IRVINE, Calif. – The Anteaters travel to No. 4 Hawai'i for a battle between the two undefeated teams in the Big West.
 
Week 13 Notes

THIS WEEK
No. 6 UC Irvine at No. 4 Hawai'i
Saturday, Apr. 7 | 9:00 p.m. PT (6 p.m. HT) | Duke Kakanamoku Aquatic Center
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THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
>UCI enters the weekend with an 15-6 record and rank sixth according to the CWPA weekly poll
>The Anteaters are on a six game win streak, upending then No. 22 CSUN, 19-8
>UC Irvine and Hawaii enter Saturday's contest undefeated in Big West play
>The winner of the game will claim at least a share of the regular season title
>No. 4 Hawai'i enters the contest with a 18-4 record, 5-0 in Big West play
>UH has won nine of their last 11 contests
>The two teams last faced off in the championship game of the 2022 Big West Championships, where UC Irvine came away with the 11-8 victory
>In the Rainbow Wahine's last time out, they defeated No. 14 UC San Diego and Cal State Fullerton to remain undefeated in conference action before falling to No. 3 UCLA
>Hawaii will come into the contest with fresh legs, not having played a match since April 2nd
>Elena Flynn is now one goal away from entering the record book for career goals, to tie 16th all-time with 118
>Flynn and Nioka Thomas are seven and nine goals away from reaching the all-time goals in a season leaderboard, entering in to tie for 19th (50 goals)
 
WEEK RECAP
>No. 6 UC Irvine outshot their opponents, 43-24
>Faith Tedesco earned the start in the cage, blocking eight shots in 24 minutes
>Erin Tharp and Portia Schiavone split time in goal during the final period
>Flynn and Jessica Lynch led the scoring for UCI, going 5-7 and 4-7 at the cage, respectively
>Lynch ranks second in the Big West for assists in conference games (7) and fourth in goals (11)
>Libby Alexander was the other 'Eater who had multiple goals in the game, scoring two on her four attempts
>Maeve Murphy had a game best three assists, dishing them all in the final stanza
>Mica Schiavone had a multi-assist game, dealing the ball out twice
>Sabina Shackelford and Flynn tallied team best two steals
>Kili Skibby and Jensine Bugelli are ranked first and second in conference play for steals with 11 and nine, respectively