WALNUT CREEK, Calif. --- Sophomore Jack Trush scored a career-high five goals, but UC Irvine couldn't hold off Pomona-Pitzer as the Sagehens edged the 'Eaters, 8-7, in overtime at the Mountain Pacific Invitational Saturday morning.

Trush scored with 52 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 7-7, but a goal by Pomona-Pitzer's Jacob Niskey with eight seconds remaining in the first overtime session stood up for the win.

Neither team led by more than one goal in the back-and-forth game.

UCI's last lead was 5-4 on a goal by Trush with 5:01 left in the third quarter.

The Sagehens tied the game 20 seconds later and took the lead at 6-5 on a score by Joseph Schafer with 50 seconds remaining in the third.  Trush then tied the game at 6-6 on a goal with 18 ticks left in the quarter.

Tommy Turner's goal with 7:08 remaining in the fourth quarter put Pomona-Pitzer up 7-6 before Trush tied the game once again late in the period to send the contest into overtime.

Matej Matijevic registered 18 saves in goal for the 'Eaters (5-5), who face San Jose State at 1:45 p.m. today.


Pomona-Pitzer            3-1-2-1-1-0 --- 8
UC Irvine                     3-1-2-1-0-0 --- 7

P-P:  Joseph Schafer 2, Timmy Hardman, James Baker, Adam Ward, Mark Hallman, Tommy Turner, Jacob Niskey.

UCI:  Jack Trush 5, Ryan Warde, Ian Fleenor.

Saves:  Daniel Diemer (PP) 11;  Matej Matijevic (UCI) 18.

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