IRVINE, Calif. – No. 8/8 UC Irvine heads up the 405 with a Thursday (Apr. 18) evening clash with Black and Blue rival No. 7/9 Long Beach State.
 
Week 13 Notes
 
GAME SCHEDULE
No. 8/8 UC Irvine at No. 7/9 Long Beach State  
Thursday, April 18 | 7:00 PM | Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center
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THIS WEEK'S STORYLINE'S
> UC Irvine enters the week at the eighth ranked spot in the weekly CWPA poll
> UCI comes in ranked eighth in the inaugural ACWPC weekly poll
> The Anteaters complete the regular season schedule in a pivotal Black and Blue rivalry game at Long Beach State
> No. 7/9 Long Beach State enters the last game of the season with a 20-7 overall record and is 5-1 in the Big West
> The Beach narrowly split past UC San Diego in their last time out, defeating the Tritons 10-9
> LBSU has only lost one contest in their home pool this season
> Lara Luka leads LBSU in scoring with 77 goals
> Luka has recorded a season high seven goals twice this year, both within a week of each other
> Elisa Portillo is next up with 48 goals followed by Mariah Walker with 42
> Chelsea Oliver holds it down in the cage for The Beach as she has stopped 150 total shots

LAST WEEK'S RECAP AND NOTES
> UC Irvine defeated Orange County rival RV Cal State Fullerton in the Anteaters lone game of the week, 15-4
> Against Cal State Fullerton...
    -- Airian Grisham paced the Anteater offensive effort with a first quarter hat-trick going a perfect 3-3 at the cage while adding an assist in the first eight minutes
    -- Libby Alexander and Lauren Hett rounded out the double figure scoring with two goals each
    -- Eight other 'Eaters deposited a shot into the cage
    -- UCI out shot Cal State Fullerton, 37-17
    -- Jordan Frost made the start and played the first half in the cage blocking three shots
    -- Faith Tedesco entered the cage in the second half for two saves
    -- Gabby Norris, Marilynn Hassett, Madeline Kasper, and Alexander all dished out a game best two assists
    -- Hett stole the ball four times followed by Hassett with three
> Tedesco ranks fifth in the Big West in goals against average (8.85), and seventh in both save percentage (0.463) and saves (143)
> Bugelli is fourth in the league with her 34 steals on the season
> East is tied fifth in the conference in field blocks (10) while Hett is tied ninth (9)