SANTA BARBARA, Calif. --- UC Irvine finished fourth in the SoCal Tournament after falling to UCLA, 14-8, in the third-place game Sunday at Dos Pueblos High School.

Junior Bojan Hrlec led the fifth-ranked 'Eaters (12-3) with four goals.

Second-ranked UCLA led 3-1 after one quarter.  The 'Eaters pulled to within 6-5 midway through the second quarter before the Bruins scored the final two of the period to lead 8-5 at the half.

UCLA outscored UCI 4-2 in the third quarter to build a 12-7 lead en route to the 14-8 victory.  Paul Reynolds led the Bruins with four goals.

The 'Eaters face Whittier and La Verne in the Convergence Tournament Saturday at Haldeman Pool in Claremont. 


UC Irvine       1 – 4 – 2 – 1 --- 8
UCLA             3 – 5 – 4 – 2 --- 14

UCI:  Bojan Hrlec 4, Chris Swieca, Jacob Mourer, Justin Papa, Nick Pfeil.

UCLA:  Paul Reynolds 4, Lucas Reynolds 2, Josh Samuels 2, Paul Pickell 2, Aimone Barabino, Anthony Daboub, Christopher Meinhold, Chris Wendt.

Saves:  Alex Kazmier (UCI) 9, Dylan Peterson (UCI) 2, Michael Bailey (UC) 3;  Matt Rapacz (UCLA) 15.

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