Box Score Score: No. 12 UC Davis 10, No. 15 UCSD 9
Location: Berkeley, Calif. (Legends Aquatics Center)
Records: UC Davis 6-7, UCSD 5-7
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The Short Story: The Aggies pull a thrilling victory over fellow Big West competitor and No. 15 UCSD in the final day of the MPSF Invitational
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Graduate student Holden Neach posted a hat trick in the first quarter of the game, carrying the start of the Aggies' offensive efforts
- Sophomore Tim Kerr attacked the defense quickly in the second half, making two goals in the third quarter with a mere matter of seconds between them.
- Redshirt senior Will Nomura drew six exclusions against the Triton's heavy defense, and redshirt junior Andrew Hitchcock drew five, together making up eleven of the fourteen kickoutsÂ
- Graduate student Aleix Aznar Beltran had a game-high trio of assists
- Nomura, senior Johnny Kujawa, freshman Oleg Shatskikh, and redshirt freshmen Thomas Kiesling and Gabe Bensen added a goal apiece to round out the score to ten.
- In a collective effort, the Aggies made six field blocks in the game to shut down the Triton attack
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UP NEXT: The Aggies will defend their home pool against No. 18 Santa Clara University on September 27th at the Schaal Aquatics Center at 6:00 PM.
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