Saturday, September 8
Princeton, NJ
2:30 PM
UCLA
16
vs
6
Air Force
True freshman goalkeeper Danny Roland recorded a season-high 13 saves in the win over the Falcons.
Photo by: Don Liebig, UCLA Photography
UCLA Now 6-0 After 16-6 Win Over Air Force
September 08, 2018 | Men's Water Polo
Nicolas Saveljic led the Bruins with a hat trick against the Falcons.
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The Bruins were led by sophomore Nicolas Saveljic who scored three goals. Freshman Danny Roland played the entire game in the cage for the Bruins, recording a season-high 13 saves while allowing six goals.
UCLA led 5-1 at the end of the first period. Five different Bruins scored a goal in the opening stanza, beginning with three straight power play goals from sophomores Quinten Osborne and Evan Rosenfeld and freshman Matthew Kacura. Then after Saveljic converted on a penalty shot, redshirt freshman Peter Lovas scored from the front court to end the scoring in the first period.
The Bruins won the second period, 3-1, to take an 8-2 lead into the break. Kacura scored his second of the game on a counter attack, Saveljic added his second on a power play and Rosenfeld netted his second on a counter to end the scoring in the first half.
UCLA pitched a shutout in the third quarter while posting four on the board to lead 12-2 heading into the fourth. Sophomore Felix Brozyna-Vilim scored twice from two meters and sophomore Luke Henriksson scored on a strike from the front court. Saveljic would then complete his hat trick before the end of the period on a counter.
Another four goals followed for the Bruins in the fourth, but the Falcons found the back of the net four times as well, twice on power plays and once on a penalty shot, to provide the 16-6 final. Freshman Ashworth Molthen opened the period with a goal on a 6-on-5 opportunity followed by a goal on a nice drive and finish from senior Kent Inoue. Redshirt fresman Bailey Jarvis became the 10th Bruin to score when he found the back of the net on a power play. Lovas ended the scoring with his second goal of the game from the front court.
Air Force vs. No. 1 UCLA (Princeton Invitational Game 3)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| Air Force | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| No. 1 UCLA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
6x5 - UCLA - 5/10 - AF - 3/12
Penalties - UCLA - 1/1 - AF - 1/2
AF Goals: George Millard 2, Henry Yavitt 1, Edward Smet 1, Ryan Dorris 1, Justin Harrison 1
AF Saves: n/a
UCLA Goals: Nicolas Saveljic 3, Evan Rosenfeld 2, Felix Brozyna-Vilim 2, Peter Lovas 2, Matthew Kacura 2, Bailey Jarvis 1, Quinten Osborne 1, Luke Henriksson 1, Ashworth Molthen 1, Kent Inoue 1
UCLA Saves: Danny Roland 13
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