UCLA
Whittier
No. 1 UCLA Whips Whittier, 20-5
September 01, 2018 | Men's Water Polo
Sophomore Quinten Osborne led the Bruins with a career-high four goals in the win over the Poets.
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Sophomore Quinten Osborne led 13 different Bruins in scoring with a career-high fourย goals while freshman Danny Roland got his first collegiate start in the cage for the Bruins and had four saves in the first half while allowing five goals. Redshirtย junior Jonathan Van De Veldeย came on in relief and pitched a shutout in the second half while registering four saves.
The Bruins held a 7-4 lead at the end of a high-scoring first quarter. UCLA jumped out to a 3-0 lead with goals from sophomore Chasen Travisano (7:24), Osborne (6:41) and freshman Ashworth Molthen (5:17). Then each team traded goals for the rest of the period. UCLA received goals from sophomore Nicolas Saveljicย (4:37), senior Austin Rone (3:50) and back-to-back goals from senior Warren Snyder (1:21 and 0:27).
UCLA built a 12-5 lead by halftime. Osborne (6:00) scored his second of the game as did Rone (5:42). Sophomore Felix Brozyna-Vilimย (5:14) netted his first of the game with a nifty shot on a rebound. Sophomore Evan Rosenfeld (3:28 and 1:01) scored back-to-back goals to end the scoring in the first half.
The Bruins pitched a shutout in the third, outscoring the Poets, 5-0, to take a 17-5 lead into the fourth. Osborne (7:42 and 6:47) scored back-to-back goals at set to open the scoring in the third period. Redshirt sophomore Peter Lovasย scored from the front court (3:17) and sophomore Luke Henrikssonย (2:02) scored on a power play to make it 16-5. Redshirtย junior Eric Goldenbergย (0:50) ended the scoring with a blistering shot nearside post.
UCLA also pitched a shutout in the fourth quarter, outscoring Whittier 3-0. Molthenย scored a power play goal (7:19) to make it 18-5. Then freshman Bailey Jarvis scored his first of the game on a counter (5:56) and senior Kent Inoue scored on another counter (4:53) to provide the 20-5 final.
Whittier at No. 1 UCLA (UCLA Invitational Game 3)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| Whittier | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| No.ย 1 UCLA | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
6x5 -ย UCLA - 6/10 - WC - 2/8
Penalties -ย UCLA - 2/3 - WC - 0/0
WC Goals:ย Hans Zdolsekย 1, Emilio Maldonado 1, Cornelis Kriek 1, Eric Borunda 1, Ricardo Reyes Jr. 1
WC Saves:ย Murat Ersozย 5
UCLA Goals:ย Quinten Osborne 4,ย Warren Snyder 2, Evan Rosenfeld 2, Austin Roneย 2, Ashworth Molthenย 2, Eric Goldenberg 1, Luke Henrikssonย 1, Felix Brozyna-Vilimย 1, Bailey Jarvis 1, Chasen Travisano 1, Kent Inoue 1, Peter Lovas 1, Nicolas Saveljicย 1
UCLA Saves:ย Jonathan Van De Veldeย 4, Danny Roland 4
