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14
Winner UC San Diego UC (11-5)
12
UC Davis UC (5-6)
Winner
UC San Diego UC
(11-5)
14
Final
12
UC Davis UC
(5-6)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT OT SD SD SD SD SD F
UC San Diego UC 2 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
UC Davis UC 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
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Game Recap: Men's Water Polo |

UC Davis Claim Sixth Place at MPSF Invitational With Loss To Tritons

Scores: UC Davis 12, UC San Diego 14
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Spieker Aquatics Complex)
Record: UC Davis 5-6, UC San Diego 11-5
  
The short story: UC Davis men's water polo wrapped up the Overnght MPSF Invitational on Sunday, Sept. 21, in a loss to the UC San Diego Tritons. The Aggies finish the 16-team tournament in sixth place.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Opening the scoring for the day was Andrew Hitchcock, whose score sparked a four-goal first period.
  • Andrew Bonelli, Brody Crouch, and Adam Ting would be the other Aggie goal scorers in the first, giving their team a 4-2 lead after eight minutes.
  • In the second, four combined goals from Oleg Shatskikh and Thomas Marr paced the Aggie lead. 
  • The first of the day from Thomas Kiesling put the finishing touches on a nine goal first half from Davis, who ended period two up 9-5.
  • After Kiesling found the back of the net again to start the third, the Tritons began to make a run, scoring six total goals in the last seven minutes of the period.
  • Despite this, scores from Oriol Viñas kept Davis in the lead, 12-11.
  • Tying the game three minutes into the fourth quarter, the defense from UC San Diego held the Aggies scoreless in the final frame, pulling out a 14-12 win.

UP NEXT: The Aggies return to Northern California next weekend, traveling to Santa Clara to take on the Broncos on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 1:00 p.m. PT before coming home to face the USC Trojans on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 12:00 p.m. PT. Saturday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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