FRESNO, Calif. – Dominating individual offensive performances from freshman Lauren Hett and transfer Brooke Hourigan led the Anteaters to the 15-7 win over Big West foe No. 11 UC Davis to close out the Polo Palooza tournament at Fresno State.
 
Both Hett and Hourigan recorded a game best four goals on five shots in the contest.
 
This was Hett's first collegiate hat-trick as she added two assists and a steal to the stat sheet for the afternoon.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Juniors Libby Alexander and Gracie Helberg both tallied two goals each
• Airian Grisham, Charley Birdsall, and Gabby Norris rounded out the Anteater scoring
• UCI shot 15-34 (0.441) in the contest for the second straight game shooting over 40 percent
• Faith Tedesco played all 32 minutes in the net, saving six shots and was credited a takeaway
• Norris tied the game best of assists with two
• Five different Anteaters recorded a steal
• UCI held their opponent to 1-10 (0.100) on power play tries
• No. 11 UC Davis was led by Bridget Miller who went a perfect 2-2 at the cage

 
SCORING BREAKDOWN

• First period: For the second straight game the Anteaters struck first this time off a power play goal (6:02) from Gabby Norris, but UC Davis equalized (5:38) on the following possession. The freshman Lauren Hett put two into the cage just a little over a minute apart with her last one coming at 1:29 when goalkeeper Faith Tedesco threw the length of the pool finding the attacker for the outside shot to lead 3-1.
  • Hett (2) and Norris (1)
• Second period: UC Irvine started the period off with three more goals to continue their 5-0 run. The Aggies halted the run at 2:58 with their push in goal after corralling the rebound off the post. The two squads exchanged goals with Hett adding her fourth goal of the day at 1:14 to keep UCI ahead, 8-3.
  • Hett (2), Hourigan (2), and Helberg (1)
• Third period: UC Davis was the first team to find the back of the cage at 5:21 to close within four points (8-4). The Anteaters scored on three consecutive offensive possessions (3:58, 3:21, and 2:42) as Airian Grisham hit the quick flick at two meters and Hourigan went on to collect her fourth goal of the contest. The Aggies recorded a goal on the five-meter penalty shot at 1:55 but UCI maintained the 12-5 advantage heading into the final stanza.
  • Hourigan (2), Alexander (1), and Grisham (1)
• Fourth period: Both teams found the back of the cage in the first minute of the quarter. With 4:17 left in the game. Helberg (4:37) continued the Anteater scoring on the power play off the dish from Hett. UC Irvine scored the final goal off the contest at 2:55, which was Charley Birdsall's first collegiate goal, to win 15-7.
  • Alexander (1), Birdsall (1), and Helberg (1)

 
UP NEXT
UCI heads down to the Triton Invitational that stretches from Feb. 2-4. All opponents and times are TBA.