LA VERNE, Calif. --- Winston Newland and Alan Robertson scored three goals each to lead No. 6 UC Irvine past Occidental, 18-3, in the Inland Empire Classic at La Verne Saturday.

Bojan Hrlec, Nick Pfeil, Chris Swieca and Jared Osborn scored two goals apiece as 10 different UCI players scored in the victory.

The 'Eaters built a 6-0 lead after the first quarter and cruised to their fourth win of the season in as many outings.

UCI faces Claremont-Mudd-Scripps later Saturday afternoon before facing La Verne and Pomona-Pitzer on Sunday.

UC Irvine       6 – 2 – 4 – 6 --- 18
Occidental      0 – 2 – 1 – 0 --- 3

UCI:  Winston Newland 3, Alan Robertson 3, Bojan Hrlec 2, Nick Pfeil 2, Chris Swieca 2, Jared Osborn 2, Mitch Wise, Bo de Lange, Blake Terry, Kyle Kittlitz.

Oxy:  Jack Stabenfeldt, Patrick Maloney, Samuel Akiyama.

Saves:  Alex Kazmier (UC) 2, Dylan Peterson (UCI) 1;  Scott Churchman (Oxy) 8, Patrick Fish (Oxy) 3.

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