UC Irvine Hosts Concordia (CUI) and No. 1 Stanford To Begin Five Game Home Stand

Wednesday, October 5

Irvine, CA

7 p.m.

UC Irvine

Concordia

UC Irvine Hosts Concordia (CUI) and No. 1 Stanford To Begin Five Game Home Stand

October 04, 2022 | Men's Water Polo

By: Jordan Kehoe

IRVINE, Calif.-- The UC Irvine men's water polo team returns back home for a five game homestand, hosting Concordia (CUI) and No. 1 Stanford.

Week Six Notes

THIS WEEKEND
No. 9 UC Irvine vs. Concordia (CUI)
Wednesday, Oct. 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Anteater Aquatics Complex
Live Stats | Video

No. 9 UC Irvine vs. No. 1 Stanford
Friday, Oct. 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Anteater Aquatics Complex
Live Stats | Video

THIS WEEKS STORYLINES
> Concordia University of Irvine is coming off a four loss weekend at the G. Troyer tournament
> The Golden Eagles faced Ottawa, Chapman, No. 6 Long Beach State and No. 12 Pepperdine
> The game between UCI and CUI will mark the 8th overall meeting between the two teams
> The Anteaters lead the series 7-1
> No. 1 Stanford is coming off a two win weekend against No. 14 San Jose State and No. 7 UC Davis
> The game between UCI and Stanford will mark the 18th overall meeting between the two teams
> The Cardinals enter the weekend with a perfect 15-0 overall record
>UCI has not beat No. 1 Stanford since the 2007 season
> UC Irvine will be honoring the 1982 National Championship team for the 40th anniversary of their title win

WEEKEND RECAP
> UC Irvine was out-shot by their opponents, 86-83
> Dylan Patist led the way for UCI with seven goals on 12 attempts and two assists
> Patist notched the hat-trick in the loss to No. 5 USC going 3-6
> Stewart Campbell landed six goals on nine attempts and one steal
> Campbell went 5-7 in the overtime game against No. 16 California Baptist, leading the offensive effort for the Anteaters in the win
> Tyler Padua also had six goals on nine attempts along with one steal on the weekend, earning the hat-trick in the loss to No. 5 USC
> Zlatan Nikocevic was the third Anteater to record six goals, going 6-9 during the G. Troyer tournament
> Ethan Shipman contributed offensively and defensively this weekend, amassing three goals on eight shots, three assists, and four steals
> Jake Liechty came away with three goals on four shots with four assists
> Jacob Pyle made two starts in the three contests, making nine saves with four steals
> Zayd Mahmoud earned some impactful minutes in the cage for UCI, complied 14 saves over two contests