No. 7 UCI Tops No. 15 San Jose State, Falls to No. 1 Stanford on First Day of Cal Invite

Saturday, January 27

Berkeley, CA

8:30 AM

UC Irvine

San Jose State

No. 7 UCI Tops No. 15 San Jose State, Falls to No. 1 Stanford on First Day of Cal Invite

January 27, 2018 | Women's Water Polo

By: Sarah Zetlmeisl

BERKELEY, Calif. – The seventh-ranked UC Irvine women's water polo team split two games on the first day of the Cal Invitational. UCI topped No. 15 San Jose State in its season-opener before falling to first-ranked Stanford in the afternoon game.

The Anteaters begin the season 1-1. The Spartans move to 2-2 on the year and Stanford remains perfect with a 2-0 record.

"I thought we had a good first day," said head coach Dan Klatt. "We got an important win versus San Jose State in the morning and had an opportunity to see what it will take to be the best versus Stanford in the afternoon. We can be better, and we will be better, but I am satisfied with where we are today".

GAME ONE – No. 7 UC Irvine 13, No. 15 San Jose State 6
Freshman Tara Prentice wasted no time in her collegiate debut, notching a game-high and career-best four goals. Senior Julie Swieca had a hat trick, scoring three goals while senior Natalie Seidemann and freshman Christina Reyes added two each. Cara Borkovec and Allie Loomis had one apiece.

In goal, Jenna Phreaner made 10 saves and grabbed a steal.

Prentice put the 'Eaters on the board first, scoring an extraman goal with 4:37 left in the first quarter. SJSU answered with two goals to take the lead but Prentice fired in another one to knot the game at two after the first quarter.
The UCI defense held the Spartans scoreless in the second frame while tallying five goals to take a 7-2 lead at the half.

In her first game as an Anteater, Reyes notched back-to-back goals to open the third quarter giving the 'Eaters a 9-2 advantage. UCI scored four more to seal its season opening victory.

GAME TWO - No. 1 Stanford 12, No. 7 UC Irvine 2
The Cardinal offense proved to be too much for the 'Eaters as they suffered their first loss of the season, 12-2.

Freshman Isabel Rack netted her first collegiate goal while Reyes tallied one.

Stanford jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Rack powered one into the back of the net to put the 'Eaters on the board with 35 seconds left in the first quarter.

The Cardinal continued to build their lead into the second frame until Reyes scored with 3:22 showing in the second quarter.

Stanford held UCI scoreless in the second half while notching three more goals to seal the win.

Freshman Morgan Jones and senior Riley Shaw split time in the goal for UCI. Shaw made four saves in one half of action.

UCI returns to the pool tomorrow for day two of the Cal Invitational. The Anteaters play No. 4 Cal at 8:30 a.m. followed by an exhibition against China at 1:00 p.m.

BY PERIOD
UC Irvine              2-5-4-2
SJSU 2-0-3-1

SCORING
UCI: Prentice 4, Swieca 3, Seidemann 2, Reyes 2, Borkovec 1, Loomis 1.
SJSU: Delgado 2, Milich-Misikini 2, Godinez 1, Hosmer 1

SAVES
UCI: Phreaner 10
SJSU: Thompson 4, Spence 1

BY PERIOD
UC Irvine             1-1-0-0
Stanford              4-5-2-1

SCORING
UCI: Reyes 1, Rack 1
STAN: M. Fischer 5, Berggner 2, Klass 1, A. Fischer 1, Wiley 1, Dudley 1

SAVES
UCI: Shaw 4, Jones 0
STAN: Hermann 6