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No. 3 UCLA Drops No. 6 Cal, 11-9
September 26, 1999 | Men's Water Polo
Sept. 26, 1999
BERKELEY, Calif. - Senior Matt Armato scored two two-point goals and junior Adam Wright scored a pair, including one two-point goal to lead the No. 3 UCLA men's water polo squad (6-1 overall, 1-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) to an 11-9 victory over California (3-3, 0-0 MPSF) in a non-conference matchup at Spieker Aquatics Complex on the Berkeley campus Sunday.
With the game tied 9-9 at the 3:59 mark in the fourth quarter, junior Andrew Bailey (San Clemente, San Clemente HS) scored the game-winning goal on a Bruin counter -attack. Junior Sean Kern (Honolulu, HI, Punahou HS) rebounded a shot by Armato (Long Beach, Wilson HS) and scored the put-back goal to seal the 11-9 victory with 1:39 to play.
The Bears led UCLA 3-1 going into the second quarter, only to have the Bruins post five points on a goal by Kern and two-pointers from Wright (Seal Beach, Wilson HS) and Armato to take a 6-5 halftime advantage. Cal tied the match with 2:03 left in the third quarter on a 6-on-5 goal from Eldad Hazor, but junior Dave Parker scored to give UCLA a 9-8 lead going into the final quarter.
Cal's Jerry Smith led all scorers with four goals including a two-pointer. Smith's final goal tied the score at nine in the fourth quarter.
The victory completes a sweep of the Bay Area schools on the road, as the Bruins upset No.1 Stanford 6-5 Saturday. UCLA will next face Long Beach State for a 7:00 p.m. match at Belmont Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 5.
UCLA 1 5 3 2= 11 California 3 2 3 1= 9
UCLA: Matt Armato 2 (2 two-pointers), Sean Kern 2, Adam Wright 2 (one two-pointer), Dave Parker, Andrew Bailey.
California: Jerry Smith 4 (one two-pointer), Eldad Hazor 2, Joe Kaizer, Albert Won.
Saves: UCLA-Parsa Bonderson 7, California-Kevin Ahasey 11.
