DAVIS, Calif. — The UC Davis senior class of
Eric Martel,
Yurii Hanley,
Max Somple, and
Holden Tamblyn combined for seven points on the day, while sophomore
Nir Gross netted a match-high three goals, helping the No. 11 Aggies send their seniors out with a victory, sinking Santa Clara, 12-5, on Saturday afternoon at Schaal Aquatic Center.
UC Davis remained unbeaten in Western Water Polo Association play, improving to 11-7 overall and 5-0 in conference, setting up a key pair of contests in Southern California next weekend against LMU (Nov. 7) and UC San Diego (Nov. 9).
Led by a pair of goals from Mac Carey, the Broncos fell to 11-11 overall and 0-5 in WWPA play, despite holding a slim 27-26 advantage in the shot column.
The Aggies led wire-to-wire, shutting out Santa Clara with a 7-0 lead until the 4:11 mark of the second quarter when Arvin Bahia's backhand found the back of the cage to break up the shutout. Gross and Martel the closed out the period with goals, giving UC Davis a commanding 9-1 advantage at the break.
Undaunted, the Broncos tried to claw their way back into the contest, opening the second half with three straight goals by Carey, Patrick Kirk, and Adam Low, to make it 9-4, but the Aggies were steady, scoring three of the final four goals off the hands of Gross, Somple, and
Michael Plastino en route to the win.
Martel, Tamblyn, and Plastino, each finished with two goals, while
Jack Stafford added two assist to his second quarter score.
Keenan Anderson opened the second quarter with a goal and added an assist on the day, while Hanley added a pair of assists to his team-high total.
Goalkeeper
Jonah Addington finished with 15 stops and a pair of steals on the afternoon, pacing a UC Davis defense that held the Broncos to just 1-of-7 on 6-on-5 opportunities and a .185 shooting percentage for the match.
Keenan Anderson,
Kyle Reilly, and
Ian Ambidge, also finished with two steals on the day.
#11 UC DAVIS 12, (RV) SANTA CLARA 5
SCU — 0-1-3-1 — 5
UCD — 4-5-1-2 – 12
UC DAVIS GOALS: Nir Gross 3,
Eric Martel 2,
Holden Tamblyn 2,
Michael Plastino 2,
Max Somple 1,
Jack Stafford 1,
Keenan Anderson 1
SANTA CLARA GOALS: Mac Carey 2, Arvin Bahia 1, Adam Low 1, Patrick Kirk 1
SAVES: Jonah Addington (UCD) - 15; Chase Zamborelli (SCU) - 8
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