Anteaters Blank Chapman, 18-0

Friday, March 1

Pomona, CA

3:00 PM

UC Irvine

Chapman

Anteaters Blank Chapman, 18-0

March 01, 2019 | Women's Water Polo

POMONA, Calif. - The eighth-ranked UC Irvine women's water polo team earned its third shutout in program history with an 18-0 win over Chapman in its first game of the Claremont Convergence Friday afternoon at Pomona-Pitzer Haldeman Pool.

UCI improves to 11-5 on the year, while Chapman drops to 0-4.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> This was the first time the Anteaters blanked their opponent since a 12-0 victory over Loyola Marymount on April 21, 2017.
> The first shutout in program history was against Occidental College (14-0) on March 8, 2013.
> UC Irvine's 18 goals came on 31 shot attempts (.581).
> Twelve different 'Eaters found the back of the net in the win.
> Mary Brooks and Danielle Ayala tied for the team lead with three goals each.
> Toni Shackelford and Avalon Gook added two apiece.
> Delayne Lynton had her first goal of the season.
> UCI successfully defended all four of the Panthers' powerplay opportunities.
> Morgan Jones anchored the defensive effort with four saves.

FIRST QUARTER
> UC Irvine converted on its first five shot attempts.
> Tara Prentice opened the scoring less than a minute into the game.
> Brooks followed suit with a lob shot at the 6:48 mark.
> Thirty-three seconds later, Shackelford scored the first of her back-to-back goals.
> Her second tally came on an open net as Brooks drew the goalkeeper out before finding Shackelford on the far post.
> Kayleigh Schultz, Piper Smith and Ayala also got on the board to put the Anteaters up, 7-0.

SECOND QUARTER
> UCI tacked on two more goals in the second period.
> Lynton recorded her first of the season, while Rylee Williams had her second.
> The 'Eaters missed only nine of their 18 shots in the first half.

THIRD QUARTER
> Brooks opened the third frame with two goals in a 36-second span.
> Ayala also scored twice, converting at the 6:42 and 5:52 mark.
> Sarah Nichols and Jolene Viramontes got in on the action, while Gook added a pair of goals over the final three minutes.

FOURTH QUARTER
> The Anteaters scored once on two shot attempts in the final quarter.
> Marissa Echelberger's tally with 2:32 remaining was the final goal in the 18-0 win.

UP NEXT
> UC Irvine is back at Pomona-Pitzer Haldeman Pool tonight, taking on the host Sagehens at 6:45 p.m.

UC Irvine 7-2-8-1 -- 18
Chapman 0-0-0-0 -- 0

UCI Goals: Brooks (3), Ayala (3), Gook (2), Shackelford (2), Echelberger (1), Lynton (1), Nichols (1), Prentice (1), Schultz (1), Smith (1), Viramontes (1), Williams (1)

UCI Saves: Jones (4)
Chapman Saves: Welfringer (4)