LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Jon Polos had a career-best four goal performance as the 10^th –ranked UC Irvine men's water polo team defeated Pomona-Pitzer, 13-11, Saturday morning at the MPSF Invitational.
 
With the win, UCI moves to 6-3 on the season. Pomona-Pitzer falls to 5-4 overall.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Polos' four goals were a game-high. He also had a team-best five exclusions drawn
> Jason Evezard tallied a hat trick, scoring three goals
> Ian Fleenor and Bryant Joudrie each finished with two goals
> Grant Chiponis and Casey Lynton added a goal apiece
> Joudrie and Carson Arnett dished out three assists each
> Harrison Land made 12 stops in goal
> UCI converted on 6-13 powerplays while the Sage Hens were 3-3 on five-meter penalty attempts
> Pomona-Pitzer outshout UCI 40-32 while the Sage Hens' Dylan Elliott and Joseph each had three goals
 
TURNING POINTS
Quarter One
> The Sage Hens took and early 2-1 lead before Chiponis tied things up with a goal at 4:21
> The teams exchanged back-and-forth goals as the game was knotted 4-4 after the first quarter
 
Quarter Two
> UCI started to pull away scoring three-straight goals from Fleenor, Jourdie and Polos, respectively to take an 8-5 lead at the half
> All three goals came in the final four minutes of the quarter
 
Quarter Three
> Evezard continued the scoring frenzy for the 'Eaters firing in a goal at 7:25 to give UCI a 9-5 lead
> PP answered with two-consecutive goals to make it 9-7 (4:32)
> Polos and Fleenor would score back-to-back before the Sage Hens added two goals, 11-8
> With one minute left, Polos fired in an extra-man goal to make it 12-8 at the end of the quarter
 
Quarter Four
> PP outscored UCI 3-1 in the final frame but the 'Eaters were able to hold on for a 13-11 win
> Polos added another goal in the quarter at 4:22
 
UP NEXT
> UCI will play the winner of San Jose State/UC San Diego today at 2:40 p.m. at the Burns Aquatics Center.