Score: UC Davis 11, Golden West 8
Location: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Record: UC Davis 11-10, Golden West 25-2
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The short story:
Thomas Kiesling's five goals gave UC Davis water polo a win over Golden West, the number one-ranked junior college team, on Sunday, Oct. 26.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- After the Rustlers scored first, William Fosselman got his team on the board.
- Golden West went back-to-back in the net, but Kiesling tied the game with 32 seconds left in the period to see the score at 2-2.
- Through the first four minutes of the second, Kiesling continued to dominate with two more goals to secure the hat trick.
- James Smith scored for the Rustlers but Ned Ginoti ended the first half with a score to go up 5-4.
- Up on the power play, Oriol Viñas got on the board two minutes into the half.
- Golden West paced the Aggies with three goals in the third, but Kiesling kept his team in the lead with two more goals, with the score reading 8-7 after 24 minutes.
- The Aggie defense stepped up in the fourth quarter, holding the Rustlers to a single goal.
- Mateo Ruano and Thomas Marr made up the Davis goal scorers in the period, with the team holding on to win 10-8 to complete their Southern California road trip undefeated.
UP NEXT: UC Davis returns home to Schaal Aquatics Center on Saturday, Nov. 1, when they take on UC Santa Barbara at 10:00 a.m. PT. It'll be Senior Day for the Aggies, and they will honor graduating seniors
William Fosselman,
Andrew Hitchcock,
Adam Ting,
Colin Nicholls,
Will Stryker,
Waylon Fox, and
Brody Crouch.
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