CLAREMONT, Calif. — The Titans took down Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Chapman on Friday to start the Gary Troyer Tournament 2-0. The Titans tallied 12 goals in game one and 18 against Chapman in game two.
Titans 12, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 8
The Fullerton Titians took game one on Friday by a score of 12-8 against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
Jason Joseph scored first and the Stags quickly answered back. The Titans then pulled away and took a 4-1 lead before CMS tallied one with six seconds to go. Fullerton still led 4-2 at the end of the first.
Dustin Drobeck and Ethan MacLeod led off the second quarter with back to back goals to extend Fullerton's lead. CMS squeezed one in before Carmelo Bangs and Cade Zeilinger went back to back to give the Titans an 8-3 lead at the end of the first half.
The Stags matched the Titans with their pair of goals each. Ethan Merritt and Cade Zeilinger scored the two goals for Fullerton to stay on top 10-5 going into the final frame. CMS outscored the Titans 3-2 in the fourth quarter with Tony Benedetti and Dobi scoring those goals.
Merritt, Dobi, MacLeod, and Zeilonger led the Titans with two goals each. Ivey tallied seven saves against the stags in his 32 minutes in the cage.
Titans 18, Chapman 11
The Titans earned their second victory of the day against the Chapman Panthers. Fullerton topped the Panthers 18-12.
Fullerton posted 7 unanswered goals in the first quarter. Joseph led the way with two goals scored. Bangs, Tony Benedetti, Jason Honey, Sam Branco, and Cade Zeilinger tallied the remaining five goals.
Chapman quickly jumped into game mode, tallying six goals in the second while Fullerton only posted three. Macleod, Luke Porter, and Gavin Shea's third period goals kept the Titans on top, 10-3 at the end of the first half.
Dobi, Marton Thuroczy and Jace Peterson each netted a goal in the third quarter to take the Titans to a sturdy 13-7 lead. Beau Gendron and Porter each nabbed two more in the fourth quarter, leading the Titans to their second win of the day,
Porter led the team with a hat trick, three drawn exclusions, and one steal against Chapman. Ivey defended the cage and tallied 11 saves, becoming the new all-time program leader in saves with 340.
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