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No. 1 UCLA Cruises to 16-3 Win Over No. 10 Princeton
October 10, 2014 | Men's Water Polo
LOS ANGELES -- The No. 1 UCLA men's water polo team improved to 16-0 on the year with a 16-3 win over No. 10 Princeton on Thursday night at Spieker Aquatics Center. The Bruins improve to 11-0 all-time against Princeton, which dropped to 11-2 on the year.
Seniors Cristiano Mirarchi and Daniel Lenhart and redshirt freshman Matt Farmer each had a game-high two goals to lead the Bruins.
The Bruins battled to a 1-1 tie in the first period. Princeton scored first with a goal by Drew Hoffenberg (4:13). Junior Danny McClintick helped the Bruins avoid the shutout in the first quarter with a goal with :50 left in the first.
UCLA put four more up on the board in the second while shutting out the Tigers. Lenhart set up Farmer for a counter attack score to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead (6:16). Mirarchi then set up Farmer for another counter to give UCLA a 3-1 lead (4:43). Senior Paul Reynolds then made it 4-1 on another counter attack (2:02). Freshman Alex Roelse added the final goal of the first half from the front court (0:50) on a skip shot to give the Bruins a 5-1 lead at the break.
The Bruins' offense exploded for six goals in the third while holding Princeton to one score. Lenhart opened the scoring in the third with a cross-cage score (7:44) to make it 6-1. Senior Chris Fahlsing gave the Bruins a 7-1 cushion (5:59). Jordan Colina then snapped UCLA's seven unanswered goals with a cross-cage score (5:00) to trim the lead to 7-2. But the Bruins would go on another five-goal scoring streak. Sophomore Ryder Roberts got in on the scoring act (2:54) followed by a counter score from junior Anthony Daboub (2:00). Mirarchi then added two straight goals (1:22, 0:24) to end the scoring in the third with the Bruins leading 11-2.
UCLA also had a solid fourth quarter, outscoring Princeton 5-1. Lenhart opened the scoring again in the fourth, his second goal of the game (6:54). Connor McGoldrick put an end to the Bruins' scoring run with a rare 6-on-4 goal (6:18) to make it 12-3. Redshirt freshman Jesse Camou then returned the favor with a power play score (2:55) to push the lead back to 10. Redshirt freshman Jack Grover made it 14-3 (2:10) with a goal from the front court and senior Christopher Meinhold would later add a 6-on-5 score (1:26). Senior David Culpan became the 13th different Bruin to score when he capitalized on a power play (0:17) to proved the 16-3 final.
The Bruins were 3-for-8 on power plays while Princeton was 1-for-10, with the only power play score coming on the 6-on-4 opportunity. Neither team attempted a penalty shot.
Sophomore Garrett Danner started in goal for UCLA and played the first three quarters and was relieved by senior Stephen White in the fourth period. Danner ended with seven saves while allowing two goals. White surrendered one goal while registering one save. Vojislav Mitrovic played the entire game for Princeton, allowing all 16 goals while being credited with nine saves.
The Bruins host the SoCal Tournament this weekend and open with 16th-seeded St. Francis Brooklyn at 8:00 a.m. at Spieker Aquatics Center on Oct. 11.
No. 10 Princeton at No. 1 UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| No. 10 Princeton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| No. 1 UCLA | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
Princeton Goals: Jordan Colina, Drew Hoffenberg, Connor McGoldrick
Princeton Saves: Vojislav Mitrovic 9
UCLA Goals: Cristiano Mirarchi 2, Daniel Lenhart 2, Matt Farmer 2, Paul Reynolds, Ryder Roberts, Christopher Meinhold, Danny McClintick, Anthony Daboub, Chris Fahlsing, Jack Grover, Alex Roelse, Jesse Camou, David Culpan
UCLA Saves: Garrett Danner 7, Stephen White 1
