
OT |
OT |
FINAL |
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Gannon |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
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12 |
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Whittier |
4 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
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16 |
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GAN: Charles Doane 4, Paul Musille 3, Brennan Lodge 2, Richie DiLoreto, Zach Dusckas, Matt Krizmanic. |
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WC: Mark Canner 4, Scott Fletcher 3, Lance Haver 2, Chris Villanueva 2, Matt Rogers 2, Dante Morley-Montes, Manuel Sanchez, Jake Zerbe. |
California Baptist vs. Whittier (game 3)
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At Lancer Aquatic Center |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
OT |
OT |
FINAL |
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California Baptist |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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13 |
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Whittier |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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6 |
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CBU: David Graves 3, Jason Bills 3, Mike Looy 2, Aaron Abellano, Chris Morgan, Josh Harris, Ryan Steiger, Charlie Weaver. |
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WC: Jake Zerbe 3, Chris Villanueva, Mark Canner, Sean Larsen. |
Jason Bills and David Graves scored 3 goals apiece for the Lancers, who jumped out to a 6-3 halftime lead thanks to a trio of goals in the first period. Whittier's Jake Zerbe scored to make it 10-6 with a little over five minutes left on the game clock, but 2 goals by Bills and a score by Graves put the game well out of reach in favor of the country's No. 20-ranked team.
