Sunday, September 3
La Jolla, Calif.
2:30 p.m.
UC Irvine
2-2
18
vs
7
Biola
0-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biola | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| UC Irvine | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
Third Period Scoring Spurt Lifts UCI Over Biola, 18-7
September 03, 2023 | Men's Water Polo
LA JOLLA, Calif. – In the first ever meeting in program history, the UC Irvine men's water polo team came away with the 18-7 victory over Biola in the final game of the weekend.
KEY MOMENT
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
SCORING BREAKDOWN
NOTES
UP NEXT
UC Irvine will compete in the Inland Empire Classic on Sept. 9 where they will face both Whittier (12 p.m.) and Redlands (3:30 p.m.).
KEY MOMENT
- Freshman Johann Thrall converted his five-meter shot late in the second period to ignite the Anteaters dominant offense in the remaining few minutes of the half and the momentum lasted all the way through the third period
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Junior Jacob Pyle played all 32 minutes in the net
- Pyle blocked Biola's five-meter penalty shot
- Thrall led all players in goals with five and put three of them in the cage in the third period
- Luka Krstic, Samuel Otta, and Thrall have extended their scoring streaks to four games
- Stewart Campbell, Jasper Dale, Otta, Tyler Padua, and Ethan Shipman all had two goals in the contest
- The Anteaters committed 16 exclusions while the Eagles had 12
- UCI has scored the first goal in every game this weekend
- UC Irvine held their opponent scoreless in the third period while adding seven goals of their own
- Seven points is the fewest allowed by UC Irvine in their four games played
- Biola was led by M. Osborn who notched a hat-trick
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- First period: Shipman (2), Campbell (1), and Otta (1)
- Second period: Zachary Baxter (1), Padua (1), and Thrall (1)
- Third period: Thrall (3), Krstic (1), Otta (1), Padua (1), and Jack Stevens (1)
- Fourth period: J. Dale (2), Campbell (1), and Thrall (1)
NOTES
- Otta leads the team with 10 goals scored after four games played
- Thrall has eight goals on the season
- UCI outscored their opponents 57-51 over the weekend
UP NEXT
UC Irvine will compete in the Inland Empire Classic on Sept. 9 where they will face both Whittier (12 p.m.) and Redlands (3:30 p.m.).
Team Stats
BU
UCI
Shots
13
29
Goals
7
18
Assists
3
13
Points
10
31
Exclusions
13
16
Steals
1
6
Sprints
0
4
1
Stewart Campbell
5:33
Maxwell Osborn
4:16
Ethan Shipman
3:53
Ethan Shipman
2:26
Samuel Otta
1:14
Nick Murray
0:09
2
Tyler Padua
7:40
Nolan Rapp
6:05
John Grasso
2:52
Zachary Baxter
2:13
Tyler Laymon
1:18
3
Samuel Otta
6:33
Luka Krstic
4:29
Jack Stevens
2:16
Johann Thrall
1:31
Tyler Padua
0:52
Johann Thrall
0:28
Johann Thrall
0:04
4
Kyle Seifen
7:04
Stewart Campbell
6:38
Nick Murray
6:18
Johann Thrall
5:32
Jasper Dale
4:23
Jasper Dale
1:44
Maxwell Osborn
1:09
Game Leaders
Shots
4
Goals
4
Assists
0
Points
4
Shots
4
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
4
Goals
1
Assists
2
Points
3
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
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