Friday, November 3
Los Angeles, CA
5:00 PM
UCLA
22-0
13
vs
8
UC Irvine
14-8
1
2
3
4
OT
OT
F
UC Irvine (M)
0
2
1
5
0
0
8
UCLA (M)
2
2
6
3
0
0
13
UCLA wasย led by two goals each from senior Makoto Kenney, redshirt freshman Frederico Jucá Carsalade and freshman Ben Liechty.
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
No. 1 UCLA Sends Seniors Out in Style, 13-8
November 03, 2023 | Men's Water Polo
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LOS ANGELES --ย No. 1 UCLA (22-0, 5-0 MPSF West) completed a five-game homestand to end the home slate of the 2023 season with a 13-8 win on "Senior Night" over No. 6 UC Irvine (14-8, 3-1 Big West) on Friday nightย at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center.ย UCLA improved to 82-60-1ย all-time in the series history against the Anteaters. The Bruins also ran their winning streak to 22, which is the fourth-longest in school history.
UCLA, which was shorthanded tonight playing without its leading scorer, Rafael Real Vergara (at 2023 Pan American Games in Chile playing on the National Team of Brazil), had 10 players score in the contest, led by two goals each from senior Makoto Kenney, redshirt freshman Frederico Jucá Carsalade and freshman Ben Liechty. Senior Jack Larsen and sophomore Noah Rowe (each with one goal and two assists) tied for the team lead in scoring with three points (joining Jucá Carsalade and Ben Liechtyย who also had three points (one assist to go with their two scores).
Senior Garret Griggsย got the start in the cage and played the first three quarters,ย tallying nine saves and two steals while allowing three goals. Senior Bernardo Maurizi made his second appearance of the year and played the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, giving up two goals while being credited with two saves. Senior Chase Honaker played the final three minutes of the contests, recording one stop while surrendering three scores.
UCLA led 2-0 at the end of the first period. Ben Liechty put the Bruins on the board first (5:29) on a cross-cage skip shot off a feed from Jack Larsen. Rowe made it 2-0 with a power play score (4:01) to end the scoring in the first.
The two teams battled to a 2-2 draw in the second quarterย with UCLA taking aย 4-2ย lead into the break. Sophomore Gray Carson scored on a counter (6:08) to open the scoring in the second period to put UCLA up 3-0. Then Carson picked up an assist on a score by senior Giorgio Alessandria (5:16) to extend the lead to 4-0. After a score from two meters by UCI, the Anteaters cut the deficit in half to 4-2 with a score at the buzzer off a corner throw.
The Bruins would dominate the third period, 6-1, to take control of the game, heading into the final period with a 10-3 lead. The Anteaters scored first to pull to within one (6:49) with a power play goal to make it 4-3 Bruins. But UCLA reeled off six straight to end the period. Frederico Jucáย Carsaladeย began the rally with a score on a counter (5:27) off a feed from Ben Larsen.ย Kenney scored his first of the game on a power play (3:52) to push the lead to 6-3. Jack Larsen scored from the front court (3:05) off a pass from Jucáย Carsalade to make it 7-3. Ben Liechty scored his second on a power play off a feed from Rowe (1:55) and Kenney followed with his second (1:06) off an assist from Jack Larsen to push the lead to 9-3. Ben Liechty then set up Jucá Carsalade for a power play score (0:01) to end the scoring in the third.
UC Irvine won the fourth period, 5-3, to provide the 13-8 final. The game was never in doubt in the fourth as UC Irvine never got closer than five goals. Redshirt sophomore Eli Liechty scored a goal at two meters (6:08) off an assist from Rowe that put the Bruins up 11-3. After a score by the Anteaters, senior Hayden Nightingale took a feed from redshirt sophomore Mark Laurlundย and found the back of the net (4:20) to make it 12-4. UC Irvine scored three straight until freshman Wade Sherlock scored from the front court off a pass from redshirt freshman Vinnie Merk to make it 13-7. Irvine scored the final goal with 0:25 remaining.
UP NEXT: The Bruins will conclude the regular season with a final MPSF game at No. 4 USC on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 1:00 p.m. PT at Uytengsuย Aquatics Center.
No. 6 UC Irvineย atย No. 1 UCLA (Non-Conference Contestย - Game 22)
6x5 -ย UCLA - 4/8 - UCI - 3/11
Penalties -ย UCLA - 0/0 - UCI - 0/0
UCI Goals:ย Stewart Campbell 2, Luka Krstic 1, Jack Stevens 1, Jasper Dale 1, Johann Thrall 1, Tyler Padua 1, Jake Liechty 1
UCI Saves:ย Jacob Pyle 4
UCLA Goals:ย Ben Liechty 2, Makoto Kenney 2, Frederico Jucá Carsalade 2, Eli Liechty 1, Gray Carson 1, Jack Larsen 1, Noah Roweย 1, Wade Sherlock 1, Hayden Nightingale 1, Giorgio Alessandria 1
UCLA Saves:ย Garret Griggs 9, Bernardo Mauriziย 2, Chase Honakerย 1
ย
LOS ANGELES --ย No. 1 UCLA (22-0, 5-0 MPSF West) completed a five-game homestand to end the home slate of the 2023 season with a 13-8 win on "Senior Night" over No. 6 UC Irvine (14-8, 3-1 Big West) on Friday nightย at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center.ย UCLA improved to 82-60-1ย all-time in the series history against the Anteaters. The Bruins also ran their winning streak to 22, which is the fourth-longest in school history.
UCLA, which was shorthanded tonight playing without its leading scorer, Rafael Real Vergara (at 2023 Pan American Games in Chile playing on the National Team of Brazil), had 10 players score in the contest, led by two goals each from senior Makoto Kenney, redshirt freshman Frederico Jucá Carsalade and freshman Ben Liechty. Senior Jack Larsen and sophomore Noah Rowe (each with one goal and two assists) tied for the team lead in scoring with three points (joining Jucá Carsalade and Ben Liechtyย who also had three points (one assist to go with their two scores).
Senior Garret Griggsย got the start in the cage and played the first three quarters,ย tallying nine saves and two steals while allowing three goals. Senior Bernardo Maurizi made his second appearance of the year and played the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, giving up two goals while being credited with two saves. Senior Chase Honaker played the final three minutes of the contests, recording one stop while surrendering three scores.
UCLA led 2-0 at the end of the first period. Ben Liechty put the Bruins on the board first (5:29) on a cross-cage skip shot off a feed from Jack Larsen. Rowe made it 2-0 with a power play score (4:01) to end the scoring in the first.
The two teams battled to a 2-2 draw in the second quarterย with UCLA taking aย 4-2ย lead into the break. Sophomore Gray Carson scored on a counter (6:08) to open the scoring in the second period to put UCLA up 3-0. Then Carson picked up an assist on a score by senior Giorgio Alessandria (5:16) to extend the lead to 4-0. After a score from two meters by UCI, the Anteaters cut the deficit in half to 4-2 with a score at the buzzer off a corner throw.
The Bruins would dominate the third period, 6-1, to take control of the game, heading into the final period with a 10-3 lead. The Anteaters scored first to pull to within one (6:49) with a power play goal to make it 4-3 Bruins. But UCLA reeled off six straight to end the period. Frederico Jucáย Carsaladeย began the rally with a score on a counter (5:27) off a feed from Ben Larsen.ย Kenney scored his first of the game on a power play (3:52) to push the lead to 6-3. Jack Larsen scored from the front court (3:05) off a pass from Jucáย Carsalade to make it 7-3. Ben Liechty scored his second on a power play off a feed from Rowe (1:55) and Kenney followed with his second (1:06) off an assist from Jack Larsen to push the lead to 9-3. Ben Liechty then set up Jucá Carsalade for a power play score (0:01) to end the scoring in the third.
UC Irvine won the fourth period, 5-3, to provide the 13-8 final. The game was never in doubt in the fourth as UC Irvine never got closer than five goals. Redshirt sophomore Eli Liechty scored a goal at two meters (6:08) off an assist from Rowe that put the Bruins up 11-3. After a score by the Anteaters, senior Hayden Nightingale took a feed from redshirt sophomore Mark Laurlundย and found the back of the net (4:20) to make it 12-4. UC Irvine scored three straight until freshman Wade Sherlock scored from the front court off a pass from redshirt freshman Vinnie Merk to make it 13-7. Irvine scored the final goal with 0:25 remaining.
UP NEXT: The Bruins will conclude the regular season with a final MPSF game at No. 4 USC on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 1:00 p.m. PT at Uytengsuย Aquatics Center.
No. 6 UC Irvineย atย No. 1 UCLA (Non-Conference Contestย - Game 22)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 6 UC Irvine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| No. 1 UCLA | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
Penalties -ย UCLA - 0/0 - UCI - 0/0
UCI Goals:ย Stewart Campbell 2, Luka Krstic 1, Jack Stevens 1, Jasper Dale 1, Johann Thrall 1, Tyler Padua 1, Jake Liechty 1
UCI Saves:ย Jacob Pyle 4
UCLA Goals:ย Ben Liechty 2, Makoto Kenney 2, Frederico Jucá Carsalade 2, Eli Liechty 1, Gray Carson 1, Jack Larsen 1, Noah Roweย 1, Wade Sherlock 1, Hayden Nightingale 1, Giorgio Alessandria 1
UCLA Saves:ย Garret Griggs 9, Bernardo Mauriziย 2, Chase Honakerย 1
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Team Stats
UC
UCL
Shots
35
25
Goals
8
13
Assists
4
10
Points
12
23
Exclusions
8
11
Steals
8
9
Sprints
2
2
1
Ben Liechty
05:29
Noah Rowe
04:01
2
Gray Carson
06:08
Giorgio Alessandria
05:16
Jasper Dale
00:42
Jack Stevens
00:01
3
Johann Thrall
06:49
Frederico Jucรยก Carsalade
05:27
Makoto Kenney
03:52
Jack Larsen
03:05
Ben Liechty
01:55
Makoto Kenney
01:06
Frederico Jucรยก Carsalade
00:01
4
Eli Liechty
06:08
Stewart Campbell
05:43
Hayden Nightingale
04:20
Tyler Padua
03:17
Stewart Campbell
02:18
Luka Krstic
01:15
Wade Sherlock
00:55
Jake Liechty
00:25
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Players
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
2
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
2
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
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