Sunday, September 8
La Jolla, Calif.
3:10 PM
UC Irvine
6
vs
11
California
No. 13 'Eaters Fall Short to No. 4 Cal at Triton Invite
September 08, 2019 | Men's Water Polo
LA JOLLA, Calif. – The 13th-ranked UC Irvine men's water polo team dropped its final game of the 2019 Triton Invitational to No. 4 Cal, 11-6, Sunday afternoon at Canyonview Aquatics Center.
UCI moves to 2-2 on the season. The Bears finished the weekend 3-1. The Anteaters and Cal battled it out in the third-place game of the tournament.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Grant Chiponis scored twice for the 'Eaters, marking his first collegiate goals
> Freshman Kiyan Mohebbizadeh and Chad Gornay each scored their first collegiate goals
> Zlatan Nikocevic and Sven Davidson added a goal apiece for the 'Eaters
> Harrison Land played three quarters in goal, tallying five saves
> Collin Winters played in goal for the fourth quarter and made three stops
> The Bears' Safak Simsek had a team-high four goals
TURNING POINTS
> The Bears took a quick lead jumping out 3-0 after the first quarter
> UCI continued to struggle allowing Cal to go up 0-7 with 1:00 left to play before halftime
> Chiponis got the 'Eaters on the board with 49 seconds left in the second quarter to make it a 7-1 game
> The Anteaters trailed 9-1 in the third frame before Chiponis and Gornay scored to make it 9-3 heading into the final frame
> UCI outscored Cal 3-2 in the final quarter but it wasn't enough as the Anteaters fell, 11-6
UP NEXT
> UCI competes in the GCC/WWPA Clash in Los Angeles Saturday, Sept. 14. The 'Eaters play Cal Baptist at 11:20 P.M. followed by LMU at 4:20 p.m.
UCI moves to 2-2 on the season. The Bears finished the weekend 3-1. The Anteaters and Cal battled it out in the third-place game of the tournament.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Grant Chiponis scored twice for the 'Eaters, marking his first collegiate goals
> Freshman Kiyan Mohebbizadeh and Chad Gornay each scored their first collegiate goals
> Zlatan Nikocevic and Sven Davidson added a goal apiece for the 'Eaters
> Harrison Land played three quarters in goal, tallying five saves
> Collin Winters played in goal for the fourth quarter and made three stops
> The Bears' Safak Simsek had a team-high four goals
TURNING POINTS
> The Bears took a quick lead jumping out 3-0 after the first quarter
> UCI continued to struggle allowing Cal to go up 0-7 with 1:00 left to play before halftime
> Chiponis got the 'Eaters on the board with 49 seconds left in the second quarter to make it a 7-1 game
> The Anteaters trailed 9-1 in the third frame before Chiponis and Gornay scored to make it 9-3 heading into the final frame
> UCI outscored Cal 3-2 in the final quarter but it wasn't enough as the Anteaters fell, 11-6
UP NEXT
> UCI competes in the GCC/WWPA Clash in Los Angeles Saturday, Sept. 14. The 'Eaters play Cal Baptist at 11:20 P.M. followed by LMU at 4:20 p.m.
Players Mentioned
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