IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine women's water polo opens the Barbara Kalbus Invitational with a rematch of No. 8/8 Michigan on Friday (Feb. 23) afternoon.
 
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GAME SCHEDULE
No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. No. 8/8 Michigan
Friday, February 23 | 2:30 PM | Anteater Aquatics Complex

No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. TBA   
Saturday, February 24 | TBA | TBA

No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. TBA   
Saturday, February 24 | TBA | TBA

No. 10/9 UC Irvine vs. TBA   
Sunday, February 25 | TBA | TBA   

THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
> UC Irvine enters the week at the tenth ranked spot in the weekly CWPA poll
> UCI comes in ranked ninth in the inaugural ACWPC weekly poll
> The Anteaters kick off the Barbara Kalbus Invitational with a rematch against No. 8/8 Michigan
> The two teams last met in the Triton Invitational just three weeks prior where the Wolverines won, 13-12
> The last seven games between the two squads have been decided by one point or less
> No. 8/8 Michigan heads into the contest with a 9-5 record and have won three straight contests
> The Wolverines went a perfect 3-0 at the Indiana Classic where they defeated Salem (17-1), Iona (19-9), and California Baptist (17-9)
> No. 8/8 Michigan is paced offensively by senior attacker Kata Utassy with a team high 30 goals and 18 assists
> Libby Alsemgeest is next up in the goal scoring with her 22 goals and has drawn a team best 60 exclusions
> Alex Brown has played 13 games in the cage for Michigan where she has saved 76 (0.507) of the shots she has faced
> No. 1/1 UCLA and Cal State Fullerton round out the Group A bracket that includes the Wolverines and the Anteaters
> UCI will play either the Bruins or Titans in the first game of the day on Saturday (Feb. 24) dependent on Friday afternoon's results

NOTES
> UC Irvine fell to No. 5/6 USC in the Anteaters home opener, 10-7
> UCI out shot UCLA 32-29
> Senior Jensine Bugelli was the only UCI player to score multiple goals with two
> Libby Alexander, Brooke Hourigan, Madi O'Hara, Lauren Hett, and Sara Naulty rounded out the scoring
> Four different Anteaters were credited with an assist
> Senior Faith Tedesco played in net stopping eight shots
> Kili Skibby drew a team best four exclusions
> Skibby also stole the ball a game best three times
> Airian Grisham and Gracie Helberg tallied two steals each
> Tedesco ranks third in the Big West in both total saves (73) and save percentage (0.456) and fourth in goals against average (9.41)