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 2009 season

Kyle Smethurst, who finished with four goals and an assist, controls the ball for Palomar against Miramar. -- Photo by Hugh Cox

PC: wins in 10 games to end regular season

SAN MARCOS (11-4-09) -- Coach Brian Boynton's  Palomar men's water polo team closed out the regular season with its eighth win in its last 10 games on Wednesday, routing Miramar 20-6 at Wallace Memorial Pool.

Kyle Smethurst came up big for the Comets with four goals and two assists. Wesley Lacroix (four goals, two steals), P.J. Worthington (four goals, one assist) and Mitch Tenney (four assists, five steals) also contributed large numbers for Palomar (13-11, 5-3).

Next up for the Comets: the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday and Saturday at the Joan Kroc Center  in San Diego.


Comets top Santa Ana, Saddleback and split

MISSION VIEJO (10-31-09) -- Palomar split on the second day of Saddleback Tournament No. 2  on Saturday.

The Comets defeated he host team,  Saddleback, 14-13 in overtime. Wesley Lacroix scored eight goals. Cooper Durette tallied three goals. Greg Merrill (left) contributed 12 saves in goal.

Palomar lost 13-6 to Pacific Coast Athletic Conference foe San Diego Mesa. Lacroix scored two goals for the Comets.

Palomar opened tournament play on Friday with a 12-9 victory over Santa Ana. the Comets got three goals from Durette (right), three assists from Mitch Tenney and 14 saves from Brian Kalen.

The Comets (11-10) then dropped a 16-9 decision to Fullerton. Sven Alwerud had three goals and Kalen eight saves in the loss.

Palomar is 12-11.


Hensley selected as PCAC Athlete of Week

SAN DIEGO (10-27-09) -- Palomar water polo player Jayce Hensley (left) has been honored as Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Men's Athlete of the Week for all sports.

Hensley, a freshman from Escondido High School, led the Comets to an 18-17 upset over state PCAC leader (and nine-consecutive time conference champion) and state No. 5 ranked Grossmont with five goals and five assists last Wednesday.

Hensley was a two-time all-league selection at Escondido.


Palomar stuns state No. 5-ranked Grossmont

SAN DIEGO (10-21-09) -- Jayce Hensley scored five goals and recorded five steals on Wednesday as coach Brian Boynton's Palomar men's water polo team upset state No.5-ranked Grossmont 18-17 at the Joan Kroc Center.

Wesley Lacroix had four goals and an assist for the Comets (10-9, 4-3 Pacific Coast Athletic Conference) as the Griffins fell to 15-5, 5-1. Sven Alwerud contributed three goals, two assists and four steals. P.J. Worthington added three goals and four steals. Mitch Tenney (one goal, three assists, three steals) and Cooper Durette (one goal, two assists and a steal) and Kenny Klotz (one goal, one assist) also scored for Palomar.

Greg Merrill (right) had 10 saves and three steals in goal.


Lacroix dumps six goals into net in 21-16 win

SAN MARCOS (10-14-09) -- Wesley Lacroix (left) scored six goals on Wednesday as he led Palomar to a 21-16 Pacific Coast Athletic Conference victory over Southwestern at Wallace Memorial Pool.

Mitch Tenney contributed three goals and five assists for Palomar. P.J. Worthington also had three goals.

The victory moved the Comets to 9-9 in the on the season and 3-3 in conference play.


Comets sweep on Day 2; 8 goals for Lacroix

GLENDORA (10-10-09) -- Wesley Lacroix (left) scored eight goals on the second day of the Citrus Tournament on Saturday as Palomar went 2-0 to finish the two-day event with a 3-1 record.

The Comets knocked off Pacific Coast Athletic Conference rival San Diego Mesa 9-6 as Lacroix scored three goals, Seven Alwerud (left) contributed two goals and six steals and P.J. Worthington scored two goals. Aaron Moser had five Steals. Mitch Tenney contributed three assists. Greg Merrill had 10 saves in goal.

Palomar also beat Merced 11-10 behind five goals by Lacroix and three goals by Tenney. Moser had five steals. Merrill again contributed 10 saves. The Comets are 8-9 overall.


Comets open Citrus tourney with win, loss

GLENDORA (10-9-09) -- Palomar defeated Chaffey 10-9 as Chris Agelotti (left), Cooper Durette (right) and Aaron Moser each scored t2o goals. Jonathon Lunn recorded seven savesin goal.

Cuesta defeated the Comets 14-11 as the Cougars overcame five goals by Wesley Lacroix and three goals by P.J. Worthington. Greg Merrill had 12 saves.

The Comets take a 6-9 record into Saturday's second day of the tournament.


Palomar three goals short vs. 2nd-place Mesa

SAN DIEGO (10-7-09) -- Kenny Klotz (left) and P.J. Worthngton scored two goals each for the Comets in a 10-7 loss to San Diego Mesa on Wednesday in a Pacific Coast Athletic Association match-up in San Diego.

Mitch Tenney passed off for three assists. Brian Kalen (right) had eight saves in goal.

The Comets are 5-8, 2-3 in the PCAC. The Olympians, who are alone in second place behind conference leader Grossmont, moved to 8-5, 4-1.


Comets split 4 games at Saddleback event

MISSION VIEJO (10-2-09) / (10-3-2009) -- Palomar split four games in Saddleback Tournament No.1 Friday and Saturday.

On Friday, the Comets opened tournament play with a 12-10 win over El Camino College as P.J. Worthington (left), Jayce Hensley and Wesley Lacroix (right) each scored three goals.

Also on Friday, Palomar dropped al 17-16 decision to Modesto in overtime. Lacroix had six goals and two assists for the Comets. Worthington tallied four goals. Goalie Brian Kalen contributed 22 saves.

Host Saddleback knocked off the Comets 14-11 on Saturday as the Gauchos overcame four goals each by Lacroix and Mitch Tenney, Chris Agelotti's four steals and Kalen's 12 saves.

Palomar defeated Santa Monica 21-6, also on Saturday. Lacroix scored four goals, Hensley had three goals and three assists, Worthington contributed three goals and Agelotti had three steals.


Palomar beats Miramar, evens PCAC mark

SAN DIEGO (9-30-09) -- Palomar evened its Pacific Coast Athletic Conference men's water polo record at 2-2 on Wednesday, defeating host Miramar 13-8.

Cooper Durette (left) scored four goals and added an assist lead the Comets. Wesley Lacroix added two goals two assists and a steal.

Other scorers for Palomar: Aaron Moser (goal, five steals), Kenny Klotz (goal, five steals), Jayce Hensley (goal, four steals), Sven Alwerud (goal, two assists), Mitch Tenney (goal, two steals) James Botica (goal, steal) and  Chris Agelotti (goal, assist.

The Comets are 3-5 on the season. The Jets fall to 0-7, 0-4 in the PCAC.


Comets upset Div. I UC Davis, but drop three

WALNUT (9-20-09) -- After an 8-7 win over NCAA Division I opponent UC Davis to begin the tourney, the all-freshman Palomar team dropped three straight decisions, 15-6 to tournament host Mt. SAC, 12-11 to Citrus and 12-8 to Saddleback. Jayce Hensley (left) led the Comets in Saturday's two games with nine goals.

Chris Angelotti (riight) had two goals, a steal and an assist and seven different players scored to lift the Comets (2-5) over UC Davis. Goalie Jonathon Lunn recorded six saves compared to three goals against. The Aggies led 2-0 after the first quarter, the teams were tied at halftime and the Aggies led 5-4 after three quarters.

Sven Alwerud scored three goals against Mt. SAC. Wesley Lacroix contributed two goals.

Hensley had two goals and two steals, while Kyle Smethurst scored two goals, vs. Citrus.

Finally, against Saddleback, Hensley led Palomar with two goals and two steals. Cooper Durette added two goals and two steals.


Goalie Greg Merrill goes up to record a save against Grossmont. --  Photo by Hugh Cox

9-time champs hold off young Palomar team

SAN MARCOS (9-16-09) -- Palomar played nine-time defending Pacific Coast Athletic Conference men's water polo champion Grossmont tough on Wednesday at Wallace Memorial Pool before dropping a 17-9 decision to the Griffins.

The Comets, trailing by five goals at halftime, closed to within 10-7 early in the third period on goals by Wesley Lacroix and Jayce Hensley. But that was as close as coach Brian Boynton's all-freshman squad would get on an afternoon Israel Perez, the Griffins' leading scorer, tallied six goals.

"We played solid water polo in the first quarter (after which Palomar trailed 4-2) and came out strong at the beginning of the second half," Boynton said. "But we couldn't build on that."

Hensley had three goals and an assist for the Comets (1-2, 1-2). Lacroix had three goals and two steals. P.J. Worthington added two goals and two steals. Aaron Moser scored one goal.

Goalie Greg Merrill contributed seven saves.


Worthington, Lacroix, Comets even record

CHULA VISTA (9-9-09) -- Palomar evened its Pacific Coast Athletic Conference and overall records at 1-1 on Wednesday, defeating host Southwestern 16-11.

Wesley Lacroix (4 goals, 6 assists, 6 steals) and P.J. Worthington (4 goals, 2 steals) led the Comets (1-1, 1-1 PCAC). Jayce Hensley (3 goals, 1 assist, 3 steals) and Chris Angelotti (1 goals, 1 assist) also had multiple goals. Brian Kalen had eight saves in goal, Jonathon Lunn six saves.


ABOVE:Kyle Smethurst scores goal for the Comets in Wednesday's season opener.. BELOW LEFT: Wesley Lacroix tallies Palomar's third goal in the first period to give Palomar a 3-1 lead. -- Photos by Hugh Cox

Hensley debuts with six goals in '09 opener

SAN MARCOS (9-2-09) -- Jayce Hensley scored six goals in his first college game on Wednesday, but Palomar dropped its men's water polo opener 15-12 to San Diego Mesa at Wallace Memorial Pool.

The young Comets opened up an early 3-1 lead against the more experienced Olympians but were unableto hold on.

Hensley, a two-time all-league selection at Escondido High School, kept Palomar, which has an all-freshman team, in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference game. But the Comets couldn't overcome a seven-goal performance by the Olympians' sophomore standout Nicholas Van Nordheim.

Kyle Smethurst and Wesley Lacroix scored two goals each for Palomar. Sean Moore and P.J. Worthington added one goal each.

Lacroix had four steals, Hensley three.


Palomar will put entirely-new team in pool

SAN MARCOS (8-26-09) -- Coach Brian "B.B." Boynton's Palomar men's water polo team will sport a "new look" during the 2009 season. That's "new look," as in an entirely freshman roster.

There are 16 freshmen on the Comets' 16-man roster.

Gone, among others, are goal leader Bo Sidhu (94), assist leader Sean Moser (68), steal leader Bryant Garretson (102) and saves leader Jorgen Tone (200) from the 2008 team.


HEAD COACH

BRIAN BOYNTON

Brian "B.B." Boynton, a former All-Orange Empire Conference first-team selection at Palomar and an NCAA Division II All-American at Salem International University (West Virginia), was named head coach at his alma mater in 2005 and has guided the Comets to the Pacific Coast Conference regular-season championship in his second season in 2006.

After prepping at Vista High School, where he earned all-league first-team honors, Boynton enrolled at Palomar, where he captained the 1996 water polo team, was named "Comet of the Year" and made the All-Orange Empire Conference first team.

Boynton also earned community college All-American recognition in swimming as a member of Palomar's 2000 freestyle relay team.

He received his B.S. degree in business management from Salem International University.

After college, B.B. spent five months in Perth, Australia, playing for the Perth Torpedoes in the Australian Men's National League. Boynton was captain of the Torpedoes.


2009 Schedule, Results

Day Date Opponent Site Time / Score Record (Overall, Conference)
Wed Sep 2 *San Diego Mesa Home Lost 12-15 0-1, 0-1
Wed Sep 9 *Southwestern Away WON 16-11 1-1, 1-1
Wed Sep 16 *Grossmont Home Lost 9-17 1-2, 1-2
Fri Sep 18 UC Davis (Mt. SAC Tournament) Walnut WON 8-7 2-2
    Mt. SAC (Mt. SAC Tournament) Walnut Lost 6-15 2-3
Sat Sep 19 Citrus (Mt. SAC Tournament) Walnut Lost 11-12 2-4
    Saddleback (Mt. SAC Tournament) Walnut Lost 8-12 2-5
Wed Sep 30 *Miramar Away WON 13-8 3-5, 2-2
Fri Oct. 2 El Camino (Saddleback Tournament No. 1) Mission Viejo WON 12-10 4-5
    Modesto (Saddleback Tournament No. 1) Mission Viejo Lost 16-17 (OT) 4-6
Sat Oct. 3 Saddleback (Saddleback Tournament No. 1) Mission Viejo Lost 11-14 4-7
    Santa Monica (Saddleback (Saddleback Tournament No. 1) Mission Viejo WON 21-6 5-7
Wed Oct 7 *San Diego Mesa Away Lost 7-10 5-8, 2-3
Fri Oct 9 Chaffey (Citrus Tournament) Glendora WON 10-9 6-8
    Cuesta (Citrus Tournament) Glendora Lost 11-14 6-9
Sat Oct 10 San Diego Mesa (Citrus Tournament) Glendora WON 9-6 7-9
    Merced (Citrus Tournament) Glendora WON 11-10 8-9
Wed Oct 14 *Southwestern Home WON 21-16 9-9, 3-3
Wed Oct 21 *Grossmont Joan Kroc Center (San Diego) WON 18-17 10-9, 4-3
Fri Oct 30 Santa Ana (Saddleback Tournament No. 2) Mission Viejo WON 12-9 11-9
    Fullerton (Saddleback Tournament No. 2) Mission Viejo Lost 9-16 11-10
Sat Oct 31 Saddleback (Saddleback Tournament No. 2) Mission Viejo WON 14-13 (OT) 12-10
    San Diego Mesa (Saddleback Tournament No. 2) Mission Viejo WON 14-20-6 13-10, 5-3
Wed Nov. 4 *Miramar Home 3:15 p.m.  
Fri Nov. 6 PCAC Tournament (Day 1) Joan Kroc Center, San Diego All Day  
Sat Nov. 6 PCAC Tournament (Day 2) Joan Kroc Center, San Diego All Day  

Home games listed in bold

* -- Pacific Coast Athletic Conference

Home games at Wallace Memorial Pool on campus

2009 Roster

No. -- Name Pos Ht Wt Yr High School
  1 -- Brian Kalen GK 6-2 175 Fr San Pasqual
  1A -- Greg Merrill GK 6-0 170 Fr Great Oak (Temecula)
  1B -- Jonathon Lunn GK 6-1 170 Fr Rancho Bernardo
  2 -- P.J. Worthington UT 6-3 180 Fr Great Oak (Temecula)
  3 -- Kyle Smethurst DR 5-10 160 Fr Vista
  4 -- Gavin Bishop 2M 6-1 220 Fr Temecula Valley
  5 -- Sven Alwerud DR 6-0 160 Fr Great Oak (Temecula)
  6 -- James Botica DR 6-0 180 Fr Escondido
  7 -- Chris Agelotti DR 5-10 155 Fr El Camino
  9 -- Jayce Hensley UT 6-1 180 Fr Escondido
10 -- Aaron Moser 2MD 5-8 170 Fr Elsinore
12 -- Kenny Klotz DR 5-9 160 Fr Elsinore
13 -- Cooper Durette 2MD 6-5 185 Fr Oceanside
14 -- Mitch Tenney DR 5-10 170 Fr Dana Hills (Dana Point)
15 -- Sean Moore DR 6-0 175 Fr Chaparral (Temecula)
20 -- Wesley Lacroix 2M 5-10 165 Fr Vista

 

Meet The 2009 Team

1--Brian Kalen 1A--Greg Merrill 1B--Jonathon Lunn 2--P.J. Worthington
3--Kyle Smethurst  4--Gavin Bishop 5--Sven Alwerud 6--James Botica
 7--Chris Agelotti 9--Jayce Hensley 10-Aaron Moser 12--Kenny Klotz
13--Cooper Durette 14--Mitch Tenney 15--Sean Moore 20--Wesley Lacroix

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