No. 1 Cal Men's Water Polo Falls to No. 4 UCLA, 6-4, in NorCal Open Semifinal

Sept. 21, 2008

STOCKTON, CALIF. - The No. 1 ranked Cal men's water polo team (6-1) lost its first match of the 2008 season, falling to No. 4 UCLA, 6-4, in the semifinals of the NorCal Open, Sunday morning, Sept. 21 at St. Mary's High School in Stockton. The Golden Bears, who had trailed 2-0 after the first period and 3-1 at halftime, and could not make up the difference, got single goals from senior captain Frank Reynolds, junior All-American Spencer Warden, freshman standout Ivan Rackov and junior Mike Sample. Sophomore goalie Jacob McIntosh tallied five saves and redshirt freshman Wil Toppen finished with two saves.

Cal will now play the loser of the No. 2 USC-No. 3 Stanford match for the tournament third place finish at 4 p.m. at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool on the Pacific campus. On Saturday, the Bears had defeated No. 20 Cal Baptist, 11-4, and No. 8 Long Beach State, 8-4. More details to follow...

UCLA 6, CALIFORNIA 4

No. 1 California 0 1 1 2 - 4 No. 4 UCLA 2 1 2 1 - 6

California Goals: Ivan Rackov, Spencer Warden, Frank Reynolds, Mike Sample

California Saves: Jacob McIntosh 5, Wil Toppen 2