UCI Falls To No. 3/3 Stanford
IRVINE, Calif. – No. 8/8 UC Irvine dropped 15-10 to No. 3/3 Stanford in a Saturday matinee inside the Anteater Aquatics Complex.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
SCORING BREAKDOWN
UP NEXT
The Anteaters head over to the Gary Troyer Invitational (Oct. 4-5) to round out the non-conference tournament portion of the schedule.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Ten different Anteaters scored in the contest
- Attacker Keegan McGann tallied his first career goal
- Senior Zayd Mahmoud made the start in cage and stopped eight shots
- Graduate student Jacob Pyle played the remaining 16 minutes in net recording three stops
- Johann Thrall dished out a team high two assists
- Wyley Dale drew a team best three exclusions
- Both sides converted on three of their power play opportunities
- No. 3/3 Stanford was led by Riley Pittman who recorded four goals on five shots and two assists
SCORING BREAKDOWN
- First period: No. 3/3 Stanford went out in front 2-1 within the first two and a half minutes, but Gage Verdegaal (4:24) snuck on the nearside on the catch and shoot to bring the game within one. The Cardinal poured in four unanswered in the remaining four minutes to go up 6-1.
- Verdegaal (1)
- Second period: Each side saw three go in during the second stanza. Stanford continued their run with a tally at 7:13. Then, at 4:59, Cole Francisco drew an exclusion and then picked up the ball to rip it from long range. Starting with the Stanford goal at 2:24, both teams responded to the scoring on their offensive possessions. Ethan Spoon (1:50) was fed in the middle where he lifted and then Padua (1:16) received the ball in center as the Anteaters trailed, 9-4.
- Francisco (1), Padua (1), and Spoon (1)
- Third period: The Dale brothers carried the scoring for UCI for most of the third period. Sophomore Wyley Dale was in the right place at the right time at 5:11 to push the ball into the cage off the deflection for the score before Jasper Dale (3:01) juked out the defense on the far side for the cross-cage dagger. After calling a timeout to draw up a play, Luka Krstic placed the ball in the upper shelf with 31 seconds left to bring the game to 13-7.
- J. Dale (1), W. Dale (1), and Krstic (1)
- Fourth period: No. 8/8 UC Irvine outscored the Cardinal 3-2 in the last eight minutes of action. A pass into Samuel Otta at 4:02 for the leaning push started the Anteater scoring. Next up was Johann Thrall (2:58) with his shot that hit the crossbar and then ricocheted into the cage. Closing out the UCI scoring was Keegan McGann (1:52) who used the water to bounce the ball in as the Anteaters dropped 15-10.
- McGann (1), Otta (1), and Thrall (1)
UP NEXT
The Anteaters head over to the Gary Troyer Invitational (Oct. 4-5) to round out the non-conference tournament portion of the schedule.