Sunday, May 2
La Jolla, Calif.
12:00 PM
UC Irvine
8
vs
9
Hawaii
No. 7 UCI Falls to No. 6 Hawai’i in Big West Championship Game
May 02, 2021 | Women's Water Polo
LA JOLLA, Calif. – No. 3 seed UC Irvine dropped a 9-8 decision to top-seeded Hawai'i, Sunday afternoon in the Big West Championship title game at Canyonview Aquatic Center.
UCI concludes its season with a 12-8 record. UH improves to 10-1 on the season and earns the Big West Conference automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Kili Skibby led the Anteaters with two goals while Calysa Toledo, Toni Shackelford, Piper Smith, Danielle Ayala, Megan Falcon and Mica Schiavone each added one
> In goal, Morgan Jones played a complete game and grabbed nine saves and a steal
> UCI went 4-of-8 on powerplays while UH was 8-of-12
> The 'Bows were led by Lucia Gomez de la Puente with three goals while Molly DiLalla made eight stops in the cage
> UH held a 23-22 advantage in shots
QUARTER ONE
> Shackelford struck first, scoring at 6:58, before UH answered to knot the game, 1-1, at 5:14
> Schiavone fired in a goal for the 'Eaters (1:34) to make it 2-1
QUARTER TWO
> UH would tie things up, 2-2, before Toeldo scored at 4:11 to give UCI the 3-2 edge
> Ayala fired in a goal at 2:11 as the Anteaters would take a two-goal, 4-2, advantage into the break
QUARTER THREE
> Falcon scored on an extraman opportunity at 7:05 to give UCI its biggest lead, 5-2, of the day
> UH added two-straight goals before Skibby scored to make it, 6-4, at 5:10
> Skibby added her second goal of the day at 3:43 as UCI held on to a 7-5 lead
> The 'Bows would score two-straight to tie it up, 7-7, with 38 seconds remaining
> Smith would find the back of the net with 13 seconds left on the clock, scoring on a powerplay to give UCI an 8-7 lead heading into the final frame
QUARTER FOUR
> The Anteaters were held scoreless in the fourth quarter
> UH added goals at 6:41 and 2:56 to seal the 9-8 win
NOTES
> UCI and UH have met in the Big West final on three straight occasions as the 'Bows have won the last two
> In all three meetings, the games have been decided by one goal
UCI concludes its season with a 12-8 record. UH improves to 10-1 on the season and earns the Big West Conference automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Kili Skibby led the Anteaters with two goals while Calysa Toledo, Toni Shackelford, Piper Smith, Danielle Ayala, Megan Falcon and Mica Schiavone each added one
> In goal, Morgan Jones played a complete game and grabbed nine saves and a steal
> UCI went 4-of-8 on powerplays while UH was 8-of-12
> The 'Bows were led by Lucia Gomez de la Puente with three goals while Molly DiLalla made eight stops in the cage
> UH held a 23-22 advantage in shots
QUARTER ONE
> Shackelford struck first, scoring at 6:58, before UH answered to knot the game, 1-1, at 5:14
> Schiavone fired in a goal for the 'Eaters (1:34) to make it 2-1
QUARTER TWO
> UH would tie things up, 2-2, before Toeldo scored at 4:11 to give UCI the 3-2 edge
> Ayala fired in a goal at 2:11 as the Anteaters would take a two-goal, 4-2, advantage into the break
QUARTER THREE
> Falcon scored on an extraman opportunity at 7:05 to give UCI its biggest lead, 5-2, of the day
> UH added two-straight goals before Skibby scored to make it, 6-4, at 5:10
> Skibby added her second goal of the day at 3:43 as UCI held on to a 7-5 lead
> The 'Bows would score two-straight to tie it up, 7-7, with 38 seconds remaining
> Smith would find the back of the net with 13 seconds left on the clock, scoring on a powerplay to give UCI an 8-7 lead heading into the final frame
QUARTER FOUR
> The Anteaters were held scoreless in the fourth quarter
> UH added goals at 6:41 and 2:56 to seal the 9-8 win
NOTES
> UCI and UH have met in the Big West final on three straight occasions as the 'Bows have won the last two
> In all three meetings, the games have been decided by one goal
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