Sunday, October 1
Irvine, Calif.
2 p.m.
UC Irvine
10-5
12
vs
11
San Jose State
4-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| UC Irvine | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Anteaters Emerge Victorious Over San Jose State
October 01, 2023 | Men's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. – In a tightly contested match, No. 9/9 UC Irvine prevailed, 12-11, against No. 15/13 San Jose State in the third-place game.
This victory gave UCI their 10th win of the season for their second consecutive season with 10 or more wins.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
SCORING BREAKDOWN
UP NEXT
UC Irvine starts Big West action with a trip to No. 11/10 UC San Diego on Friday October 6th for a 6 p.m. tilt in La Jolla.
This victory gave UCI their 10th win of the season for their second consecutive season with 10 or more wins.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Ethan Shipman, Dylan Patist, Luka Krstic, and Johann Thrall all had two goals in the contest
- Thrall has had three consecutive mutli-goal games
- Four other Anteaters had one goal apiece
- UCI converted on both of their five-meter penalties
- Garrett Selby played all 32 minutes of action, stopping seven shots from reaching the back of the cage
- Selby went 3-0 this weekend and improves to 4-1 on the season
- Freshman Gage Verdegaal led the game with four assists and three steals
- Tyler Padua and Jack Stevens striped the ball away two times each
- No. 15/13 San Jose State was led by Bence Szabo who recorded three goals on three shots
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- First period: Answering the call was the story of the first period of action as each team went back and forth with their goal scoring. No. 15/13 San Jose State was able to stay ahead, 3-2, at the conclusion of the opening action.
- Krstic (1) and Thrall (1)
- Second period: UC Irvine's offense woke up after a slow start in the first period to put five points on the board. SJSU poured in two as the Anteaters took the lead for the first time in the contest, 7-5.
- Jake Liecthy (1), Padua (1), Patist (1), Shipman (1), Stevens (1)
- Third period: SJSU started to claw back, but UCI put up a fight. Selby made a huge denial on a five-meter penalty attempts from the Spartans near the end of the action to keep UC Irvine ahead, 10-9.
- Krstic (1), Patist (1), Shipman (1)
- Fourth period: Tensions rose in the final eight minutes of action as the game was knotted up twice. Samuel Otta scored the game winner for the 'Eaters as he was waiting in front of the cage for the pass from Thrall for the quick flick in, 12-11.
- Otta (1), Thrall (1)
UP NEXT
UC Irvine starts Big West action with a trip to No. 11/10 UC San Diego on Friday October 6th for a 6 p.m. tilt in La Jolla.
Team Stats
SJSU
UCI
Shots
29
32
Goals
11
12
Assists
8
10
Points
19
22
Exclusions
13
13
Steals
6
10
Sprints
1
3
1
Gal Haimovich
5:51
Luka Krstic
4:23
Johann Thrall
3:09
Bence Szabo
2:27
Maro Tiozzo
0:17
2
Tyler Padua
7:42
Ethan Shipman
6:51
Gal Haimovich
6:08
Jake Liechty
5:45
Maro Tiozzo
3:59
Jack Stevens
2:41
Dylan Patist
0:38
3
Mark Kis
7:37
Luka Krstic
6:33
Bence Szabo
4:56
Ethan Shipman
4:23
Dylan Patist
3:06
Nikola Nikolic
2:04
Mark Kis
0:08
4
Bence Szabo
7:02
Johann Thrall
6:37
Mark Kis
6:01
Samuel Otta
1:20
Game Leaders
Shots
6
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
4
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
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