SARATOGA, Calif. – The 11^th-ranked UC Irvine men's water polo team overcame a five-goal deficit in the first quarter to seal an 11-10 victory over No. 18 San Jose State, Saturday in Saratoga.

With the win, UCI improves to 8-10 overall and 1-2 in Golden Coast Conference (GCC) play. The Spartans fall to 6-14 on the season and 0-3 in the conference.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Casey Lynton led the Anteaters with three goals
> Jack Trush, Jon Polos and Ian Fleenor each had two goals
> Jason Evezard and Bryant Jourdie scored one goal apiece
> Chandler Mankins played all four quarters in goal and finished with eight saves
> Neil Arnett led SJSU with four goals
>Yahav Fire made 10 saves in the cage
> SJSU out-shot UCI 34-32 while the Anteaters held a 6-5 advantage in steals
> UCI was 4-of-10 on powerplays while the Spartans were 4-of-14 on extra-man situations

TURNING POINTS
> The Spartans shut-out UCI in the first quarter, jumping out to a 5-0 lead
> The 'Eaters got things going on offense scoring three-straight goals in the second quarter before SJSU added one to make it 6-3 at the half
> UCI out-scored SJSU 5-2 in the third quarter
> Evezard and Fleenor opened-up the third quarter with back-to-back goals to make it, 6-5, with 4:27 to play
> SJSU scored on a powerplay but UCI notched two-straight goals to knot the game, 7-7, with 1:43 on the clock
> Both teams exchanged goals in the final two minutes as the game remained tied, 8-8, after the third quarter
> UCI scored three-straight goals to surge to an 11-8 lead with 4:12 left to play
> Lynton tallied two goals in the stretch
> SJSU had back-to-back goals in the final three minutes to bring the game within one, 11-10, but the 'Eaters were able to hold on for the 11-10 win

NOTES
> Evezard has scored at least one goal in every game this season
> Trush upped his career goal total to 102
> UCI beat SJSU for the second time this season
> The Anteaters have won the last seven meetings between the Spartans
> This was Chandler Mankins first career start in goal

UP NEXT
> UCI faces second-ranked Stanford Sunday, Oct. 28 at 1:00 p.m. in non-conference action