Saturday, Feb. 20
No. 4 UC Irvine Anteaters (2-1) at San Diego State (0-3)
1:00 PM – Aztec Aquaplex – San Diego, Calif.
Live Stats | Live Video (Youtube)

No. 4 UC Irvine Anteaters (2-1) at San Diego State (0-3)
3:00 PM – Aztec Aquaplex – San Diego, Calif.
Live Stats | Live Video (Youtube)

IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine continues its non-conference slate with two games at San Diego State Saturday, Feb. 20. Game times are set for 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Fans can watch the games on Youtube and follow along with the FOSH live stats.

STORYLINES
- UCI earned a No. 4 preseason national ranking by the CWPA, marking the highest rank in program history to open a season. The Anteaters remain at No. 4 in this week's rankings
- UCI dropped its first game of the season last weekend to No. 1 USC in Los Angeles, 12-7. The 'Eaters are 2-1 on the year
- The Anteaters are 15-6 in season openers including wins in four of their last five
- Before the cancellation of the 2020 season, UCI was riding a five-game winning streak and a No. 5 national ranking. The 'Eaters ended the short season with a 15-5 overall record
- 27 Anteaters will suit up for the 2021 season. UCI's 2021 squad is heavy veteran team with 14 upperclassman
- UCI welcomes five new faces to the 2021 roster
- Dan Klatt returns for his 17^th season at the helm in 2021 with a 328-166 overall record

LAST TIME OUT
> UCI dropped its first game of the season to top-ranked USC, 12-7
> Jessica Lynch and Danielle Ayala each finished with two goals while Ayala added two assists
> Morgan Jones played all four quarters in goal and grabbed eight saves
> UCI trailed by three, 9-6, heading into the final quarter before USC outscored UCI 3-1 in the fourth frame to seal the 12-7 win

STAT LEADERS
Goals: Jensine Bugelli (5)
Points: Danielle Ayala and Kayleigh Schultz (6)
Assists: Schultz (4)
Saves: Morgan Jones (12)

BIG WEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
> UCI's Danielle Ayala and Jensine Bugelli earned Big West Player of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks
> Ayala was named POW after leading the 'Eaters with four points against USC (two goals, two assists) last weekend
> After scoring her first career goals against CBU, sophomore Jensine Bugelli was named the first Big West Player of the Week for 2021
> Bugelli tied the team best with two goals in UCI's 11-5 win over CBU. She followed that up a few hours later with a team-high three goals in UCI's 16-3 victory against the Lancers

ABOUT THE AZTECS
> No. 17 SDSU opened the season 0-3 with all three losses coming against Arizona State last weekend. The Aztecs will host UCSD Friday before the 'Eaters come to town
> This will be the 42^nd and 43^rd meetings between the two programs with SDSU owning a 25-16 lead in the all-time series
> Karli Canale leads the Aztecs with a team-high eight goals. Zoe Morgan leads the team's goalies with 17 saves in 80 minutes
> Head coach Carin Crawfrod is in her 22^nd year at the helm with 484 career victories  

MISSING FROM THE ACTION
> UCI will be missing two of its top-scorers from last season in graduate Tara Prentice and sophomore Elena Flynn. The duo will be redshirting in 2021. Additional redshirts include freshman Brooke Banta and Airian Grisham

SISTER, SISTER
> Senior Toni Shackelford will be joined this year by her younger sister, freshman Sabina
> Also, on the roster are sisters Portia and Mica Schiavone, who are both sophomores
> The sister connection runs deep at UCI as senior Calysa Toledo also played with her older sister Corinna (2018 graduate) and sophomore Sydney Milham's older sister Mackenzie (2017 graduate) also played for UCI

COACHING STAFF
> Head coach Dan Klatt returns for his 17^th season at the helm with 328 career wins at UCI
> Associate head coach Andrew Rowe returns for his 12^th season with the 'Eaters
> Director of Operations Bruce Reynolds enters his 18^th year at UCI

UP NEXT
> Check ucirvinesports.com for the latest schedules, updates and results