Sunday, March 8
Berkeley, Calif.
1:00 PM
UC Irvine
9
at
7
California
No. 5 ‘Eaters Top No. 8 Cal, 9-7
March 08, 2020 | Women's Water Polo
BERKELEY, Calif. – No. 5 UC Irvine ended a Northern California road trip with a 9-7 win over No. 8 Cal, Sunday afternoon.
UCI improves to 15-5 on the season. The Bears fall to 11-7 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Tara Prentice finished the day with a team-high four goals
> Danielle Ayala scored twice while Sarah Nichols, Jessica Lynch and Megan Falcon each added one goal
> Morgan Jones finished with seven saves
> Cecily Turner led Cal with two goals while Cassidy Ball made three saves
Quarter One
> UCI wasted no time and jumped out to a 3-0 lead after goals from Nichols, Falcon and Prentice
> The Bears got on the board with a goal at 3:21
> Ayala scored with 2:18 remaining to give UCI a 4-1 lead
Quarter Two
> Cal scored at 6:21 to make it a two-point game, 4-2
> Prentice fired in a goal with 2:46 remaining to give the 'Eaters a 5-2 halftime lead
Quarter Three
> UCI pushed its lead to 7-2 with goals from Prentice and Ayala, respectively
> The Bears fired back with three-straight to make it 8-5 after the frame
Quarter Four
> Prentice scored on penalty shot with 5:25 to play
> The Bears added two more goals down the stretch but UCI held on to win, 9-7
Up Next
> UCI returns home to host Azusa Pacific Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m.
UCI improves to 15-5 on the season. The Bears fall to 11-7 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Tara Prentice finished the day with a team-high four goals
> Danielle Ayala scored twice while Sarah Nichols, Jessica Lynch and Megan Falcon each added one goal
> Morgan Jones finished with seven saves
> Cecily Turner led Cal with two goals while Cassidy Ball made three saves
Quarter One
> UCI wasted no time and jumped out to a 3-0 lead after goals from Nichols, Falcon and Prentice
> The Bears got on the board with a goal at 3:21
> Ayala scored with 2:18 remaining to give UCI a 4-1 lead
Quarter Two
> Cal scored at 6:21 to make it a two-point game, 4-2
> Prentice fired in a goal with 2:46 remaining to give the 'Eaters a 5-2 halftime lead
Quarter Three
> UCI pushed its lead to 7-2 with goals from Prentice and Ayala, respectively
> The Bears fired back with three-straight to make it 8-5 after the frame
Quarter Four
> Prentice scored on penalty shot with 5:25 to play
> The Bears added two more goals down the stretch but UCI held on to win, 9-7
Up Next
> UCI returns home to host Azusa Pacific Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m.
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