IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine women's water polo is hosting the annual Barbara Kalbus Invitational from Friday Feb. 24-Sunday Feb. 26. The tournament consists of 16 teams spread across four different groups.
 
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THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
>UCI owns an 8-6 record and rank sixth according to the CWPA weekly poll
>The Anteaters defeated T-No.23 Loyola Marymount 11-8 on Thursday Feb. 15 before falling 16-5 at No. 2 Southern California
 
WEEK RECAP
>No. 6 UC Irvine outshot their opponents, 59-42
>Elena Flynn notched the hat-trick in the 11-8 win over No. 23 Loyola Marymount, going 4-6 at the cage
>Flynn had two of UCI's five goals at No. 2 Southern California, to go along with her five shots and one steal
>Airian Grisham and Kennedy East each had two goals against the Lions and both tallied one against the Trojans
>Two was the magic number against No. 23 Loyola Marymount as four different Anteaters dished out four assists in the 11-8 victory (Nioka Thomas, Kili Skibby, Sabina Shackelford, and Grisham)
>Gabby Norris and Gracie Helberg had steals against the Trojans
>Portia Schiavone earned the start and the win against LMU and had two saves and one steal
>Erin Tharp and Jordan Frost shared time in the cage on Saturday Feb. 18 against Southern California, blocking two shots apiece