Tyler Laymon
5
UC Irvine UCI (1-2)
14
Winner Stanford STAN (4-0)
UC Irvine UCI
(1-2)
5
Final
14
Stanford STAN
(4-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UC Irvine UCI 1 3 0 1 5
Stanford STAN 2 4 6 2 14

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

The Anteaters Fall To No. 3/3 Stanford

LA JOLLA, Calif. – The sixth-ranked Anteaters could not get by the stifling defense of No. 3/3 Stanford as they fell 14-5 on Sunday afternoon.  
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS  
SCORING BREAKDOWN
  • First period: Both teams were on an offensive standstill nearing the halfway point of opening action. Momentum picked up for No. 6/7 UC Irvine when Zayd Mahmoud blocked a five-meter attempt from the Cardinal which led to an exclusion call helping Luka Krstic find the back of the net at 4:07. No. 3/3 Stanford (3:39, 1:37) also took advantage of their power play opportunities to go up 2-1.
    • Krstic (1)
  • Second period: Krstic (7:32) stole the ball on Stanford's opening drive and received the ball back off the give and go with Stewart Campbell to knot the game 2-all. Gage Verdegaal's (3:52) skip shot and Johann Thrall's (2:12) nearside missile helped bring the Anteaters back within one point before the Cardinal responded at 1:50, 6-4.
    • Krstic (1), Thrall (1), and Verdegaal (1)
  • Third period: UCI struggled offensively due to No. 3/3 Stanford's lockdown defense. The Cardinal were able to score six unanswered in eight minutes to lead, 12-4.
  • Fourth period: Stanford did not back down on offense as they had two more shots hit the back of the cage. Not giving up, Tyler Laymon (3:20) had a beauty ring off the far post and into the goal on his catch and shoot opportunity as the 'Eaters fell, 14-5.
    • Laymon (1)
 
UP NEXT
The Anteaters close out the Triton Invitational with cross-town rival Concordia University Irvine at 5:15 p.m.
 
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