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No. 6 Anteaters Hang with Defending Champs
January 27, 2013 | Women's Water Polo
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. --- No. 6 UC Irvine gave the top-ranked, defending champs a run for their money before falling 9-4 in it's second match of the UCSB Gaucho Invite.
Stanford jumped out to an early 3-1 lead after one period before UCI (1-1) put the defensive clamps on to make it a one-goal match at the half.
The Cardinal managed just one third-period goal as UC Irivne and keeper Jillian Yocum kept Stanford in its sights.
The Cardinal opened it up in the fourth to finish the match out, 9-4, but a valiant effort from the young 'Eaters gave them some opening-day confidence.
UCI is back in the pool Sunday to face the fifth-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils at 10:20 a.m. followed by a 1:50 p.m. match against Santa Clara.
No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 6 UC Irvine
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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Stanford |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
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UCI |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Stanford Goals: Melissa Seidemann (3) Kiley Neushul (2) Maggie Steffens (2) Catherine Carpenter, Kaitlyn Lo
Stanford Saves: Kate Baldoni (9)
UCI Goals: Taylor Morrison, Hannah Croghan, Hillary Estrada, McKenna Mitchell
UCI Saves: Jillian Yocum (12)
