CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Connecticut College men's water polo team dropped its opening two matches at the Gary Troyer Tournament hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Friday. The Camels fell to Chapman, 18-10, in the morning before facing a 17-10 setback against the host Stags later in the day.

Chapman 18, Connecticut College 10

Chapman scored the first five goals and burst out to a 13-1 lead without looking back. Sophomores Timofey Belobordov (Moscow, Russia) and Rahul Gill (Bethesda, Md.) netted back-to-back markers in the waning minutes of the second period, but the initial deficit would be too much to overcome.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 17, Connecticut College 10

The Camels got on the board first when sophomore Sean King (La Canada, Calif.) found the back of the net at the 7:11 mark of the first period. CMS, however, quickly recovered and rattled off six straight to establish control. The Stags grew their lead up to a six-goal margin in the third before eventually closing the game on a 3-0 run to win by seven.

Sophomore Arturo Freitas (Weston, Fla.) and senior Stephan Cress (Rockford, Mich.) paced the offense by netting a combined five and four goals, respectively, during the two contests. Senior Matthew Wagman (Atlanta, Ga.) most notably made eight saves during the later game against the Stags.

Connecticut College (2-8) concludes tournament action tomorrow when it faces Occidental at 2:00 p.m. and Cal Tech at 7:00 p.m. EST.