Sept. 6, 2008
LA JOLLA, Calif. - Senior utility Adam Bennett scored a total of four goals as 11th-ranked UC Davis split its Day 1 games at the Triton Invitational men's collegiate water polo tournament at UC San Diego's Canyonview Aquatics Center Saturday afternoon. The Aggies beat Western Water Polo Association leaguemate Pomona-Pitzer by a 14-2 final, then lost to seventh-ranked Pepperdine, 13-5.
UC Davis opens the year at 1-1.
Bennett and fellow senior Paul Wilson both recorded hat tricks while sophomore Aaron Salit and senior Grant Muenter each added two to lead UC Davis to a 14-2 win over Pomona-Pitzer in Saturday's early action. Sagehen sophomore scored the first of his two goals early in the game to tie the score at 1-1, but the Aggies scored 12 unanswered into the fourth period to pull away to the victory.
In the nightcap, senior Danny Driscoll scored two goals, while Bennett, Muenter and yet another senior, Adam Lindsay, each accounted for one. The Aggies fell behind by a 5-1 margin after the first period, and trailed 8-2 at the halftime break. Junior J.P. McDonnell led the Waves with five goals, having completed his hat trick by the intermission.
UC Davis will open Sunday's action at 8 a.m., facing the loser of the Long Beach State-UC San Diego tilt.
UC SAN DIEGO TRITON INVITATIONAL, DAY ONE
UC Davis results only.
| Pomona-Pitzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 |
| #11 UC Davis | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | 14 |
GOALS - PP: Ryan Balikian 2. UC Davis: Adam Bennett 3, Paul Wilson 3, Aaron Salit 2, Grant Muenter 2, Brendan Sigourney 1, Russell Hampton 1, Luke Collins 1, Ryan Hagens 1.
| #11 UC Davis (1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 |
| #7 Pepperdine | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 13 |
GOALS - UC Davis: Danny Driscoll 2, Adam Bennett 1, Grant Muenter 1, Adam Lindsay 1. PEP: J.P. MacDonell 5, Adam Hewko 2, Clayton Snyder 2, Grant Miller 2, Mat MacDonell 1, Andrew Milcovich 1.
