UC Irvine
Pepperdine
UC Irvine Overpowers UC Davis, 19-8
September 21, 2014 | Men's Water Polo
Kap7 NorCal Classic Tournament Central
STOCKTON, Calif. --- Ten different UC Irvine players scored as the 10th-ranked Anteaters overwhelmed UC Davis, 19-8, in the ninth-place game of the Kap7 NorCal Classic in Stockton Sunday evening.
The victory was the third straight for the 'Eaters, who had a 3-1 record for the weekend.
Lovre Milos led UCI with four goals, Jacob Mourer had three while Matt Skinner, Ryan Warde, Jared Osborn and Pablo Carballo added two apiece.
The 'Eaters (10-2) built an 8-4 halftime lead and outscored the 11th-ranked Aggies 11-4 in the second half.
Osborn's second goal of the game with 2:36 left in the fourth quarter gave UCI its largest lead of the night at 19-6.
Freshman goalie Byron Rivers made 12 saves for the 'Eaters through the first 3 ½ quarters.
Teddy Nicholson led UC Davis with three goals.
"It was a good finish to the tournament," Anteater head coach Marc Hunt said. "Winning your last game is important.
"Compared to this morning's game versus Pepperdine, we were much improved with our execution on both sides of the ball.
"We need to do a better job of being consistently focused. We must maximize our time together."
UCI opens Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play at UCLA Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in a game that will be carried on the Pac-12 Networks. The Bruins won the NorCal Classic with a 9-7 win over Stanford in the championship game.
UC Davis 2-2-2-2 --- 8
UC Irvine 4-4-5-6 --- 19
UCD: Teddy Nicholson 3, Sean Grab 2, Shawn Welch 2, Jacob Ley.
UCI: Lovre Milos 4, Jacob Mourer 3, Matt Skinner 2, Ryan Warde 2, Jared Osborn 2, Pablo Carballo 2, Chris Swieca, Larson Pfeil, Alan Robertson, Brendan Duffy.
Saves: Spencer Creed (UCD) 5; Byron Rivers (UCI) 12, Matt Bridges (UCI) 1.
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