Saturday, February 24
Irvine, CA
8 a.m.
UC Irvine
5-7
5
vs
11
UCLA
12-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| UCLA | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Photo by: Regents of the University of California
No. 10 UC Irvine Can't Contain No. 1 UCLA In 11-5 Loss
February 24, 2024 | Women's Water Polo
TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
IRVINE, Calif. – No. 10 UC Irvine could not contain No. 1 UCLA in a 11-5 loss to start the second day of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational at Marion Bergeson Pool at Corona del Mar High School.
After a slight 3-2 lead in the opening period, the Bruins held UCI scoreless in the second period to open a 7-2 lead at the half. UCLA out-scored UCI 4-3 in the final two periods to close out the game.
Libby Alexander scored twice to lead the Anteater offense with Jordan Frost recording eight saves.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Madi O'Hara, Maja Layden and Marilyn Hassett rounded out the UCI scoring
>UCLA was effective with a player advantage, scoring on 7-11, while UCI was 2-8
>Bruin goalkeeper Lauren Steele recorded 20 saves in the win. Taylor Smith had a team-high two goals
SCORING BREAKDOWN
FIRST QUARTER: Bruins got on the board with the first two goals…Marilynn Hassett scored down low at 3:01 before Maja Layden fired it in the goal off the goalie deflection to tie it up at 2:16… UCLA ended the quarter with a goal at 27 seconds.
SECOND QUARTER: UCLA scored five unanswered goals to go into the break with a 7-2 advantage.
THIRD QUARTER: Libby Alexander scored up top to start the quarter (6:58)…the Bruins countered with the next two goals one on a powerplay and one at full strength, 9-3.
FOURTH QUARTER: UCLA netted a goal at 6:24…Alexander scored her second goal at 6:11…Sabina Shackelford fed the ball inside to Madi O'Hara who scored on a backhand rocket at 3:16, 10-5…UCLA scored the final goal for the 11-5 final.
UP NEXT
UCI will return to action at 1:30 against Stanford or USC.
IRVINE, Calif. – No. 10 UC Irvine could not contain No. 1 UCLA in a 11-5 loss to start the second day of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational at Marion Bergeson Pool at Corona del Mar High School.
After a slight 3-2 lead in the opening period, the Bruins held UCI scoreless in the second period to open a 7-2 lead at the half. UCLA out-scored UCI 4-3 in the final two periods to close out the game.
Libby Alexander scored twice to lead the Anteater offense with Jordan Frost recording eight saves.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Madi O'Hara, Maja Layden and Marilyn Hassett rounded out the UCI scoring
>UCLA was effective with a player advantage, scoring on 7-11, while UCI was 2-8
>Bruin goalkeeper Lauren Steele recorded 20 saves in the win. Taylor Smith had a team-high two goals
SCORING BREAKDOWN
FIRST QUARTER: Bruins got on the board with the first two goals…Marilynn Hassett scored down low at 3:01 before Maja Layden fired it in the goal off the goalie deflection to tie it up at 2:16… UCLA ended the quarter with a goal at 27 seconds.
SECOND QUARTER: UCLA scored five unanswered goals to go into the break with a 7-2 advantage.
THIRD QUARTER: Libby Alexander scored up top to start the quarter (6:58)…the Bruins countered with the next two goals one on a powerplay and one at full strength, 9-3.
FOURTH QUARTER: UCLA netted a goal at 6:24…Alexander scored her second goal at 6:11…Sabina Shackelford fed the ball inside to Madi O'Hara who scored on a backhand rocket at 3:16, 10-5…UCLA scored the final goal for the 11-5 final.
UP NEXT
UCI will return to action at 1:30 against Stanford or USC.
Team Stats
UCI
UCLA
Shots
33
27
Goals
5
11
Assists
3
7
Points
8
18
Exclusions
11
8
Steals
7
4
Sprints
2
2
1
Anna Pearson
7:05
Brooke Doten
4:48
Marilynn Hassett
3:01
Maja Layden
2:16
Molly Renner
0:27
2
Taylor Smith
6:34
Elektra Urbatsch
4:02
Malia Allen
3:10
Panni Szegedi
2:28
3
Libby Alexander
6:58
Taylor Smith
5:46
Genoa Rossi
4:56
4
Malia Allen
6:24
Libby Alexander
6:11
Madi O'Hara
3:16
Lily Gess
1:38
Game Leaders
Shots
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Shots
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Shots
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Shots
4
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Players Mentioned
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