Nov. 17, 2006

Pomona, CA (Nov. 17) -- For the seventh straight year the Loyola Marymount men's water polo team has advanced to the semifinals of the Western Water Polo Association championship. The Lions, the second seed, defeated seventh-seed Pomona-Pitzer in their home pool, 5-4, Friday afternoon.

With the win the Lions improve to 17-12 on the season and will face UC Davis in the semifinalsfor the third straight year. The Lions won 9-6 in 2005 and 7-6 in overtime in 2004.

The Aggies defeated Redlands 9-6 to advance to the semifinals. The rest of the results:

Game 1
Santa Clara
def.
Air Force    6-3
Game 2
Pomona-Pitzer
def.
La Verne    10-6
Game 3
UC Santa Cruz
def.
Whittier    12-7
Game 4
UC Davis
def.
Redlands    9-6
Game 5
LMU
def.
Pomona-Pitzer    5-4
Game 6
UC San Diego
def.
UC Santa Cruz    13-9

Sat.,November 18    Time            Dark Caps               White Caps
Game 7                       10:00 am    La Verne           vs      Air Force
Game 8                       11:30 am    Redlands           vs      Whittier
Game 9                       1:00 pm      LMU                 vs      UC Davis
Game 10                     2:30 pm      UC San Diego    vs      Santa Clara
Game 11                     4:00 pm      Winner gm 7     vs      UC Santa Cruz
Game 12                     5:30 pm      Winner gm 8     vs      Pomona-Pitzer