PASADENA, Calif -- The Washington & Jefferson College men's water polo team began its annual California trip with matchups at nationally-ranked California Lutheran and La Verne over the weekend.
 
W&J suffered 17-4 defeat at Cal Lutheran on Saturday and a 13-6 loss at La Verne on Sunday.
 
Date: Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019
Where: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Opponent: California Lutheran
Result: Loss 17-4
 
How it Happened: The sixth-ranked Kingsmen opened up a 4-0 lead after the first quarter and led 7-2 at halftime. A 7-0 third quarter pushed CLU's advantage to 14-2 going into the fourth quarter. W&J scored twice in the second and fourth quarters. 
 
Top Performers: Elijah Muzzi (Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou) scored twice to lead the Presidents.
 
The Rest: Will Kitsch (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) and Cam Spicer (Lansing, Mich./East Lansing) each tallied a goal for the Red and Black. Robert Koch (Worcester, Pa./La Salle College) handed out a pair of assists. Zishuo Ma (Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos) and Nick Spehar (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) each recorded three saves in net.
 
 
Date: Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019
Where: Pasadena, Calif.
Opponent: La Verne
Result: Loss 13-6
 
How it Happened: The ninth-ranked opened up a 7-2 halftime lead before scoring four-straight goals to hold an 11-2 advantage going into the fourth quarter. The Presidents scored four of their six goals in the fourth quarter to fall 13-6.
 
Top Performers: Spicer led the way with a pair of goals while Ma registered eight saves and two steals.
 
The Rest: Ma, Muzzi and Andrew Edwards (Columbus, Ohio/St. Charles Prep) each had a goal.
 
 
The Presidents conclude their west coast road trip Monday evening at 9:00 p.m. at Caltech.