LOS ANGELES, Calif. – No. 9 UC Irvine men's water polo (8-7) closed out the weekend in Los Angeles with a 16-10 loss to No. 5 Southern California (12-4).
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>No. 5 Southern California out-shot UC Irvine, 33-28
>12 Anteaters had shot attempts
>Jacob Pyle earned the start in goal, making six saves along with one steal
>Zayd Mahmoud was entered into the cage during the second period, making six saves
>Two Anteaters notched hat-tricks—Tyler Padua (3-4) and Dylan Patist (3-6)
>Ethan Shipman was a team leader in shots with five along with one goal
>Six Anteaters recorded assists—Jake Liechty (2), Luka Krstic (2), Samuel Otta (1), Shipman (1), Jack Stevens (1), and Zachary Baxter (1)
>Shipman and Dylan Patist recorded two goals each in the contest
>Stevens, Stewart Campbell, and Jasper Dale all chipped in with one goal apiece
>No. 5 Southern California was led by Massimo Di Martire, recording four goals on four shots
 
FIRST PERIOD
>No. 5 Southern California netted the first two goals of the contest
>Tyler Padua (6:36, 3:19) scored the first two for the Anteaters
>Dylan Patist (1:47) added a tally on the one man advantage
 
SECOND PERIOD
>Stewart Campbell (4:07) broke the scoring drought between the two squads to bring UC Irvine within one
>The Trojans put up three more before Patist (0:32) was able to close out the half with one more Anteater goal
 
THIRD PERIOD
>No. 5 Southern California edged UC Irvine goals for the period, 3-2
>Jasper Dale (4:25) earned his first goal of the day at even strength
>Patist (1:06) notched the hat-trick with one minute remaining in the period
 
FOURTH PERIOD
>UC Irvine and No. 5 Southern California exchanged goals during the final eight minutes of regulation
>Padua (7:16), the first to score for the Anteaters in the period, notched a second UCI hat-trick
>Ethan Shipman (6:37) and Jack Stevens (2:54) deposited their first goals of the day into the cage
 
UP NEXT
UCI will return to the Anteater Aquatic Center for a five game home stand, first hosting Concordia (Irvine) on Wednesday Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.