Hett, Hourigan Shine In Win Over No. 11 UC Davis

Sunday, January 21

Fresno, CA

12:30 p.m.

UC Irvine

2-2, 0-0

UC Davis

0-3, 0-0

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
UC Irvine	3	5	4	3	15
UC Davis	1	2	2	2	7

Hett, Hourigan Shine In Win Over No. 11 UC Davis

January 21, 2024 | Women's Water Polo

Box Score

By: Jordan Kehoe

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)