No. 7/7 UC Irvine Earns 14-5 Triumph Over Brown

Tuesday, March 26

Irvine, CA

4 p.m.

UC Irvine

13-9

Brown

12-11

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Brown	3	1	1	0	5
UC Irvine	3	3	3	5	14

No. 7/7 UC Irvine Earns 14-5 Triumph Over Brown

March 26, 2024 | Women's Water Polo

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By: Jordan Kehoe

IRVINE, Calif. – No. 7/7 UC Irvine continued their winning ways with a 14-5 triumph over No. 21/23 Brown late Tuesday afternoon inside the Anteater Aquatics Complex.

Freshmen Lauren Hett and Sara Naulty paced the Anteater offense with their respective hat-tricks.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Eight other Anteaters chipped in on the scoring effort, each scoring one goal
Gabby Norris, Maja Layden, and Annabelle Mundelius all dished out a game best two assists
Senior Faith Tedesco made the start in the cage where she blocked five shots in 16 minutes
Freshman Rachel Kirchner relieved Tedesco in the second half to stop five attempts towards the cage
Marilynn Hassett and Hett stole the ball two times each
Brown went 1-9 on power play chances while UCI went 0-5
UC Irvine remains unbeaten against the Bears, improving to 7-0 in the all-time series history
No. 21/23 Brown was led by Hanna Tidrencczei who recorded three goals on six shots along with a drawn exclusion

SCORING BREAKDOWN

First period: No. 7/7 UC Irvine went up 2-0 early off direct shots from Libby Alexander (5:42) and Gracie Helberg (5:04). No. 21/23 Brown got into the game with two goals on two straight offensive possessions (4:05, 3:28) to even the game 2-all. Gabby Norris added to the effort with her lofted ball into the far side upper corner at 3:05 before the Bears spun to avoid the defense at 2:30 to keep the game knotted up, 3-3.
- Alexander (1), Helberg (1), and Norris (1)
Second period: The Anteaters quickly attacked to break the deadlock at 6:10 when Kili Skibby hit from atop the formation and then Sara Naulty (4:48) was able to get the ball into the cage through the near post to go ahead, 5-3. Brown brought the game back within one, but Lauren Hett's shot that barred down into the cage at 1:01 gave UCI the 6-4 advantage.
- Hett (1), Naulty (1), and Skibby (1)
Third period: No. 7/7 UC Irvine's offense continued to roar as Hett hit the side bar to bounce the ball into the cage (7:32) and Naulty (4:44) swung far side. After drawing an exclusion, No. 21/23 Brown drew up a play during a timeout that allowed them to find the back of the cage with 3:29 on the clock. Jensine Bugelli (1:01) sprinted down the length of the pool for the score to keep UCI ahead, 9-5, entering the final period.
- Bugelli (1), Hett (1), and Naulty (1)
Fourth period: UCI held the Bears scoreless into the final stanza while tacking on five more goals to the scoreboard. Both Hett and Naulty notched hat-tricks in the final eight minutes of the game to help the Anteaters to the 14-5 victory.
- Hett (1), Layden (1), Naulty (1), Newton (1), and O'Hara (1)