Saturday, September 2
La Jolla, Calif.
12 p.m.
UC Irvine
vs
California Baptist
Anteaters Kick Off Season At Triton Invitational
August 31, 2023 | Men's Water Polo
IRVINE, Calif. – The UC Irvine men's water polo team kicks off the 2023 campaign at the Triton Invitational with four contests between Sept. 2-3.
Week One Notes | Watch | Tickets | Tournament Central
OPENING WEEKEND
No. 10 UC Irvine vs. No. 17 California Baptist
Saturday, Sept. 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Canyonview Aquatics Center
No. 10 UC Irvine vs. No. 4 Stanford
Saturday, Sept. 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Triton Pool
No. 10 UC Irvine vs. No. 3 UCLA
Sunday, Sept. 3 | 9:15 a.m. | Triton Pool
No. 10 UC Irvine vs. Biola
Sunday, Sept. 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Canyonview Aquatics Center
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
>UC Irvine opens up the 2023 season at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla playing four games over two days
>The Anteaters will face No. 17 California Baptist, No. 4 Stanford, No. 3 UCLA, and Biola
>No. 17 California Baptist finished the 2022 season with a 23-14 overall record and 4-4 in the WWPA
>The Lancers 23 wins is a program record surpassing the previous standard of 22 set in 2018
>CBU placed sixth on the inaugural WCC Preseason Poll with senior Caleb Teraoka making the seven person Preseason All-WCC team
>No. 4 Stanford ended the 2022 slate with a 22-5 overall record to post the program's most wins since 2015
>The Cardinal reached No. 1 in the national rankings last year and open the schedule with a perfect 17-0 record, the best start for the program since 2001
>Stanford was picked to finish fourth in the MPSF West division and returns all-conference players in Jackson Painter, Nolan Krutonog, and Riley Pittman
>No. 3 UCLA finished the previous season with an overall 22-5 record and three-straight losses including a NCAA semifinal exit
>The Bruins were selected to represent Team USA in the World University Games in China, but fell in the bronze medal contest
>UCLA was picked to finish second in the MPSF Preseason Poll along with rival no. 2 USC, and return Gianpiero Di Martire, Makoto Kenney, and Bernardo Maurizi
>Biola completed their second ever year of competition in 2022, ending with a 15-17 record
>This will be the first meeting between UCI and Biola in program history
NOTES
>UC Irvine enters the season ranked 10th in the CWPA Preseason Poll, one spot higher than their 2022 season finish (11th)
>UCI landed fourth in the inaugural Big West preseason poll and received one first place vote
>Five of the Big West's six teams are ranked and are all in the top 15
>Ethan Shipman is the only Anteater on the nine-person all-league preseason squad
Week One Notes | Watch | Tickets | Tournament Central
OPENING WEEKEND
No. 10 UC Irvine vs. No. 17 California Baptist
Saturday, Sept. 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Canyonview Aquatics Center
No. 10 UC Irvine vs. No. 4 Stanford
Saturday, Sept. 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Triton Pool
No. 10 UC Irvine vs. No. 3 UCLA
Sunday, Sept. 3 | 9:15 a.m. | Triton Pool
No. 10 UC Irvine vs. Biola
Sunday, Sept. 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Canyonview Aquatics Center
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
>UC Irvine opens up the 2023 season at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla playing four games over two days
>The Anteaters will face No. 17 California Baptist, No. 4 Stanford, No. 3 UCLA, and Biola
>No. 17 California Baptist finished the 2022 season with a 23-14 overall record and 4-4 in the WWPA
>The Lancers 23 wins is a program record surpassing the previous standard of 22 set in 2018
>CBU placed sixth on the inaugural WCC Preseason Poll with senior Caleb Teraoka making the seven person Preseason All-WCC team
>No. 4 Stanford ended the 2022 slate with a 22-5 overall record to post the program's most wins since 2015
>The Cardinal reached No. 1 in the national rankings last year and open the schedule with a perfect 17-0 record, the best start for the program since 2001
>Stanford was picked to finish fourth in the MPSF West division and returns all-conference players in Jackson Painter, Nolan Krutonog, and Riley Pittman
>No. 3 UCLA finished the previous season with an overall 22-5 record and three-straight losses including a NCAA semifinal exit
>The Bruins were selected to represent Team USA in the World University Games in China, but fell in the bronze medal contest
>UCLA was picked to finish second in the MPSF Preseason Poll along with rival no. 2 USC, and return Gianpiero Di Martire, Makoto Kenney, and Bernardo Maurizi
>Biola completed their second ever year of competition in 2022, ending with a 15-17 record
>This will be the first meeting between UCI and Biola in program history
NOTES
>UC Irvine enters the season ranked 10th in the CWPA Preseason Poll, one spot higher than their 2022 season finish (11th)
>UCI landed fourth in the inaugural Big West preseason poll and received one first place vote
>Five of the Big West's six teams are ranked and are all in the top 15
>Ethan Shipman is the only Anteater on the nine-person all-league preseason squad
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