Box Score

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The 13th-ranked UC Irvine men's water polo team finished the weekend with another win, taking down Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 13-6, at Axelrood Aquatics Center.
 
UCI improved to 4-1, while CMS dropped to 3-5.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Seven different Anteaters found the back of the cage.
> Zlatan Nikocevic led the way with three goals on seven shot attempts.
> Tyler Padua, Dylan Patist, Grant Chiponis and Thomas Cass all scored twice.
> Zachary Baxter and Casey Lynton also made their way into the scoring column.
> Lynton added two assists and a career-high eight steals.
> Harrison Land played the entire game in between the posts, finishing with 10 saves.
 
QUARTER ONE
> Patist struck first, opening the scoring at the 7:15 mark.
> The Anteaters proceeded to go up 2-0 after Chiponis scored following one of Lynton's game-high eight steals.
> CMS then got on the board, converting on a power play.
> Lynton answered to push the lead back to two.
> Padua and Cass also connected in the final minutes as UCI went on top, 5-2, at the end of the first period.
 
QUARTER TWO
> Both teams were held scoreless through the first four minutes of the second quarter.
> UC Irvine broke through at the 3:38 mark with Cass taking advantage of a 6-on-5 situation.
> The 'Eaters and Stags then traded goals over the final two minutes with the visitors holding a 7-3 advantage at the break.
 
QUARTER THREE
> Nikocevic started the second-half scoring after a UCI timeout with 3:01 remaining in the third frame.
> The two squads each scored twice before the end of the quarter.
 
QUARTER FOUR
> CMS struck first in the final period, closing the gap to four.
> Padua responded just 17 seconds later, and Patist's second goal of the afternoon made it, 12-6, with 4:16 remaining.
> Baxter accounted for the final tally of the game, connecting on a penalty shot.
 
UP NEXT
> UCI welcomes Princeton to the Anteater Aquatics Complex for an 11 a.m. showdown on Sunday, Sept. 19.