Sunday, October 10
Irvine, Calif.
1:00 PM
UC Irvine
8
vs
17
USC
No. 12 Anteaters Fall to No. 1 Trojans
October 10, 2021 | Men's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. – No. 12 UC Irvine dropped a 17-8 decision to No. 1 USC, Sunday at Anteater Aquatics Complex.
The Anteaters move to 7-7 on the season while the Trojans improve to 12-1 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Tyler Padua, Dylan Patist and Casey Lynton each finished with two goals
> Stewart Campbell and Thomas Cass each added a goal
> Zlatan Nikocevic dished out three assists while Nikola Ilic grabbed three steals
> Harrison Land played a complete goal in the net finishing with six saves and four steals
> UCI went 2-of-7 on powerplays while USC was 7-of-13
> The Trojans were led by Jacob Mercep with five goals while Blake Johnson made eight saves
Quarter One
> USC took a 2-0 lead before Lynton found the back of the net at 2:14 to make it 2-1
> The Trojans scored again followed by an 'Eater goal from Cass to make it 3-2 after the first quarter
Quarter Two
> USC would score at 5:10 before Padua fired in a goal to keep UCI within one, 4-3, at 5:21
> Three-consecutive goals from the Trojans gave them a 7-3 halftime lead
Quarter Three
> USC would stretch its lead, 9-3, before Padua and Patist fired in back-to-back goals to make it 9-5 with 4:21 to play
> Mercep scored at 3:50 before Patist and Lynton added two-straight for the Anteaters to bring them within three, 10-7, with 1:32 remaining
> USC's Mercep tallied another goal with under a minute to play to make it 11-7
Quarter Four
> The Trojans scored three-straight followed by a UCI goal from Campbell at 3:39
> USC capped the game with two more goals to walk away with the 17-8 victory
Up Next
> UCI begins conference play at Pepperdine on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m.
The Anteaters move to 7-7 on the season while the Trojans improve to 12-1 overall.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Tyler Padua, Dylan Patist and Casey Lynton each finished with two goals
> Stewart Campbell and Thomas Cass each added a goal
> Zlatan Nikocevic dished out three assists while Nikola Ilic grabbed three steals
> Harrison Land played a complete goal in the net finishing with six saves and four steals
> UCI went 2-of-7 on powerplays while USC was 7-of-13
> The Trojans were led by Jacob Mercep with five goals while Blake Johnson made eight saves
Quarter One
> USC took a 2-0 lead before Lynton found the back of the net at 2:14 to make it 2-1
> The Trojans scored again followed by an 'Eater goal from Cass to make it 3-2 after the first quarter
Quarter Two
> USC would score at 5:10 before Padua fired in a goal to keep UCI within one, 4-3, at 5:21
> Three-consecutive goals from the Trojans gave them a 7-3 halftime lead
Quarter Three
> USC would stretch its lead, 9-3, before Padua and Patist fired in back-to-back goals to make it 9-5 with 4:21 to play
> Mercep scored at 3:50 before Patist and Lynton added two-straight for the Anteaters to bring them within three, 10-7, with 1:32 remaining
> USC's Mercep tallied another goal with under a minute to play to make it 11-7
Quarter Four
> The Trojans scored three-straight followed by a UCI goal from Campbell at 3:39
> USC capped the game with two more goals to walk away with the 17-8 victory
Up Next
> UCI begins conference play at Pepperdine on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m.
Players Mentioned
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CEN
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GK
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ATT
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ATK
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CEN
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ATT
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