Saturday, September 23
Los Angeles, Calif.
8 a.m.
UC Irvine
5-4
24
vs
1
Whittier College
0-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| Whittier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Photo by: Matt Brown
Balanced Scoring Lifts UC Irvine Over Whittier
September 23, 2023 | Men's Water Polo
LOS ANGELES – In a high scoring affair, 15 Anteaters contributed to the scoring effort in UC Irvine's 24-1 victory over Whittier on Saturday morning.
Junior Thomas Cass and freshman Johann Thrall each had hat-tricks in the contest, both going a perfect 3-3 at the cage.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
SCORING BREAKDOWN
The Anteaters await their final pairing of the day, taking on the winner of Occidental/UC San Diego at 3:30 p.m. at the Spieker Aquatics Center.
Junior Thomas Cass and freshman Johann Thrall each had hat-tricks in the contest, both going a perfect 3-3 at the cage.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- This was the first career hat-trick for Cass
- Tyler Padua, Dylan Patist, Gage Verdegaal, Jack Stevens, and Wyley Dale all scored two goals apiece
- Eight other Anteaters tallied one goal
- Junior Aidan Byrne made the start in the cage, playing the first eight minutes of the contest and returned to cover the final period of action
- Byrne had one save in the game
- Freshman Nolan Cary assumed the position in goal during the second period making two blocks
- Junior Garrett Selby entered the cage in the third period
- Zachary Baxter and Archer Sauer led the game with three assists
- All of Sauer's assists came in the second period
- Baxter and Stevens also had a games bests in steals with three each
- Samuel Otta has extended his scoring streak to nine games
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- First period: UC Irvine scored in spurts, placing two in the net in less than a minute, two with four minutes remaining, and the final two in within 30 seconds of each other at the two-minute mark, 6-0.
- W. Dale (2), John Billington (1), Cass (1), Tyler Laymon (1), Thrall (1)
- Second period: The Anteaters added an additional six goals in the second period while holding their opponent scoreless, 12-0.
- Verdegaal (2), Stewart Campbell (1), Otta (1), Padua (1), and Ethan Shipman (1)
- Third period: UCI continued to score within the first minute of the period. Whittier knocked on the door at the 3:57 mark to net their lone goal of the contest.
- Patist (2), Stevens (2), Luka Krstic (1), Padua (1)
- Fourth period: The 'Eaters put six more goals on the score sheet in the final stanza.
- Cass (2), Thrall (2), Baxter (1), Sauer (1)
The Anteaters await their final pairing of the day, taking on the winner of Occidental/UC San Diego at 3:30 p.m. at the Spieker Aquatics Center.
Team Stats
UCI
WHIT
Shots
34
11
Goals
24
1
Assists
17
1
Points
41
2
Exclusions
3
8
Steals
15
3
Sprints
4
0
1
Thomas Cass
7:41
John Billington
7:08
Wyley Dale
4:47
Wyley Dale
4:04
Tyler Laymon
2:23
Johann Thrall
1:53
2
Tyler Padua
7:41
Gage Verdegaal
6:56
Ethan Shipman
5:24
Gage Verdegaal
4:38
Samuel Otta
4:09
Stewart Campbell
3:14
3
Jack Stevens
7:32
Jack Stevens
6:07
Ben Ramans
5:47
Dylan Patist
5:25
Dylan Patist
4:33
Luka Krstic
3:11
Tyler Padua
2:15
4
Thomas Cass
7:35
Zachary Baxter
6:17
Archer Sauer
5:57
Thomas Cass
3:38
Johann Thrall
2:11
Johann Thrall
1:37
Game Leaders
Shots
4
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
3
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
Shots
3
Goals
3
Assists
0
Points
3
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
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