IRVINE, Calif. – The Anteaters compete in non-conference competition with Westcliff on Wednesday before heading up to a Saturday meeting with No. 10/10 UC Santa Barbara.

*500 COMPLEX CAPACITY. FIRST COME, FIRST ADMITTED*

Week 8 Notes
 
THIS WEEKEND
No. 9/9 UC Irvine vs. Westcliff
Wednesday, Oct. 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Anteater Aquatics Complex
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No. 9/9 UC Irvine vs. No. 10/10 UC Santa Barbara
Saturday, Oct. 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Los Pueblos High School
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THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
>UC Irvine enters the week ranked 9th in the CWPA Preseason Poll
>UCI is slated ninth in the new Association of College Water Polo Coaches poll
>The Anteaters are set to take on Westcliff at home before traveling to No. 10/10 UC Santa Barbara for a conference clash
>Westcliff played two games over the weekend falling to Orange Coast College (16-13) and UC San Diego (15-7) 
>The Warriors won the 2022 NAIA National Championship behind their 20-15 record
>The Beach enters the Friday meeting with an 13-7 record, 0-2 in conference action
>After their clash with the Anteaters, Westcliff will not see action in the pool until Nov. 10
>No. 10/10 UC Santa Barbara heads into the contest with a 14-10 overall record, 1-1 in Big West action
>Over the weekend, the Gauchos dropped to No. 7/6 UC Davis (10-8) before picking up a in against No. 14/15 Pacific (14-7)
>In a mid-week entanglement, UCSB fell to No. 6/7 Princeton (11-10) in overtime
>The Tigers head into the contest with a 16-2 overall record and hold a perfect 5-0 record in conference action

NOTES
>UC Irvine fell to both Long Beach State (10-9) and Princeton (11-9)
>Sophomore Luka Krstic scored six goals over the weekends along with tallying three steals
>Four of Krstic's goals came in the game against the Beach with three in the third quarter
>Tyler Padua poured in three goals on seven shots in two games with four steals
>Padua led the team in nine drawn exclusions where five of them were in the game against Princeton
>Junior Ethan Shipman also scored three goals over the weekend
>Shipman assisted on two goals and stole the ball once
>Stewart Campbell had one goal and three assists in two games
>Jack Stevens was a team leader in steals with six total
>Stevens also had one goal and two assists
>Garrett Selby started in the game against Long Beach State where he blocked 10 shots
>This was Selby's second double figure save game of his career
>Jacob Plye was in between the pipes against Princeton where he made four saves, assisted on a goal, and had two steals