'Eaters Late Rally Falls Short in 13-12 Loss to Pepperdine

MALIBU, Calif. - No. 11 UCI out-scored No. 6 Pepperdine 7-4 in the second half, to overcome a 9-5 half-time deficit, but fell short, falling 13-12 in Golden Coast Conference action Saturday in Malibu.

With the loss, the Anteaters fall to 7-10 on the season and 0-2 in conference play while the Waves improve to 12-18 overall and 2-0 in the GCC.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Sophomore Jason Evezard led the 'Eaters with three goals
> Casey Lynton, Bryant Joudrie, and Ian Fleenor each had two goals
> Lazar Manjlovic, Zlatan Nikocevic and Foster Hoose tallied one goal apiece
> Jake Huynen played all four quarters in goal finishing with seven saves and one steal on the day
> Michael Dakis, Mate Toth and Sam Paur led the Waves with three goals each
> John Marco had eight saves in goal for Pepperdine
> The shot count was even with each team taking 36 attempts
> UCI suffered in extra-man situations finishing 0-of-8 while Pepperdine was 3-of-9
> Evezard and Hoose each won a sprint in the third and fourth quarters, respectively

TURNING POINTS
> UCI was shut-out in the first quarter while the Waves surged to a 5-0 lead
> Manojlovic, Lynton and Fleenor tallied a goal apiece, respectievley, to make it, 6-3, with 3:26 left in the second quarter
> The Waves tallied back-to-back goals before Evezard scored with two minutes left to play in the half
> Evezard converted a five-meter penalty in the final 30 second to make it, 9-5, at the half
> UCI opened-up the third frame with a goal from Evezard before the Waves answered
> The Anteaters closed the gap, 10-8, with 2:39 to play in the third quarter before Pepperdine scored in the final second to go up, 11-8
> UCI out-scored the Waves 4-2 in the final quarter but it wasn't enough, suffering a one-point, 13-2 loss
> Lynton, Hoose, Joudrie and Fleenor each scored in the fourth frame

NOTES
> Evezard notched his team-best 10^th hat trick of the season
> Evezard has scored at least one goal in every game so far
> Jake Huynen saw his second career start of the season
> UCI lost its first game to Pepperdine in over two years

UP NEXT
> UCI continues GCC play on the road with a game against San Jose State Saturday, Oct. 27 at 12 p.m.

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