IRVINE, Calif. --- The No. 12 UCI men's water polo team dropped a Golden Coast Conference match to No. 19 San Jose State, 8-3, on Sunday afternoon at the Anteater Aquatics Center.

UCI falls to 6-9 on the season and 0-2 in conference action while SJSU improves to 4-12 overall and 1-1 in the GCC.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• John Polos led the 'Eaters with two goals, while Jason Evezard added one of his own
• Collin Winters spent all four quarter in goal, logging 12 saves
• The Anteaters led the Spartans 31-25 in shots, but shot just .097 compared to .320 for SJSU.
• UCI went just 1-13 (.077) on powerplays in the contest.
• The Spartans' Yahav Fire made 18 saves in goal 

Quarter One:

• UCI and SJSU played a hotly contested first quarter, taking a 2-2 tie into quarter two
• The Spartans would strike first, but Jon Polos quickly countered, taking the deflected shot of teammate Jason Evezard and putting it in the back of the net
• With 1:28 remaining in the quarter, Evezard converted on a penalty shot from 5m deep to give UCI a 2-1 lead
• San Jose State would add a goal before the end of the frame to bring it back to 2-2

 
Quarter Two:

• The Spartans pushed their lead to 4-2 with goals at 4:05 and 1:10
• Both of the goals scored by SJSU came on powerplays after UCI exclusions
• UCI was unable to score despite taking nine total shots in the quarter

 
Quarter Three:

• San Jose State scored the first two goals of the half, extending their lead to 6-2
• Polos cut the Spartans lead to 6-3 with his second goal of the afternoon at 4:26
• The Spartans went on to add another goal with 1:49 left in the quarter to push their lead to 7-3

 
Quarter Four:

• SJSU added one final goal with 0:40 left in the match to get the win, 8-3

 
 
Up Next: UCI hosts UCLA Sunday, October 27 at 1 p.m.