Lancers Tested in Two Shootouts

Saturday, October 7

Claremont, Calif.

9:15 AM

California Baptist University

San Jose State

Photo by: Jacob Gonzalez

Lancers Tested in Two Shootouts

10/7/2017 7:54:00 PM | Men's Water Polo

By: Andrew Shortall, Asst. Sports Information Director

CLAREMONT, Calif. – There was no rest for California Baptist University, as it played two more games on Saturday and split the day with a 21-7 win over La Salle after a shootout, 19-16 loss to 18^th-ranked San Jose State during the Gary Troyer Tournament on Saturday at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

CBU improved to 16-7 this season, while the Spartans moved to 6-7 and the Explorers dropped to 3-14. The Lancers play an important two games next week, hosting 12^th-ranked UC San Diego for a crucial Western Water Polo Association game on Thursday at 6 p.m. They will then travel to second-ranked UCLA on Friday, with the first sprint set for 5:30 p.m.

In the nightcap with La Salle, CBU scored three times in a row in less than a minute to take a 3-1 lead. Jonny Lotero notched two goals and Dominick Nevarez had the other to make it 3-1 Lancers with 5:24 left in the first quarter. Lotero got his hat trick in the first seven minutes of the game, while Joseph Galgani, Logan Mena and Thomas Henline also scored before the first quarter ended to make it a 7-3 CBU lead.

After a Kyle Christian goal to start the second, La Salle managed to break the Lancers' run to trail 8-4 with 6:24 left in the first half. CBU scored the next six goals, thanks to Caleb Rogers, two from Matthew Diacono and two more from Lotero for a 14-4 lead 49 seconds into the third.

The Lancers also scored the final six goals of the game, with Zach Lowery scoring twice, while Luke Schuler, Royce Daniel Laverne and Ryan Sargis adding one of their own, as well.

Sargis led the way with seven points in the game on five assists and two goals. Lotero led the goal scoring, with five goals and an assist in the game. Rogers added four points with three assists and a goal. Tanner Shore, Lowery and Mena both scored twice in the contest.

In the opener, the Lancers attempted to and nearly pulled off an incredible comeback. They faced a six-goal, 14-8 deficit with 5:49 left in the third quarter against 18^th-ranked San Jose State. Despite being down a man, the Lancers fought back to cut the lead to two, 16-14 with 4:40 to play.

Shore led the charge with two of CBU's six goals in that run, while Rogers, Galgani, PJ McDonough and Dominick Nevarez also scored. The Spartans answered back with a goal 18 seconds later, but Schuler found the back of the cage to keep it a two-goal game, 17-15, with 3:58 remaining.

SJSU scored on the next trip down the pool, forced a CBU turnover and scored again to make a comeback highly unlikely, with the score 19-15 with 2:43 to play.

Shore and Nevarez both finished with four points in the game on four goals and three goals and an assist, respectively. Kyle Christian notched four points on a goal and three assists, as well. Sargis (one goal, two assists) and Rogers (one goal, two assists) put up three points, as well. Lotero scored twice and drew five ejections, while Diacono also drew four ejections.

SAN JOSE STATE BOX SCORE

LA SALLE BOX SCORE