UCI-Cal Scoresheet

MPSF Tournament Central

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --- Three UC Irvine players scored two goals each but the seventh-seeded Anteaters fell to No. 2 California, 15-9, in a quarterfinal game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center Friday.

With the loss, UCI (15-12) will face the loser of UCLA-Pepperdine in a consolation semifinal Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

Brian Pickford, Max Parrague and Jacob Mourer scored two goals apiece in Friday's loss to Cal (21-3).

Pickford gave the 'Eaters an early 1-0 lead on a power-play goal at 6:58 of the opening quarter, but the Bears went on to score five of the next six goals to lead 5-2 after the first period.

Parrague and Trent Baxter notched second-quarter goals and UCI trailed just 6-4 at intermission.

Ivan Rackov, who had five goals in the game for Cal, scored back-to-back goals to begin the third quarter, putting the Bears up 8-4. 

Alan Robertson (5:21) and Parrague (4:44) scored extra-man goals to pull the 'Eaters within 8-6 before Cal eventually built an 11-7 lead after three periods.

Rackov scored a pair of goals again in the fourth and the Bears pulled away for the 15-9 victory.

Jimmy Friedrich had five saves in goal for UCI while Justin Parsons had seven for Cal.


UC Irvine         2 – 2 – 3 – 2 --- 9
California         5 – 1 – 5 – 4 --- 15

UCI:  Brian Pickford 2, Max Parrague 2, Jacob Mourer 2, Trent Baxter, Alan Robertson, Mitch Wise.

Cal:  Ivan Rackov 5, Collin Smith 2, Ayal Keren 2, Cory Nasoff, Marin Balarin, Maleksa Saponjic, Blake Kelly, Zach Greenwood, Charlie Steffens.

Saves:  Jimmy Friedrich (UCI) 5;  Justin Parsons (Cal) 7.

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