Score: UC Davis 13, Pacific 11
Location: Davis, Calif. (Schaal Aquatics Center)
Records: UC Davis 11-7 (3-0), Pacific 5-7 (1-2)
DAVIS, Calif. — A hat trick from
Lucas Wulfhorst secured a hard fought 13-11 conference win for UC Davis men's water polo over Pacific on Friday, Oct. 16. The Aggies start 3-0 in conference play for the first time since 2022.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After seeing the Tigers strike first, Luka Palavra struck first in his second game back from injury to tie things at one.
- Back-and-forth the teams went through the rest of the first, with Wulfhorst responding to another Pacific goal to tie the game at two.
- Oleg Shatskikh and Wulfhorst got on the board in the second, breaking up the scoring for Pacific as the team led 4-3 in a low scoring first half.
- The scoring ramped up in the third quarter, with both teams combining for nine goals.
- After Shatskikh secured his second, Pacific took their first lead with a 3-0 run.
- Wulfhorst got his hat trick with two minutes left in the period. Lucas Ruano and Austin Quick responded to Tiger goals as both teams remained knotted at eight after three periods.
- Quick, Thomas Kiesling, and Timothy Kerr opened quarter number four with a 3-0 Davis run.
- Kiesling and Oriol Viñas wrapped up the scoring for the Aggies, as the team outscored Pacific 5-3 to secure a hard fought 13-11 win.
UP NEXT: UC Davis wraps up their homestand on Sunday, Oct. 18 when they welcome Air Force to Schaal at 12:00 pm PT. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS:
UC Davis Athletics represents one of the nation's premier public universities on the NCAA Division I stage, with more than 650 student-athletes competing across 25 sports, including 16 programs in the Mountain West Conference. Located in California's quintessential college town, UC Davis combines championship-level athletics with the academic excellence of the nation's #8 public research university and is home to the nation's No. 1 programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine and sustainability. With a growing national media presence, bold investments in facilities and the student-athlete experience, and a tradition of developing champions in competition, in the classroom and beyond, the Aggies are elevating UC Davis on a national stage.
