{"id":65831,"date":"2025-11-23T00:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T00:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/65831\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T00:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T00:29:08","slug":"water-polo-takes-rematch-over-uc-santa-barbara-sets-up-big-west-championship-against-long-beach-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/65831\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Polo Takes Rematch Over UC Santa Barbara; Sets Up Big West Championship Against Long Beach State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    Score: UC Davis 15, UC Santa Barbara 7<br \/>\nLocation: Irvine, Calif. (Anteater Aquatics Complex)<br \/>\nRecord: UC Davis 14-12, UC Santa Barbara 17-14<br \/>\n\u202f\u00a0<br \/>\nThe short story: 11 saves on the day for goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/baxter-chelsom\/19477\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19477\" target=\"_blank\">Baxter Chelsom<\/a> led UC Davis men&#8217;s water polo to a Big West semifinals win over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Nov. 22. The Aggies play for Big West supremacy against Long Beach State tomorrow at 12:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCE<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nHOW IT HAPPENED&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tTaking a pass from <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/timothy-kerr\/19486\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19486\" target=\"_blank\">Timothy Kerr<\/a> three minutes in, <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/colin-nicholls\/19494\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19494\" target=\"_blank\">Colin Nicholls<\/a> got the Aggies on the board.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/oleg-shatskikh\/19496\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19496\" target=\"_blank\">Oleg Shatskikh<\/a> followed that up with a goal of his own a minute later to give his team an early 2-0 lead.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Gauchos responded with a pair of scores of their own, but <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/max-prokhin\/20014\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"20014\" target=\"_blank\">Max Prokhin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/thomas-marr\/19490\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19490\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Marr<\/a> added to the Aggie scoring to give their team a 4-2 lead after one.&#13;<br \/>\n\tTwo quick goals from UCSB tied things at four apiece early in the second quarter before <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/william-fosselman\/19482\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19482\" target=\"_blank\">William Fosselman<\/a> got his first.&#13;<br \/>\n\tWith two minutes left in the half, Sam McKenzie tied it for the Gauchos. But <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/adam-ting\/19499\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19499\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Ting<\/a>, Shatskikh, and Oriol Vi\u00f1as went back-to-back-to-back as Davis went up 8-5 going into the break.&#13;<br \/>\n\tDespite an early goal from their opponent, quarter three was all defense for Chelsom and the Aggies, with the lone score coming from Shatskikh to give his team a 9-6 advantage going into the final period.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe fourth quarter saw an avalanche of goals from Davis, with tallies from Marr, Shatskikh, Prokhin, <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/andrew-hitchcock\/19485\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19485\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Hitchcock<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/thomas-kiesling\/19487\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19487\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Kiesling<\/a> leading a six-goal period for their team.&#13;<br \/>\n\tSanta Barbara scored a late goal, but that would spell victory for the Aggies, who would roll to a 15-7 win.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>UP NEXT: The Big West championship will be decided on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 12:00 p.m. PT when the Aggies face off against top-seeded Long Beach State. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+, and fans can follow along with livestats on TheFosh.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n                    Read Full Article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Score: UC Davis 15, UC Santa Barbara 7 Location: Irvine, Calif. 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