Saturday, September 2
La Jolla, Calif.
12 p.m.
UC Irvine
1-0
18
vs
10
California Baptist
0-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| UC Irvine | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
Otta's Six Goals Pace UC Irvine To Season Opening Victory
September 02, 2023 | Men's Water Polo
LA JOLLA, Calif. – Redshirt sophomore Samuel Otta's six goal performance paced the Anteaters to a 18-10 victory over No. 17 California Baptist in their season opening game at the Triton Invitational.
Otta had two goals in the first period, one in the third, and scored a trio in the final stanza.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
SCORING BREAKDOWN
UP NEXT
The Anteaters will take on No. 4 Stanford at 5 p.m. to close out day one of the Triton Invitational.
Otta had two goals in the first period, one in the third, and scored a trio in the final stanza.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Jacob Pyle made the start in the cage and played all 32 minutes
- Freshman Gage Verdegaal helped with the scoring effort, notching his first collegiate hat-trick behind his four goals
- Five of the seven Anteaters who scored in the contest had multi-goal games
- UC Irvine never trailed in the contest
- UCI only committed eight exclusions in the contest to California Baptist's 14
- Four newcomers made their Anteater debut in the victory
- No. 17 California Baptist had three players that scored two goals in the contest, a team high
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- First period: Otta (2), Stewart Campbell (1), Ethan Shipman (1), and Johann Thrall (1)
- Second period: Wyley Dale (1), Luka Krstic (1), Shipman (1), and Verdegaal (1)
- Third period: W. Dale (1), Krstic (1), Otta (1), and Verdegaal (1)
- Fourth period: Otta (3) and Verdegaal (2)
UP NEXT
The Anteaters will take on No. 4 Stanford at 5 p.m. to close out day one of the Triton Invitational.
Team Stats
CBU
UCI
Shots
29
38
Goals
10
18
Assists
3
16
Points
13
34
Exclusions
14
8
Steals
1
5
Sprints
0
2
1
Stewart Campbell
7:15
Thomas de Wit
5:40
Ethan Shipman
4:41
Johann Thrall
4:04
Marcus Lodewyk
1:03
Samuel Otta
0:41
Samuel Otta
0:26
2
Ethan Shipman
6:44
Luka Krstic
4:50
Gage Verdegaal
4:00
Wyley Dale
3:25
Cameron Cullen
1:14
3
Luka Krstic
6:50
Gage Verdegaal
5:39
Wyley Dale
4:52
Logan Puhl
4:38
Simon Taylor
3:46
Samuel Otta
2:46
Simon Taylor
2:21
Bodhi Bowden
0:31
4
Bodhi Bowden
4:09
Gage Verdegaal
3:46
Alex Righetti
3:18
Gage Verdegaal
2:40
Alex Righetti
2:10
Samuel Otta
1:44
Samuel Otta
1:04
Samuel Otta
0:14
Game Leaders
Shots
7
Goals
6
Assists
1
Points
7
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
4
Goals
4
Assists
1
Points
5
Shots
4
Goals
1
Assists
3
Points
4
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