Ethan Shipman
9
UC Irvine UCI (3-5)
16
Winner Pacific UOP (8-0)
UC Irvine UCI
(3-5)
9
Final
16
Pacific UOP
(8-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UC Irvine UCI 2 2 1 4 9
Pacific UOP 6 6 1 3 16

Game Recap: Men's Water Polo | | Jordan Kehoe

UCI Drops To No. 5/5 Pacific

LOS ANGELES – The Anteaters could not withstand the strong offensive presence of No. 5/5 Pacific, dropping 16-9 on Saturday afternoon.
 
Attacker Ethan Shipman totaled a team high three points with two goals and one assist.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Wyley Dale also contributed two goals in the contest
  • Alex Lopez, Gage Verdegaal, Johann Thrall, Ethan Spoon, and Jayson Hubbard tallied a goal each
  • Graduate student Jacob Pyle blocked three shots in 16 minutes of action
  • Senior Zayd Mahmoud played the remaining 16 minutes between the pipes and made four saves
  • Eight different Anteaters combined for the eight assists
  • Ethan Spoon continued to remain dominant in center with a game high three drawn exclusions
  • No. 5/5 Pacific was led by Mihailo Vukazic who recorded seven goals and one assist
 
SCORING BREAKDOWN
  • First period: No. 5/5 Pacific scored in two goal spurts broken up by Anteater tallies. Ethan Shipman recorded two goal contributions in the first eight minutes with a goal he skipped into the near side at 4:29 and then assisted on Johann Thrall's (2:14) lofted shot as the Tigers led 6-2.
    • Shipman (1) and Thrall (1)
  • Second period: No. 8/8 UC Irvine saw two balls hit the back of the cage, the first from Alex Lopez (3:49) on a far-side launch and the next from Wyley Dale at 1:04 on flick off the pass from Samuel Otta. UOP converted six goals off drawn exclusions to go up 12-4.
    • W. Dale (1) and Lopez (1)
  • Third period: Both sides bolstered their defense in the third stanza as only two total goals were scored. After the Anteaters claimed possession on a UOP turnover, Gage Verdegaal caught the Tiger's goalkeeper off his line as the UCI attacker lobbed the ball over his head at 7:35. Zayd Mahmoud came up big for the 'Eaters making a crucial five-meter penalty save on No. 5/5 Pacific's next possession. The Tigers dented the twine with 0:50 left to go up, 13-5.
    • Verdegaal (1)
  • Fourth period: UCI saw four different players score including the first career goal from Jayson Hubbard (5:06). Despite settling in on the offensive end, it was not enough as No. 5/5 Pacific prevailed 16-9.
    • W. Dale (1), Hubbard (1), Shipman (1), and Spoon (1)
 
UP NEXT
UCI will close out the Big West-WCC Clash at 6 p.m. with No. 20/20 California Baptist.
 
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