PALO ALTO, Calif. – No. 13 UC Irvine men's water polo (3-6) completed their third-consecutive overtime contest, dropping 14-12 to No. 6 UC Davis (7-2).
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>UC Irvine out-shot No.6 UC Davis, 38-27
>11 Anteaters had shot attempts
>Jacob Pyle earned the start in goal, making seven saves
>Six Anteaters scored two goals each-- Tyler Padua, Dylan Patist, Luka Krstic, Jack Stevens, Stewart Campbell, and Jasper Dale
>Jackson Matos led all players in shots, tallying six
>Zlatan Nikocevic had the lone UC Irvine assist
>No. 6 UC Davis was led by Will Nomura and Ben Fleming, both recording three goals on four shots
 
FIRST PERIOD
>Tyler Padua (3:03) earned the first goal of the game, receiving the assist from Zlatan Nikocevic
>No. 6 UC Davis scored twice (1:21, 0:20) both on power plays 
 
SECOND PERIOD
>No. 6 UC Davis scored the first goal of the period (7:45) due to a UCI turnover
>Luka Krstic (3:23) found the back of the net for the 'Eaters, unassisted
>The 'Eaters and Aggies went back to back in goal scoring, UCI trailing 6-4 into the break
 
THIRD PERIOD
>Padua (7:47) netted one after the sprint win from Jack Stevens before Stewart Campbell (5:45) put one inside the cage
>No. 6 UC Davis added four more to their lead headed into the final period of action
 
FOURTH PERIOD
>UC Irvine scored five unanswered, Dylan Patist (0:35) netting the equalizer at 11-11
>Jacob Pyle came away with three major defensive stops
 
OVERTIME
>No. 6 UC Davis (1:05) struck first on a power play opportunity before increasing their advantage with four seconds remaining in the first overtime period
>The Aggies added their final mark at the 1:29 mark in the second overtime period
>Krstic deposited the final Anteater goal, falling 14-12

UP NEXT
UCI will face T-No. 16 Fordham for the first time in program history on Saturday Sept. 24 at 12 p.m. for the second day of the MPSF Invite.