Friday, March 17
Irvine, CA
6 p.m.
UC Irvine
vs
Concordia University (Calif.)
Anteaters Entertains CUI Friday Evening
March 16, 2023 | Women's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. – The 'Eaters return to Irvine for a Friday night contest where they will entertain cross-town opponent Concordia University Irvine at 6 p.m.
Week Nine Notes
THIS WEEKEND
Concordia University Irvine vs. No. 6 UC Irvine
Friday, Mar. 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Anteater Aquatics Complex
Live Stats
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
>UCI enters the weekend with an 11-6 record and rank sixth according to the CWPA weekly poll
>The Anteaters earned two conference victories over the weekend, first defeating then No. 15 UC San Diego on Friday, 10-9, before capitalizing at Cal State Fullerton, 17-3
>UC Irvine is one of four teams in the Big West who are undefeated in conference play (Hawai'i, Long Beach State, and UC Davis), but are the only ones with three wins
>Elena Flynn ranks fifth in the Big West in goals with 35 so far this season
> Concordia University Irvine heads into the weekend with 13-8 record, 2-1 in Golden Coast Conference play
> The Golden Eagles most recently defeated Azusa Pacific 14-12 on Tuesday before their game with Marist was suspended due to the rain
WEEK RECAP
>No. 6 UC Irvine outshot their opponent, 64-48
>Elena Flynn had a game high five goals against then No. 15 UC San Diego where she went 5-9 at the cage
>Flynn finished the weekend with one assist and two steals
>Jessica Lynch also had a hat-trick against the Tritons (3-8) and added one goal against Cal State Fullerton
>Nioka Thomas and Maeve Murphy both had four goals on four shots in the win over the Titans
>Kili Skibby and Jensine Bugelli each had three steals in the contest at UCSD
>Sabina Shackelford stripped the ball away five times at CSUF
>Gracie Helberg finished the week with five total assists, dishing out four in the 17-3 victory at Cal St. Fullerton
>All four goalkeepers saw action over the weekend
>Erin Tharp played all 32 minutes against UC San Diego where she blocked 13 shots and added an assist and a steal
>Faith Tedesco earned the start against Cal State Fullerton and blocked two shots in 16 minutes
>Jordan Frost played in the third period and Portia Schiavone closed out the game, making one and four saves in their eight minutes played, respectively
Week Nine Notes
THIS WEEKEND
Concordia University Irvine vs. No. 6 UC Irvine
Friday, Mar. 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Anteater Aquatics Complex
Live Stats
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
>UCI enters the weekend with an 11-6 record and rank sixth according to the CWPA weekly poll
>The Anteaters earned two conference victories over the weekend, first defeating then No. 15 UC San Diego on Friday, 10-9, before capitalizing at Cal State Fullerton, 17-3
>UC Irvine is one of four teams in the Big West who are undefeated in conference play (Hawai'i, Long Beach State, and UC Davis), but are the only ones with three wins
>Elena Flynn ranks fifth in the Big West in goals with 35 so far this season
> Concordia University Irvine heads into the weekend with 13-8 record, 2-1 in Golden Coast Conference play
> The Golden Eagles most recently defeated Azusa Pacific 14-12 on Tuesday before their game with Marist was suspended due to the rain
WEEK RECAP
>No. 6 UC Irvine outshot their opponent, 64-48
>Elena Flynn had a game high five goals against then No. 15 UC San Diego where she went 5-9 at the cage
>Flynn finished the weekend with one assist and two steals
>Jessica Lynch also had a hat-trick against the Tritons (3-8) and added one goal against Cal State Fullerton
>Nioka Thomas and Maeve Murphy both had four goals on four shots in the win over the Titans
>Kili Skibby and Jensine Bugelli each had three steals in the contest at UCSD
>Sabina Shackelford stripped the ball away five times at CSUF
>Gracie Helberg finished the week with five total assists, dishing out four in the 17-3 victory at Cal St. Fullerton
>All four goalkeepers saw action over the weekend
>Erin Tharp played all 32 minutes against UC San Diego where she blocked 13 shots and added an assist and a steal
>Faith Tedesco earned the start against Cal State Fullerton and blocked two shots in 16 minutes
>Jordan Frost played in the third period and Portia Schiavone closed out the game, making one and four saves in their eight minutes played, respectively
Players Mentioned
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UT
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GK
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GK
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