Friday, March 15
San Diego, CA
3:00 PM PT
UC Irvine
13
at
8
San Diego State
UC Irvine Sails Past San Diego State, 13-8
March 15, 2019 | Women's Water Polo
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – No. 10 UC Irvine got back in the winning column after defeating No. 25 San Diego State, 13-8, Friday afternoon in San Diego.
With the win, UCI snaps a two-game losing streak and improves to 12-7 on the season. SDSU falls to 7-10 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Freshman Piper Smith led all scorers with four goals
> Mary Brooks and Tara Prentice each completed hat tricks, scoring three goals
> Isabel Rack scored twice while Raegan Castillo added a goal
> Morgan Jones played all four quarters in goal, finishing with 13 saves
> The 'Eaters shot 56.5 percent and converted 1-2 penalty shots. UCI went 1-5 on powerplay situations
> Shelby Kraft and Mary Meyers had two goals each for SDSU
QUARTER ONE
> UCI jumped out to a 3-0 lead with goals from Prentice, Rack and Smith
> The 'Eaters held the Aztecs scoreless in the frame
QUARTER TWO
> UCI went up 4-0 after Prentice converted a penalty shot at 7:07
> SDSU got on the board with 6:44 remaining before Brooks notched back-to-back goals to put the 'Eaters up, 7-1 (3:39)
> The Aztecs added two goals to make it 6-3 (1:29) but Smith would fire in a shot at the buzzer to give UCI a 7-3 lead at the half
QUARTER THREE
> Brooks completed her hat trick less than a minute into the second half (7:39)
> Smith followed, scoring her third of the day at 6:42 to give UCI a 9-3 lead
> SDSU's Delaney Binnette tallied a goal at 6:12
> UCI kept up its potent offense adding three more goals from Prentice, Castillo and Rack to go up, 12-4
QUARTER FOUR
> Smith would score the lone 'Eater goal in the final frame with 3:45 left on the clock
> The Aztecs made a late comeback attempt, scoring four times, but UCI held on for the 13-8 victory
UP NEXT
> UCI will take a break from competition until Monday, March 25 at 12:30 p.m. The Anteaters will face Stanford in Palo Alto
NOTES
> UCI has won nine-straight against SDSU
> Prentice upped her team-high goal total to 47
> Smith has 35 goals on the season
With the win, UCI snaps a two-game losing streak and improves to 12-7 on the season. SDSU falls to 7-10 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Freshman Piper Smith led all scorers with four goals
> Mary Brooks and Tara Prentice each completed hat tricks, scoring three goals
> Isabel Rack scored twice while Raegan Castillo added a goal
> Morgan Jones played all four quarters in goal, finishing with 13 saves
> The 'Eaters shot 56.5 percent and converted 1-2 penalty shots. UCI went 1-5 on powerplay situations
> Shelby Kraft and Mary Meyers had two goals each for SDSU
QUARTER ONE
> UCI jumped out to a 3-0 lead with goals from Prentice, Rack and Smith
> The 'Eaters held the Aztecs scoreless in the frame
QUARTER TWO
> UCI went up 4-0 after Prentice converted a penalty shot at 7:07
> SDSU got on the board with 6:44 remaining before Brooks notched back-to-back goals to put the 'Eaters up, 7-1 (3:39)
> The Aztecs added two goals to make it 6-3 (1:29) but Smith would fire in a shot at the buzzer to give UCI a 7-3 lead at the half
QUARTER THREE
> Brooks completed her hat trick less than a minute into the second half (7:39)
> Smith followed, scoring her third of the day at 6:42 to give UCI a 9-3 lead
> SDSU's Delaney Binnette tallied a goal at 6:12
> UCI kept up its potent offense adding three more goals from Prentice, Castillo and Rack to go up, 12-4
QUARTER FOUR
> Smith would score the lone 'Eater goal in the final frame with 3:45 left on the clock
> The Aztecs made a late comeback attempt, scoring four times, but UCI held on for the 13-8 victory
UP NEXT
> UCI will take a break from competition until Monday, March 25 at 12:30 p.m. The Anteaters will face Stanford in Palo Alto
NOTES
> UCI has won nine-straight against SDSU
> Prentice upped her team-high goal total to 47
> Smith has 35 goals on the season
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