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Winner California CAL (8-0)
9
UC Davis UCD (5-2)
Winner
California CAL
(8-0)
11
Final
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UC Davis UCD
(5-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
California CAL 2 5 3 1 11
UC Davis UCD 3 3 2 1 9
MWP Anderson shoots

Game Recap: Men's Water Polo |

Aggies Unable to Pull Off Upset, Fall to No. 1 Cal

DAVIS, Calif. —  A large crowd gathered to root on the No. 11 Aggies on Friday afternoon at Schaal Aquatics Center. The Aggies fell just short in an intense and hard-fought matchup against the No. 1 ranked Cal Golden Bears.

The Aggies fall to 5-2 so far on the season, while the Golden Bears remain undefeated at 8-0.

Logan Anderson led the way on offense for the Aggies, putting away three five-meter penalty shots and netting a power play goal. Anderson stuffed the stat sheet, finishing with an assist, 2 steals and field block on top of his four goals.

Anderson and the Aggies found their way on the scoreboard first after Holden Neach drew a five-meter penalty just seconds into the game. 

Cal responded a minute later, and both teams finished power play opportunities to maintain the equilibrium. 

Anderson's third goal of the game on another penalty shot sent the Aggies into the period break leading by a goal.

William Fosselman gave the Aggies a quick two goal lead upon return to play in the second period with a laser from six-meters. 

The Golden Bears rattled off two goals around the four minute mark to draw back even, and quickly responded to each of the Aggies' next two goals before taking the lead with just two seconds remaining in the half. 

The Aggies were unable to get the lead back, as Cal kept their momentum rolling and Max Casabella pushed the lead out to three, 10-7, midway through the third quarter with his fourth of the contest. Casabella was the only Golden Bear to score multiple goals in the game.

A no-look rip from Aleix Aznar Beltran and a skip shot from Aaron Voggenthaler gave life back to the home side fans, but the comeback ended there. Cal's Nik Mirkovic scored the final goal of the game with 2:25 remaining to put things out of reach. 

Aggie goalie Aaron Wilson put in a strong performance in the cage, finishing with 12 saves and a steal. 

Voggenthaler turned in a solid all-around game, finishing with two goals and two field blocks, while Beltran added two steals and two field blocks to his box score. 

UC Davis has a quick turnaround and will travel down to the South Bay to face off against the No. 20 Santa Clara Broncos. The game is scheduled for Saturday at 12:00 p.m. Following the conclusion of that contest, the Aggies will return home to host the No. 2 UCLA Bruins on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
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