Saturday, February 1
Los Angeles, Calif.
4:00 PM
UC Irvine
15
vs
11
Fresno State
Offense Ignites in 15-11 Win Over Fresno State
February 01, 2020 | Women's Water Polo
LOS ANGLES, Calif. – No. 5 UC Irvine earned its second win of the day at the UCLA Mini Tournament with a 15-11 win over No. 12 Fresno State.
The Anteaters improve to 6-2 on the season and win their fourth-straight game. The Bulldogs fall to 2-4 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Junior Toni Shackelford led the way with a career-high five goals
> Freshman Elena Flynn added four goals while senior Tara Prentice tallied three
> Morgan Jones played a full game in goal and finished with 10 saves
> The Bulldogs were led by Claire Schade with three goals
> UCI went 3-10 on powerplays and converted 1-1 five-meter penalty shots
> Fresno State held a 31-30 shot advantage
Quarter One
> The 'Eaters scored to first two goals of the game started by Prentice at the 5:53 mark with a one man advantage
> The Anteaters had a 4-1 lead late in the first quarter when the Bulldogs scored with 11 seconds left to bring the first quarter score to 4-2
Quarter Two
> The second quarter was decisively defensive as the first goal was scored by Fresno State over half way into the quarter
> UCI answered with two goals capped by Danielle Ayala with 0:35 left in the half to bring the score to 6-3 in favor of the Anteaters
Quarter Three
> UCI started the highest scoring quarter of the game with a goal by Shackelford on an advantage
> Fresno State went on a 3-0 run over 1:39 to bring the score the 8-7 in favor of UCI
> The 'Eaters answered with a 2-0 run to end the quarter with a 10-7 lead
Quarter Four
> The Anteaters would continue their run into the fourth quarter culminating at a 5-1 run and a 13-8 lead
> Prentice and Shackelford had two goals on the run
> UCI maintained their five-goal lead for the remainder of the game until a goal with three seconds left by Fresno State. The 'Eaters won 15-11
Up Next
> UCI plays Santa Clara Feb. 8 at 10:40 AM in La Jolla, Calif. at the UCSD Triton Invitational.
The Anteaters improve to 6-2 on the season and win their fourth-straight game. The Bulldogs fall to 2-4 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Junior Toni Shackelford led the way with a career-high five goals
> Freshman Elena Flynn added four goals while senior Tara Prentice tallied three
> Morgan Jones played a full game in goal and finished with 10 saves
> The Bulldogs were led by Claire Schade with three goals
> UCI went 3-10 on powerplays and converted 1-1 five-meter penalty shots
> Fresno State held a 31-30 shot advantage
Quarter One
> The 'Eaters scored to first two goals of the game started by Prentice at the 5:53 mark with a one man advantage
> The Anteaters had a 4-1 lead late in the first quarter when the Bulldogs scored with 11 seconds left to bring the first quarter score to 4-2
Quarter Two
> The second quarter was decisively defensive as the first goal was scored by Fresno State over half way into the quarter
> UCI answered with two goals capped by Danielle Ayala with 0:35 left in the half to bring the score to 6-3 in favor of the Anteaters
Quarter Three
> UCI started the highest scoring quarter of the game with a goal by Shackelford on an advantage
> Fresno State went on a 3-0 run over 1:39 to bring the score the 8-7 in favor of UCI
> The 'Eaters answered with a 2-0 run to end the quarter with a 10-7 lead
Quarter Four
> The Anteaters would continue their run into the fourth quarter culminating at a 5-1 run and a 13-8 lead
> Prentice and Shackelford had two goals on the run
> UCI maintained their five-goal lead for the remainder of the game until a goal with three seconds left by Fresno State. The 'Eaters won 15-11
Up Next
> UCI plays Santa Clara Feb. 8 at 10:40 AM in La Jolla, Calif. at the UCSD Triton Invitational.
Players Mentioned
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