Saturday, February 1
Los Angeles, Calif.
10:15 AM
UC Irvine
11
vs
7
San Jose State
No. 5 Anteaters Earn 11-7 Win Over San Jose State
February 01, 2020 | Women's Water Polo
LOS ANGLES, Calif. – No. 5 UC Irvine earned a decisive 11-7 win over No. 13 San Jose State Saturday at the UCLA Mini Invitational.
The Anteaters improve to 5-2 on the season. The Spartans fall to 3-5 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Senior Tara Prentice and sophomore Piper Smith led the way for the 'Eaters with four and three goals, respectively
> Freshman Elena Flynn notched two goals while Toni Shackelford and Megan Falcon each had one
> Morgan Jones played a full game in goal and finished with four saves and two steal
> The Spartans were led by Riley Agerbeek with three goals
> UCI went 4-10 on powerplays and converted 1-1 five-meter penalty shots
> SJSU held a 25-23 shot advantage
Quarter One
> The 'Eaters got off to a hot start as Smith fired in back-to-back goals while Prentice added one to give UCI a 3-0 lead at 4:56
> Prentice scored again at 2:22 but the Spartans answered with three goals to cut the lead, 4-3, heading into the second quarter
Quarter Two
> Falcon and Smith scored back-to-back goals to give UCI a three-point lead, 6-3, with 3:30 remaining
> SJSU answered with two-consecutive goals to make it 6-5 at the half
Quarter Three
> UCI broke open the lead in the third frame, outscoring the Spartans 4-1
> Prentice struck first with an extra-man goal at 6:14 before Shackelford scored at 5:47 to make it 8-5
> Flynn fired in goasl at 3:39 and 2:10 to give the 'Eaters a 10-6 lead
Quarter Four
> The Spartans tallied a goal with 4:30 remaining
> Prentice capped the scoring with a five-meter penalty goal at 4:10 as UCI earned the 11-7 lead
Up Next
> UCI plays No. 12 Fresno State today at 4 p.m.
The Anteaters improve to 5-2 on the season. The Spartans fall to 3-5 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Senior Tara Prentice and sophomore Piper Smith led the way for the 'Eaters with four and three goals, respectively
> Freshman Elena Flynn notched two goals while Toni Shackelford and Megan Falcon each had one
> Morgan Jones played a full game in goal and finished with four saves and two steal
> The Spartans were led by Riley Agerbeek with three goals
> UCI went 4-10 on powerplays and converted 1-1 five-meter penalty shots
> SJSU held a 25-23 shot advantage
Quarter One
> The 'Eaters got off to a hot start as Smith fired in back-to-back goals while Prentice added one to give UCI a 3-0 lead at 4:56
> Prentice scored again at 2:22 but the Spartans answered with three goals to cut the lead, 4-3, heading into the second quarter
Quarter Two
> Falcon and Smith scored back-to-back goals to give UCI a three-point lead, 6-3, with 3:30 remaining
> SJSU answered with two-consecutive goals to make it 6-5 at the half
Quarter Three
> UCI broke open the lead in the third frame, outscoring the Spartans 4-1
> Prentice struck first with an extra-man goal at 6:14 before Shackelford scored at 5:47 to make it 8-5
> Flynn fired in goasl at 3:39 and 2:10 to give the 'Eaters a 10-6 lead
Quarter Four
> The Spartans tallied a goal with 4:30 remaining
> Prentice capped the scoring with a five-meter penalty goal at 4:10 as UCI earned the 11-7 lead
Up Next
> UCI plays No. 12 Fresno State today at 4 p.m.
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