Saturday, February 23
Irvine, CA
10:30 AM
UC Irvine
12
vs
8
CSUN
Prentice Nets Career-High in UCI’s Win Over CSUN
February 23, 2019 | Women's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. – Junior Tara Prentice fired in a career-best five goals in No. 7 UC Irvine's 12-8 win over No. 21 CSUN, Saturday at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational.
UCI improves to 8-5 on the season while CSUN falls to 6-8 overall.
Prentices' record day got out to a quick start when she completed a hat trick after scoring three-straight goals to open up the game.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Prentices' five goals were a game-high
> Sarah Nichols, Rylee Williams, Toni Shackelford, Piper Smith, Raegan Castillo, Danielle Ayala and Megan Falcon each had one goal for UCI
> Alyssa Schulte played the full game in goal and finished with six saves
> Jennalyn Barthels had two goals for CSUN
> UCI went 2-2 on five-meter penalty shots and 2-9 on power-play situations
QUARTER ONE
> Prentice put the 'Eaters up, 3-0, with 4:17 left in the first quarter
> The Matadors would score two-straight before Smith fired in a goal with 29 seconds left
> CSUN got the final goal of the frame with 11 seconds to play to make it, 4-3
QUARTER TWO
> CSUN scored on a five-meter penalty shot to knot the game, 4-4 (6:16)
> Ayala and Williams tallied back-to-back goals to give the Anteaters a 6-4 halftime lead
QUARTER THREE
> Falcon would score UCI's only goal of the frame at 6:55
> CSUN fired in back-to-back goals to make it a one-goal game, 7-6, heading into the final frame
QUARTER FOUR
> UCI turned on the offense in the final eight minutes out-scoring the Matadors, 5-2
> Prentice got things going with an extra-man goal at 7:28
> CSUN would score before the 'Eaters fired in four-straight goals to take a 12-7 lead with 1:01 to play
> Prentice had two goals in the stretch
> The Matadors' Kylee Jansen capped the game with a goal at 32 seconds but UCI walked away with the win
UP NEXT
> UCI will play at 5:15 p.m. at Corona del Mar High School against the winner of Long Beach State/LMU
NOTES
> Prentice leads UCI with 34 goals
> Schulte played in goal for the first time this weekend
> UCI is 1-1 at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
UCI improves to 8-5 on the season while CSUN falls to 6-8 overall.
Prentices' record day got out to a quick start when she completed a hat trick after scoring three-straight goals to open up the game.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Prentices' five goals were a game-high
> Sarah Nichols, Rylee Williams, Toni Shackelford, Piper Smith, Raegan Castillo, Danielle Ayala and Megan Falcon each had one goal for UCI
> Alyssa Schulte played the full game in goal and finished with six saves
> Jennalyn Barthels had two goals for CSUN
> UCI went 2-2 on five-meter penalty shots and 2-9 on power-play situations
QUARTER ONE
> Prentice put the 'Eaters up, 3-0, with 4:17 left in the first quarter
> The Matadors would score two-straight before Smith fired in a goal with 29 seconds left
> CSUN got the final goal of the frame with 11 seconds to play to make it, 4-3
QUARTER TWO
> CSUN scored on a five-meter penalty shot to knot the game, 4-4 (6:16)
> Ayala and Williams tallied back-to-back goals to give the Anteaters a 6-4 halftime lead
QUARTER THREE
> Falcon would score UCI's only goal of the frame at 6:55
> CSUN fired in back-to-back goals to make it a one-goal game, 7-6, heading into the final frame
QUARTER FOUR
> UCI turned on the offense in the final eight minutes out-scoring the Matadors, 5-2
> Prentice got things going with an extra-man goal at 7:28
> CSUN would score before the 'Eaters fired in four-straight goals to take a 12-7 lead with 1:01 to play
> Prentice had two goals in the stretch
> The Matadors' Kylee Jansen capped the game with a goal at 32 seconds but UCI walked away with the win
UP NEXT
> UCI will play at 5:15 p.m. at Corona del Mar High School against the winner of Long Beach State/LMU
NOTES
> Prentice leads UCI with 34 goals
> Schulte played in goal for the first time this weekend
> UCI is 1-1 at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
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