PALO ALTO, Calif. – No. 13 UC Irvine men's water polo (5-6) outlast the No. 9 San Jose State's (5-6) counter attack, held on for the 12-11 victory.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>San Jose State out-shot UC Irvine, 17-16
>Jacob earned the start in goal, making two saves
>Ethan Shipman led all players in goals and shots with four of each
>Shipman earned his second hat-trick of the day, fourth of the season
>Four Anteaters had a perfect shot percentage—Shipman (4-4), Dylan Patist (2-2), Jackson Matos (1-1), and Grant Chiponis (1-1)
>Zlatan Nikocevic tallied two goals in the contest
>Both Luka Krstic and Jasper Dale added one goal each to the UCI offensive effort
>San Jose State was led by Nikki Mathiesen and Mark Kis, both recording two goals on two shots
 
FIRST PERIOD
>San Jose State (7:00) put a mark on the board first
>Luka Krstic (4:08) earned the first Anteater goal in the night cap, followed by Zlatan Nikocevic (2:56) to trail 3-2
 
SECOND PERIOD
>Grant Chiponis (4:31) broke the goal scoring deadlock for both teams with a goal from Ethan Shipman (3:37) just 56 seconds after
>Jacob Pyle saved a five-meter penalty shot to keep the Anteater advantage
>Jackson Matos (2:10) was able to increase the UCI lead heading into end of the period
 
THIRD PERIOD
>The Spartans and Anteaters exchanged two goals each to start the second half
>San Jose State (2:16) capitalized on a five-meter penalty opportunity
>Shipman (1:52) notched his second hat-trick of the day after a UCI timeout, his fourth of the season
 
FOURTH PERIOD
>Dylan Patist (5:02, 3:20) scored a pair of goals for UC Irvine before Jasper Dale (1:35) added the final Anteater goal
>San Jose State put three on the board in a comeback from behind effort, earning a penalty with 13 seconds to spare
>Pyle came away with a huge penalty block to end the day with a 12-11 win
 
UP NEXT
UCI will take on No. 11 Pepperdine on Sunday Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. for the final day of the MPSF Invitational.