Sunday, February 10
La Jolla, Calif.
UC Irvine
8
vs
9
Michigan
No. 6 UCI Falls to No. 8 Michigan, 9-8
February 10, 2019 | Women's Water Polo
LA JOLLA, Calif.- No. 6 UCI's late rally fell short against No. 8 Michigan, 9-8, in the third-place match of the Triton Invitational, Sunday at Canyonview Aquatics Center.
The Anteaters drop to 5-3 on the season while the Wolverines improved to 6-5 overall.
UCI finished fourth at the Triton Invite with a 2-2 record.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Tara Prentice had a hat trick, scoring three goals
> Mary Brooks and Sarah Nichols each finished with two goals
> Jenna Phreaner had a season-best 15 saves in goal
> Jessica Lynch tallied a goal for the 'Eaters
> Michigan's Kim Johnson and Abby Andrews had two goals apiece
FIRST QUARTER
> Nichols got the Anteaters on the board first scoring less than a minute in, 1-0 (7:10)
> Michigan would score four-straight to take a 4-1 lead (1:49)
> Brooks fired in a goal with 1:25 to play to make it, 4-2
SECOND QUARTER
> The Wolverines stretched their lead to 6-2 with 5:10 to play
> Lynch and Prentice each had a goal as Michigan led 7-4 at the half
THIRD QUARTER
> Nichols opened up the second half with an Anteater goal at 6:23
> The Wolverines scored twice more to make it 9-5
FOURTH QUARTER
> UCI scored three goals in the final frame to come within one, 9-8, with 2:23 to play
> Prentice fired in two goals in the frame while Brooks notched one
> The Anteaters called a timeout with 1:39 remaining but couldn't convert a goal coming up short, 9-8
NOTES
> Jenna Phreaner's 15 saves are a season-best
> Tara Prentice has a team-best 22 goals
UP NEXT
> UCI faces a re-match with UCLA Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m in Los Angeles.
The Anteaters drop to 5-3 on the season while the Wolverines improved to 6-5 overall.
UCI finished fourth at the Triton Invite with a 2-2 record.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Tara Prentice had a hat trick, scoring three goals
> Mary Brooks and Sarah Nichols each finished with two goals
> Jenna Phreaner had a season-best 15 saves in goal
> Jessica Lynch tallied a goal for the 'Eaters
> Michigan's Kim Johnson and Abby Andrews had two goals apiece
FIRST QUARTER
> Nichols got the Anteaters on the board first scoring less than a minute in, 1-0 (7:10)
> Michigan would score four-straight to take a 4-1 lead (1:49)
> Brooks fired in a goal with 1:25 to play to make it, 4-2
SECOND QUARTER
> The Wolverines stretched their lead to 6-2 with 5:10 to play
> Lynch and Prentice each had a goal as Michigan led 7-4 at the half
THIRD QUARTER
> Nichols opened up the second half with an Anteater goal at 6:23
> The Wolverines scored twice more to make it 9-5
FOURTH QUARTER
> UCI scored three goals in the final frame to come within one, 9-8, with 2:23 to play
> Prentice fired in two goals in the frame while Brooks notched one
> The Anteaters called a timeout with 1:39 remaining but couldn't convert a goal coming up short, 9-8
NOTES
> Jenna Phreaner's 15 saves are a season-best
> Tara Prentice has a team-best 22 goals
UP NEXT
> UCI faces a re-match with UCLA Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m in Los Angeles.
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