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Posted: Sep 01, 2012

Men's Water Polo Loses Season Openers

Sophomore Ryan Batchelor had six assists and five goals in the Owls' double-header season opener.
Sophomore Ryan Batchelor had six assists and five goals in the Owls' double-header season opener.
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Whittier, CA (Men's Water Polo) -- The Citrus College Men's Water Polo team opened up their 2012 schedule on Saturday afternoon and did so against tough competition. The Owls took on a pair of four-year universities losing to the NCAA DII Fresno Pacific University 22-7 and 20-8 to NCAA DIII Whittier College 20-8.

In the opening game, Citrus took on the Sunbirds who are in their first season of competition at the NCAA DII level. The Owls played hard but were ultimately overpowered by the bigger school. Freshmen Greg Trimmer and Austin Sanchez both scored a pair of goals, while sophomore Ryan Batchelor handed out four assists.

In the second contest, the Owls took on the days host in the Poets of Whittier College. Again, the Owls were handled by the more experienced team despite a valiant effort. Batchelor put the ball in the back of the net three times in the loss, while fellow sophomore Raul Castaneda ripped the cords twice.

With the pair of loss, Citrus falls to 0-2 on the season. The Owls will have their home opener against other community college competition next weekend as they host a number of teams from around Southern California. Citrus will take on LA Trade Tech in the opening game of the tournament next Saturday September 8th at 8:00 AM in the Citrus Aquatics Center.