Saturday, February 15
Los Angeles, Calif.
12:00 PM
UC Irvine
6
at
9
USC
No. 6 UCI Falls to No. 3 USC, 9-6
February 15, 2020 | Women's Water Polo
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – No. 6 UC Irvine dropped a 9-6 decision to No. 3 USC Saturday at Uytengsu Aquatics Center.
UCI drops to 9-4 on the season while the Trojans improve to 7-1 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Calysa Toledo and Piper Smith led the way for the 'Eaters with two goals apiece
> Christina Reyes and Tara Prentice each added one goal
> Morgan Jones played all four quarters in goal and grabbed seven saves and a steal
> UCI was 3-11 on powerplays and 0-1 on five-meter penalty attempts
> USC converted on 2-2 five-meter penalty shots and went 3-10 in extra-man situations
> Kelsey McIntosh led the Trojans in scoring with three goals
Quarter One
> USC held the 'Eaters scoreless in the first frame
> The Trojans scored three times to take a 3-0 lead
Quarter Two
> McIntosh scored on a five-meter penalty to give USC a 4-0 lead
> UCI broke the scoring draught with a goal from Toledo with 59 seconds remaining
> The 'Eaters trailed, 4-1, at the half
Quarter Three
> USC opened the third quarter with a goal at 3:26 to make it 5-1
> Smith scored on a powerplay off a pass from Jessica Lynch (:42) to cut the Trojan lead, 5-2
> USC converted a five-meter penalty shot with 28 seconds remaining to take a 6-2 lead into the final frame
Quarter Four
> Toledo and Reyes scored back-to-back goals to make it 6-4 with 5:47 to play
> USC would add another goal at 5:28 before Prentice scored at 5:10 to keep UCI within two, 7-5
> Megan Falcon dished a pass to Smith who fired in an extra-man goal with 4:27 remaining to make it a one-point game, 7-6
> USC capped the scoring with two late goals to seal the 9-6 win
Up Next
> UCI hosts the Barbara Kalbus Invitational Feb. 21-23. The 'Eaters open up competition against Long Beach State Friday, Feb. 21 at 4:15 p.m.
UCI drops to 9-4 on the season while the Trojans improve to 7-1 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Calysa Toledo and Piper Smith led the way for the 'Eaters with two goals apiece
> Christina Reyes and Tara Prentice each added one goal
> Morgan Jones played all four quarters in goal and grabbed seven saves and a steal
> UCI was 3-11 on powerplays and 0-1 on five-meter penalty attempts
> USC converted on 2-2 five-meter penalty shots and went 3-10 in extra-man situations
> Kelsey McIntosh led the Trojans in scoring with three goals
Quarter One
> USC held the 'Eaters scoreless in the first frame
> The Trojans scored three times to take a 3-0 lead
Quarter Two
> McIntosh scored on a five-meter penalty to give USC a 4-0 lead
> UCI broke the scoring draught with a goal from Toledo with 59 seconds remaining
> The 'Eaters trailed, 4-1, at the half
Quarter Three
> USC opened the third quarter with a goal at 3:26 to make it 5-1
> Smith scored on a powerplay off a pass from Jessica Lynch (:42) to cut the Trojan lead, 5-2
> USC converted a five-meter penalty shot with 28 seconds remaining to take a 6-2 lead into the final frame
Quarter Four
> Toledo and Reyes scored back-to-back goals to make it 6-4 with 5:47 to play
> USC would add another goal at 5:28 before Prentice scored at 5:10 to keep UCI within two, 7-5
> Megan Falcon dished a pass to Smith who fired in an extra-man goal with 4:27 remaining to make it a one-point game, 7-6
> USC capped the scoring with two late goals to seal the 9-6 win
Up Next
> UCI hosts the Barbara Kalbus Invitational Feb. 21-23. The 'Eaters open up competition against Long Beach State Friday, Feb. 21 at 4:15 p.m.
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