Triton Invitational Central

LA JOLLA, Calif. --- Twelve different UC Irvine players scored as the eighth-ranked Anteaters cruised past La Verne, 25-8, at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla Sunday.

Lovre Milos led the way with seven goals and he scored a total of 23 in the four weekend victories.

Kyle Trush added four goals and Alan Robertson three while Larson Pfeil and Ty Hack notched two each.

All four UCI goalies played in the win and freshman Byron Rivers registered the most saves with five.

The 'Eaters (4-0) posted 10 goals in the first quarter and led 12-4 at halftime.  UCI outscored the Leopards, 13-4, in the second half.

"It was a good finish to the tournament for us," Anteaters' head coach Marc Hunt said.  "It gave us an opportunity to see our young guys play.

"I liked our results against the Western Water Polo Association teams.  We need to continue maturing as a team and working on our chemistry.

"We are looking for good growth next weekend as we had back east to take on top Collegiate Water Polo Association teams," Hunt said.

UCI competes in the Bruno Fall Classic next weekend in Providence, R.I., opening against host Brown Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (PT).

La Verne         3-1-2-2 --- 8
UC Irvine      10-2-6-7 --- 25

LV:  Josh Vega 2, Bryan Jimenez 2, Jordan Bowers, Nick Estevez, Andrew Phillips, Makai DeNeve-Aman.

UCI:  Lovre Milos 7, Kyle Trush 4, Alan Robertson 3, Larson Pfeil 2, Ty Hack 2, Kyle Kittlitz, Jacob Mourer, Chris Swieca, Pablo Carballo, Bobby McDonald, Andrew Fisher, Matt Skinner.

Saves:  Daniel Newell (LV) 0;  Dylan Peterson (UCI) 1, Byron Rivers (UCI) 5, Michael Bailey (UCI) 4, Matt Bridges (UCI) 3.