IRVINE, Calif. – The 13^th-ranked UCI men's water polo team used a solid defensive effort to earn a 14-4 win over Concordia, Thursday night at Anteater Aquatics Complex.

With the win, the Anteaters improve to 5-4 on the season while the Eagles fall to 3-8 overall.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> In goal, senior Byron Rivers finished with 13 saves, two assists and a steal
> Jason Evezard and Jack Trush each had a hat trick, scoring three goals apiece
> A total of eight different Anteaters notched at least one goal
> Trush tallied a team-best three steals
> Bryant Joudrie and Zlatan Nikocevic had two goals apiece
> UCI finished 4-of-8 on power-plays while CUI went 1-of-6 on extra-man situations
> The 'Eaters out-shot the Eagles 37-30
> UCI finished with a .467 shooting percentage
> Nick Walker had two goals for CUI while Alfredo De La Mora made seven saves in goal

TURNING POINTS
> The UCI defense shut-out CUI in the first quarter
> The Anteaters scored four-straight goals to take a 4-0 lead after the first eight minutes of play
> Trush and Nikocevic notched back-to-back goals to give UCI a 6-0 advantage with 4:01 left to play in the second quarter
> The Eagles got on the board  with 3:00 showing on the clock in the second quarter to make it 6-1 at halftime
> The two teams exchanged back-and-forth goals in the third quarter before Jourdie scored with 20 seconds left in the frame to give UCI a six-point, 10-6, lead after the third quarter
> The Anteaters held the Eagles scoreless in the fourth quarter and tallied four more goals to earn the 10-point, 14-4, victory
> Evezard and Trush each had one goal in the final frame

BYRON RIVERS ON THE ANTEATER DEFENSE TONIGHT
"The entire week we have been training hard and focusing on the defensive side of the ball. We had great team chemistry tonight and played well together and our defense prevailed."

NOTES
> Four goals scored by an opponent is the fewest allowed by the Anteaters this season
> The 10-point win is the second largest margin of victory for UCI this season
> Evezard has seven hat tricks on the season and leads the 'Eaters with 27 goals
> Jack Trush improves his career goals to 84
> UCI has won four-straight games against CUI and improves to 5-1 all-time against the Eagles

UP NEXT
N0. 13 UCI takes on second-ranked UCLA Saturday, Sept. 22 at 1:00 p.m. in Los Angeles.