UCLA
Chapman
No. 1 UCLA Crushes Chapman, 20-2
September 04, 2016 | Men's Water Polo
Three Bruins had hat tricks, including sophomore Kent Inoue.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. --ย The top-ranked UCLA Bruins improved to 5-0 on the year with aย 20-2 victory over Chapman in the third and final game of the UCLA Invitationalย on Sunday afternoon at Cathedral Catholic High School. The victory was UCLA's 38th-straight win,ย which extends the second-longest winning streak in school history. The all-time record is 50, which was established from 1964-68.
With the normal UCLA starters resting, nine different Bruins scored in the game,ย led by three players with hat tricks, which included sophomores Kent Inoue, Warren Snyder and Austin Rone.ย Junior Aleksandar Ruzic started in the cage for the Bruins and played the first half, registering four saves and two steals while allowing one power play goal. Redshirt freshman Jonathan Van De Velde made his collegiate debut in the second half, tallying five stops with one assist ย while giving up oneย power playย goal.
The Bruins scored the first five goals of the contest. Snyder got UCLA on the board with a power play goal (6:35), followed by even strength goals from Rone (5:00), redshirt freshman Raphael Raede (2:50) and an exclusion goal from Rone (1:45). Junior James Robinson made it 5-0 with a goal from the front court (1:06). Nathaniel Fernandez ended the scoring in the first period with a power play goal at the 0:41 mark.
The Bruins pitched a shutout in the second period while scoring three goals at even strength. Junior Max Irving scored back-to-back goals (4:56 and 2:59), followed by Snyder's second strike (0:05) to build an 8-1 lead at the half.
Another shutout followed in the third with UCLA pouring in six goals in the period. Snyder (4:38) and Rone (0:19) both completed their hat tricks in the quarter while Raede (7:31) and Robinson (2:04) both netted their second of the game. Seniors Patrick Woepse (3:08) and Joey Fuentes (5:27, power play) also got in on the scoring act in the third as UCLA entered the final quarter with a 14-1 lead.
Six more goals followed for UCLA in the fourth period. Woepse (6:06, power play) and Fuentes (0:53) each scored their second of the contest while sophomore Eric Goldenberg got his first (7:10). The other three scores were acquired by Inoue (3:24, 2:28 and 1:42)ย to provide the 20-2 final.
No. 1 UCLA vs. Chapman (UCLA Invitational)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| No. 1 UCLA | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
6x5 -ย UCLA - 4/5 - Chapman - 2/8
Penalties -ย UCLA - 0/0 - Chapman - 0/0
UCLA Goals:ย Kent Inoue 3, Warren Snyder 3, Austin Rone 3, Max Irving 2, Patrick Woepse 2, Raphael Raede 2, James Robinson 2, Joey Fuentes 2, Eric Goldenberg 1
UCLAย Saves:ย Jonathan Van De Velde 5,ย Aleksandar Ruzic 4
Chapman Goals:ย Nathaniel Fernandezย 1, Peter Dales 1
Chapman Saves: Ian Decker 2, Ivan Shikhelmanย 1
