Box Score 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

• 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.