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)

 
UP NEXT
The Anteaters head up to Isla Vista to take on No. 14/16 UC Santa Barbara on Friday (Mar. 29) at 12 p.m.