Friday, February 3
La Jolla, CA
2:40 p.m.
UC Irvine
5-2
12
vs
5
Loyola Marymount
2-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| UC Irvine | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Photo by: Regents of the University of California
UCI Tops LMU In Triton Invite Opener
February 03, 2023 | Women's Water Polo
LA JOLLA, Calif. – No. 9 UC Irvine improved to 5-2 on the season after defeating No. 22 Loyola Marymount 12-5 in the first game of the Triton Invitational.
FIRST PERIOD
>After a slow start to the game, No. 22 Loyola Marymount called a timeout at 4:15 to come up with a plan of attack
>The Lions earned their first goal of the contest at 3:59, 0-1
>No. 9 UC Irvine responded on the ball fired from Brooke Banta, 1-1 (2:17)
>Both squads exchanged goals, LMU at 1:55 and Mica Schiavone at 1:24 to keep the game knotted, 2-2
>Gracie Helberg netted her first goal of the contest with 58 seconds remaining in the period to give UCI the lead, 3-2
SECOND PERIOD
>The second period started off quiet and remained that way as both teams only scored one goal a-piece
>Michaela Strickland scored the first goal of the period at 5:16, 4-2
>LMU battled back to close within one, 4-3 (4:18)
THIRD PERIOD
>Helberg (7:19) and Kennedy East (6:26) scored less than a minute apart to stretch the Anteater lead, 6-3
>The Lions were able to deposit the ball into the goal on their next offensive possession, 6-4 (6:03)
>Libby Alexander placed one in the cage at 3:50 before Helberg notched the hat-trick with 2:05 remaining, 8-4
>LMU snuck one past the Anteater defense with 40 ticks on the clock to close out the period, 8-5
FOURTH PERIOD
>Olivia Giolas (6:04) was give the ball to put another tally on the board, 9-5
>Two LMU exclusions led into two UCI goals, one from Elena Flynn (5:31) and the other from Jessica Lynch (3:46), 11-5
>Nioka Thomas had the final goal of the contest, 12-5
UP NEXT
UC Irvine will face No. 7 Long Beach State in the first game of the day on Saturday Feb. 4 with a 11:10 a.m. start.
FIRST PERIOD
>After a slow start to the game, No. 22 Loyola Marymount called a timeout at 4:15 to come up with a plan of attack
>The Lions earned their first goal of the contest at 3:59, 0-1
>No. 9 UC Irvine responded on the ball fired from Brooke Banta, 1-1 (2:17)
>Both squads exchanged goals, LMU at 1:55 and Mica Schiavone at 1:24 to keep the game knotted, 2-2
>Gracie Helberg netted her first goal of the contest with 58 seconds remaining in the period to give UCI the lead, 3-2
SECOND PERIOD
>The second period started off quiet and remained that way as both teams only scored one goal a-piece
>Michaela Strickland scored the first goal of the period at 5:16, 4-2
>LMU battled back to close within one, 4-3 (4:18)
THIRD PERIOD
>Helberg (7:19) and Kennedy East (6:26) scored less than a minute apart to stretch the Anteater lead, 6-3
>The Lions were able to deposit the ball into the goal on their next offensive possession, 6-4 (6:03)
>Libby Alexander placed one in the cage at 3:50 before Helberg notched the hat-trick with 2:05 remaining, 8-4
>LMU snuck one past the Anteater defense with 40 ticks on the clock to close out the period, 8-5
FOURTH PERIOD
>Olivia Giolas (6:04) was give the ball to put another tally on the board, 9-5
>Two LMU exclusions led into two UCI goals, one from Elena Flynn (5:31) and the other from Jessica Lynch (3:46), 11-5
>Nioka Thomas had the final goal of the contest, 12-5
UP NEXT
UC Irvine will face No. 7 Long Beach State in the first game of the day on Saturday Feb. 4 with a 11:10 a.m. start.
Team Stats
LMU
UCI
Shots
5
35
Goals
5
11
Assists
0
10
Points
5
21
Exclusions
8
9
Steals
0
13
Sprints
0
0
1
Mollie Williams
3:59
Brooke Banta
2:17
Kelsey Snelgar
1:55
Mica Schiavone
1:24
Gracie Helberg
0:58
2
Michaela Strickland
5:16
Ruth Arino Ruiz
4:18
3
Gracie Helberg
7:19
Kennedy East
6:26
Kelsey Snelgar
6:03
Libby Alexander
3:50
Gracie Helberg
2:05
Marialena Seletopoulou
0:40
4
Olivia Giolas
6:04
Elena Flynn
5:31
Jessica Lynch
3:46
Nioka Thomas
2:37
Game Leaders
Shots
5
Goals
3
Assists
2
Points
5
Shots
5
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
Shots
4
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Shots
3
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
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