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No. 2 Cal Men's Water Polo Wins 15-3 at No. 10 UC Irvine
10/21/2006 12:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
Oct. 21, 2006
IRVINE, CALIF. - Junior Jeff Tyrrell scored four goals and junior Zac Monsees added three to lead the No. 2-ranked California men's water polo team past No. 10-ranked UC Irvine, 15-3, in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's water polo action Saturday at Anteater Pool in Irvine.
Tyrrell scored three of his goals in the first two quarters as the Golden Bears built an 8-1 halftime lead. Brian Bacharach and John Mann scored two goals each as Cal improved to 18-3 overall and 1-1 in the MPSF. Junior goalie Mark Sheredy had nine saves in goal over the first three quarters.
Other top performances for the Bears included three steals apiece from senior Andrija Vasiljevic and freshman Spencer Warden, and four assists from sophomore Frank Reynolds. Cal was 15-for-32 on shot attempts on goal.
Junior Colin Mello led UCI (6-12, 0-1) with two goals, raising his team-leading total to 51 on the season. Taylor Wells added a goal and junior goalie Matt Garcia recorded eight saves.
The Bears next travel to No. 14-ranked Long Beach State Sunday at noon. The 49ers are coached by former Cal All-American and Olympian Gavin Arroyo.
MOUNTAIN PACIFIC SPORTS FEDERATION Men's Water PoloCalifornia 4 4 3 4 --- 15 UC Irvine 1 0 1 1 --- 3
Cal: Tyrrell 4, Monsees 3, Bacharach 2, Mann 2, Kinsel, Haley, Sharf, Vasiljevic.
UCI: Mello 2, Wells.
Saves: Sheredy (Cal) 9, Vacquer (Cal) 1; Garcia (UCI) 8.
