Sunday, February 9
La Jolla, Calif.
9:50 AM
UC Irvine
12
vs
7
#19 Indiana
No. 5 UCI Earns 12-7 Win Over No. 19 Indiana
February 09, 2020 | Women's Water Polo
LA JOLLA, Calif. – Tara Prentice had four goals as No. 5 UC Irvine powered past No. 19 Indiana, 12-7, Sunday morning at the Triton Invitational.
UCI (8-3) will play UC Santa Barbara in the fifth-place game today at 3:10 p.m. Indiana falls to 3-4 on the season.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Prentices' four goals were a game-high. Piper Smith finished with two goals
> Kili Skibby, Toni Shackelford, Elena Flynn, Megan Falcon and Jolene Viramontes each had one goal
> Morgan Jones played a complete game in goal finishing with nine saves
> IU's Juli Hilovsky and Megan Abarta led the team with two goals each
Quarter One
> IU struck first but the 'Eaters quickly answered with a goal from Prentice at 5:22
> Smith scored at 4:17 before the Hoosiers answered with a goal at 3:51 to knot the game, 2-2
> Shackelford fired in a goal to give UCI a 3-2 edge after the first frame
Quarter Two
> IU tied the game, 3-3, with a goal at 5:59
> The teams exchanged back-and-forth goals until Smith fired in a goal with 39 seconds remaining to give UCI a 5-4 lead at the half
Quarter Three
> Falcon and Prentice scored back-to-back goals to five UCI a three-goal cushion, 7-4, with 4:37 remaining
> IU would score twice and Prentice added her fourth of the day as UCI held on to a two-goal, 8-6 lead after three periods
Quarter Four
> UCI did not let up, scoring three-consecutive goals in the final eight minutes to secure the 12-7 victory
> Smith struck first with a goal at 5:52, followed by points from Flynn and Skibby
> Viramontes capped the UCI scoring with a goal at :38
> IU would add a final goal as time expired on the clock
Up Next
> UCI concludes the Triton Invite today at 3:10 against No. 9 UC Santa Barbara.
UCI (8-3) will play UC Santa Barbara in the fifth-place game today at 3:10 p.m. Indiana falls to 3-4 on the season.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Prentices' four goals were a game-high. Piper Smith finished with two goals
> Kili Skibby, Toni Shackelford, Elena Flynn, Megan Falcon and Jolene Viramontes each had one goal
> Morgan Jones played a complete game in goal finishing with nine saves
> IU's Juli Hilovsky and Megan Abarta led the team with two goals each
Quarter One
> IU struck first but the 'Eaters quickly answered with a goal from Prentice at 5:22
> Smith scored at 4:17 before the Hoosiers answered with a goal at 3:51 to knot the game, 2-2
> Shackelford fired in a goal to give UCI a 3-2 edge after the first frame
Quarter Two
> IU tied the game, 3-3, with a goal at 5:59
> The teams exchanged back-and-forth goals until Smith fired in a goal with 39 seconds remaining to give UCI a 5-4 lead at the half
Quarter Three
> Falcon and Prentice scored back-to-back goals to five UCI a three-goal cushion, 7-4, with 4:37 remaining
> IU would score twice and Prentice added her fourth of the day as UCI held on to a two-goal, 8-6 lead after three periods
Quarter Four
> UCI did not let up, scoring three-consecutive goals in the final eight minutes to secure the 12-7 victory
> Smith struck first with a goal at 5:52, followed by points from Flynn and Skibby
> Viramontes capped the UCI scoring with a goal at :38
> IU would add a final goal as time expired on the clock
Up Next
> UCI concludes the Triton Invite today at 3:10 against No. 9 UC Santa Barbara.
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