Late Goals Lead UCI Past SJSU, 10-8, in GCC Tournament First Round

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Jack Trush scored two goals in the fourth quarter to lift UC Irvine men's water polo past San Jose State, 10-8, in the first round of the Golden Coast Conference Tournament, Friday at Long Beach State.

With the win UCI improves to 9-15 on the season. The 'Eaters advance to the GCC tournament semifinals and face top-seeded Pacific tomorrow at 1 p.m. The Spartans are eliminated from the tournament and finish the season with a 6-16 record.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Casey Lynton, Jack Trush and Bryant Joudrie tallied three apiece while Jared Gornay had one
> Byron Rivers played all four quarters in goal and finished with 11 saves and one steal
> Joudrie grabbed a team-high three steals
> UCI won all four sprints
>The Anteaters out-shot the Spartans 33-24
> UCI was 4-of-9 on powerplays while SJSU finished 5-of-8
> Neil Arnett had a team-best three goals for SJSU while Yahav Fire made 13 saves in goal

TURNING POINTS
> The 'Eaters jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first quarter after two goals from Lynton and one from Joudrie
> SJSU answered scoring once to make it 3-1 after the first frame
> Joudrie scored on a powerplay in the second quarter and the Spartans added two goals to make it 4-3 at halftime
> Trush opened-up the third quarter with a goal before the Spartans scored two-straight to knot the game, 6-6, with 1:09 on the clock
> Lynton scored on a powerplay before SJUSU's Just Pickering tallied a goal as time expired in the third quarter as the game remained tied, 6-6
> UCI out-scored SJSU 4-2 in the fourth quarter to seal the win
> The teams exchanged back-and-forth goals to make it 7-7 with 5:30 to play
> The Spartans scored their final goal at 2:50 before UCI tallied three-straight with under three minutes to play
> Trush scored twice while Joudrie had one in the stretch

HEAD COACH MARC HUNT ON THE WIN
"We had a strong start, but to SJSU's credit, they pushed us back and forced a close finish. Jack Trush's two goals in the fourth quarter were key. Getting Byron Rivers back from injury, anchored that fourth quarter stand, with five saves. Great team win, we look forward to the semifinal against Pacific."

NOTES
> Byron Rivers played in goal for the first time since Oct. 14
> UCI improves to 8-0 against SJSU since 2015
> The Anteaters will meet Pacific for the third time this season
> UCI improves to 4-2 all-time at the GCC Tournament

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Late Goals Lead UCI Past SJSU, 10-8, in GCC Tournament First Round

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Jared Gornay

Bryant Joudrie

Casey Lynton

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