IRVINE, Calif.-- The UC Irvine men's water polo faces Golden Coast Conference foe No. 11 UC Santa Barbara on Saturday Oct. 22 before hosting RV Air Force the following day.

Week Eight Notes

THIS WEEKEND
No. 8 UC Irvine at No. 11 UC Santa Barbara
Saturday, Oct. 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Campus Pool
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No. 8 UC Irvine vs. RV United States Air Force Academy
Sunday, Oct. 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Anteater Aquatics Complex
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THIS WEEKS STORYLINES
> No. 11 UC Santa Barbara is coming off a 11-9 loss to  then No. 12 Princeton this past weekend
> The game between UCI and UC Santa Barbara will mark the 157th overall meeting between the two teams
> The Gauchos enter the contest with a 10-10 overall record
> UCI fell to UCSB in last season's Golden Coast Conference championship tournament
> RV United States Air Force Academy fell 19-6 to then No. 11 Loyola Marymount on Saturday October 15th
> The game between UCI and Air Force will mark the 18th overall meeting between the two teams
> RV United States Air Force Academy enter the weekend with a 20-7 overall record
> The Anteaters and Falcons have not faced off since the 2015 season
 
A WEEK IN REVIEW
> The Anteaters moved up in this week's CWPA Poll to the eighth spot
> UC Irvine out-shot their opponents, 74-67
> UCI defeated No. 16 California Baptist 12-11, No. 15 San Jose State 13-10, and led 7-6 against Westcliff before the contest was suspended for inclement weather
> Stewart Campbell led the way for UCI with six goals on 10 attempts, three assists, and two steals
> Campbell notched the hat-trick in four and a half minutes during the first period of the match against Westcliff
> Tyler Padua had a seven goal week with 13 shot attempts and three steals
> Padua notched hat-tricks in the wins against California Baptist and San Jose State
> Dylan Patist landed five goals on seven attempts, three assists, and one steal
> Patist went a perfect 4-4 in the win against San Jose State while also tallying an assist and steal
> Zlatan Nikocevic went 4-7 combined with one assist
> Nikocevic went a perfect 2-2 in the win over the Lancers
> Jackson Matos and Ethan Shipman each recorded three in the week
> Matos, making his first appearance in a few weeks, unloaded seven shot attempts, three assists, and two steals
> Shipman landed 10 shot attempts, five assists, and three steals