
UC Irvine Drops 14-12 To No. 6 UC Davis In Third Consecutive Overtime Contest
September 23, 2022 | Men's Water Polo
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.
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.
Team Stats
UCD
UCI
Shots
27
38
Goals
14
12
Assists
0
1
Points
14
13
Exclusions
11
14
Steals
6
4
Sprints
0
11
1
Tyler Padua
3:03
Connor Norton
1:21
Aaron Voggenthaler
0:20
2
Levi Murtaugh
7:45
Levi Murtaugh
4:01
Luka Krstic
3:23
Ben Fleming
1:57
Jack Stevens
1:44
Connor Norton
1:12
Jasper Dale
0:04
3
Tyler Padua
7:47
Ben Fleming
7:11
Ben Fleming
6:03
Stewart Campbell
5:45
Will Nomura
5:25
Connor Norton
2:38
4
Jack Stevens
6:17
Dylan Patist
5:20
Will Nomura
3:39
Stewart Campbell
2:07
Jasper Dale
1:15
Dylan Patist
0:35
5
Connor Norton
1:05
Will Nomura
0:04
6
Max Stryker
1:29
Luka Krstic
1:08
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