Friday, April 7
Irvine, CA
12 p.m.
UC Irvine
vs
CSUN
UC Irvine Hosts No. 22 CSUN On Friday
April 06, 2023 | Women's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. – UCI continues the conference slate with a Friday matinee against No. 22 CSUN.
Week 12 Notes
THIS WEEK
No. 6 UC Irvine vs. No. 22 CSUN
Friday, Apr. 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Anteater Aquatics Complex
Watch | Live Stats
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
>UCI enters the weekend with an 14-6 record and rank sixth according to the CWPA weekly poll
>The Anteaters are on a six game win streak, defeating No. 21 Brown 13-6 on Mar. 29 before going to No. 10 UC Davis to come away with a 7-5 win
>UC Irvine is one of two teams in the Big West who are undefeated in conference play (Hawai'i, 5-0)
>No. 22 CSUN enters the contest with a 16-10 record, 0-4 in Big West play
>UCI has won 34 of the 38 meetings with CSUN with the last Anteater lose coming in in 2010 in overtime (L, 11-9)
>The two teams last faced off in the first round of the 2022 Big West Championships, UC Irvine prevailing 13-9
>In the Matadors last time out, they dropped 13-12 in the sudden victory overtime period to No. 10 UC Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara
WEEK RECAP
>No. 6 UC Irvine outshot their opponents, 59-48
>Erin Tharp made 18 saves over two games
>Tharp blocked 11 shots for her third double-figure saves game of the season against No. 21 Brown
>Faith Tedesco and Tharp are among the top goalkeepers in conference play with 0.545 and 0.519 save percentages, good for second and third in the Big West
>Nioka Thomas had a four goal week, scoring two goals in each of the contest
>Kennedy East also tallied four goals over the two contests, notching the hat-trick at then No. 11 UC Davis
>Kili Skibby recorded two goals against No. 21 Brown on perfect 2-2 shooting
>Skibby also had one assist and three steals during the week
>Airian Grisham and Brooke Banta scored at least one goal each in the 'Eaters two contests
>Grisham had two assists versus the Bears and a steal at the Aggies
>Jessica Lynch ranks second in the Big West for assists in conference games (6) and eighth in goals (7)
>Jensine Bugelli had a game high four steals at UC Davis
>Skibby and Bugelli are ranked first and second in conference play for steals with 11 and nine, respectively
Week 12 Notes
THIS WEEK
No. 6 UC Irvine vs. No. 22 CSUN
Friday, Apr. 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Anteater Aquatics Complex
Watch | Live Stats
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
>UCI enters the weekend with an 14-6 record and rank sixth according to the CWPA weekly poll
>The Anteaters are on a six game win streak, defeating No. 21 Brown 13-6 on Mar. 29 before going to No. 10 UC Davis to come away with a 7-5 win
>UC Irvine is one of two teams in the Big West who are undefeated in conference play (Hawai'i, 5-0)
>No. 22 CSUN enters the contest with a 16-10 record, 0-4 in Big West play
>UCI has won 34 of the 38 meetings with CSUN with the last Anteater lose coming in in 2010 in overtime (L, 11-9)
>The two teams last faced off in the first round of the 2022 Big West Championships, UC Irvine prevailing 13-9
>In the Matadors last time out, they dropped 13-12 in the sudden victory overtime period to No. 10 UC Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara
WEEK RECAP
>No. 6 UC Irvine outshot their opponents, 59-48
>Erin Tharp made 18 saves over two games
>Tharp blocked 11 shots for her third double-figure saves game of the season against No. 21 Brown
>Faith Tedesco and Tharp are among the top goalkeepers in conference play with 0.545 and 0.519 save percentages, good for second and third in the Big West
>Nioka Thomas had a four goal week, scoring two goals in each of the contest
>Kennedy East also tallied four goals over the two contests, notching the hat-trick at then No. 11 UC Davis
>Kili Skibby recorded two goals against No. 21 Brown on perfect 2-2 shooting
>Skibby also had one assist and three steals during the week
>Airian Grisham and Brooke Banta scored at least one goal each in the 'Eaters two contests
>Grisham had two assists versus the Bears and a steal at the Aggies
>Jessica Lynch ranks second in the Big West for assists in conference games (6) and eighth in goals (7)
>Jensine Bugelli had a game high four steals at UC Davis
>Skibby and Bugelli are ranked first and second in conference play for steals with 11 and nine, respectively
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