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UC Irvine Downed by No. 2 Stanford, 12-6
October 04, 2014 | Men's Water Polo
STANFORD, Calif. --- Ninth-ranked UC Irvine and No. 2 Stanford engaged in a physical battle that was tight into the fourth quarter before the Cardinal scored four late goals to register a 12-6 win in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation action at Stanford Saturday.
UCI freshman Matt Skinner, who notched a hat trick for the second straight Saturday, scored all three of his goals in the second quarter as the 'Eaters trailed just 5-3 at halftime.
Senior Alan Robertson scored a pair of goals in the third period to keep the game close as Stanford led 8-5 entering the final quarter.
Freshman Ryan Warde scored with 7:22 remaining in the fourth period to pull UCI within 8-6 before Bret Bonanni's goal at the 7:13 mark launched a streak of four consecutive Stanford goals to close out the game.
With the loss, the 'Eaters fell to 10-4 overall and 0-2 in the MPSF. The Cardinal, which received four goals from BJ Churnside, improved to 11-1 overall and 1-0 in league play.
Assistant coach Milos Skaljac served as UCI's acting head coach as Marc Hunt remained in Irvine to be with his wife, Christine, who gave birth to their second daughter, Haddie Marilyn Hunt, earlier Saturday morning.
UCI competes in the SoCal Tournament at UCLA next weekend, opening against UC San Diego Saturday morning at 9:25 at Spieker Aquatics Center.
UC Irvine 0-3-2-1 --- 6
Stanford 2-3-3-4 --- 12
UCI: Matt Skinner 3, Alan Robertson 2, Ryan Warde.
S: BJ Churnside 4, Bret Bonanni 3, Nick Hoverstein, Cody Smith, Jackson Kimbell, Connor Stapleton, Adam Abdulhamid.
Saves: Dylan Peterson (UCI) 10; Drew Holland (S) 17.
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