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<\/p>\n LA JOLLA, Calif. \u2014 The No. 12 UC San Diego men’s water polo team split a pair of games on the second day of its Triton Invitational Saturday at Canyonview Aquatic Center.<\/p>\n In the early contest, the Tritons cruised to a 23-6 victory over La Verne before falling to fourth-ranked California, 15-11, in the afternoon.<\/p>\n Following two full days of action at the season-opening\u00a0event UC San Diego holds a 3-1 record.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST LA VERNE Fourteen different Tritons found the back of the net.\u00a0Razvan Alistar<\/a>, Liam Amburgey<\/a>, and Lachlan Rossi<\/a> all logged a hat trick. Amburgey added an assist to wind up with four points. Chase Martsolf<\/a> also rang up four points on two goals and two assists.\u00a0UC San Diego was again able to get three goalies work as Alex Hegeman<\/a>, Boston Frost<\/a>, and Jack Elder<\/a> all put in time between the posts. The trio combined for 10 saves.<\/p>\n The Leopards scored in pairs, posting two goals in each of the first, third, and fourth quarters. Jordan Baker scored three of La Verne’s goals.<\/p>\n In addition to the lopsided score, the Tritons held a 14-3 advantage in steals as well as a 33-24 lead in shots.<\/p>\n HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST CALIFORNIA The Tritons led twice early. Finn Bugelli<\/a> scored the game’s first goal just 21 seconds in to make it 1-0. Cal quickly tied it before Jack Wright<\/a> scored to put the Tritons back in front, 2-1. However, the Bears scored the game’s next three goals\u00a0and stayed in front until Triton Mason Presley<\/a> scored on a power play at 3:27 of the second stanza to tie it up at 5-5. Another Bugelli goal made it 6-6 early in the third, but Cal had the next three goals to go up 9-6 at 5:22 of the third and the Bears kept a lead the rest of the way.<\/p>\n Hammonds continued his hot start to the season, finishing with four goals in the game. He also added an assist and three steals.\u00a0\u00a0Boettner\u00a0had three goals.<\/p>\n Hegeman\u00a0made seven saves in the game for UC San Diego.<\/p>\n UP NEXT About UC San Diego Athletics
\nThe Tritons jumped on it early, blasting out to a 15-2 lead at the half. They added another eight goals in the second half – three in the third quarter and five in the fourth.<\/p>\n
\nUC San Diego rallied late in the game. With Cal ahead 12-8, the Tritons netted three consecutive goals – two from Christian Hammonds<\/a> and another by Jackson Boettner<\/a> – to draw within a single goal at 12-11 with just under five minutes remaining. However, the Bears scored three times in the final 2:57 to ice the victory.<\/p>\n
\nThe Tritons close out their invitational Sunday with two more games. They take on McKendree at noon before facing eighth-ranked Pepperdine at 4 p.m.\u00a0Both games can be followed by a live broadcast from Overnght<\/a>\u00a0as well as FOSH Live Stats<\/a>.
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\nAfter two decades as one of the most successful\u00a0programs in\u00a0NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a\u00a0member of The Big West in\u00a0NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions\u00a0II\u00a0and III and helped guide\u00a01,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38\u00a0have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world’s preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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