University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Sunday, September 25
Malibu, CA
1:00 PM
UCLA
7
at
5
Pepperdine
No. 4 UCLA Water Polo Upends No. 6 Pepperdine, 7-5
September 25, 2005 | Men's Water Polo
Sept. 25, 2005
MALIBU, Calif. - UCLA thwarted a late Pepperdine rally as the fourth-ranked Bruin water polo squad defeated the Waves 7-5 Sunday afternoon at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool in Malibu, Calif. UCLA improves to 7-2 with the victory and now await Loyola Marymount and UC Irvine in matches later this week.
The Bruins took a 4-2 lead into halftime but allowed Pepperdine to tie the match halfway through the third period. Consecutive UCLA goals soon after propelled the Bruins to a 6-4 lead and the defending national champs never looked back.
UCLA held the Waves scoreless in the fourth frame.
| No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 6 Pepperdine | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| UCLA (7-3) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Pepperdine (7-3) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| UCLA Goals: Logan Powell 2, Krsto Sbutega 2, Christian Pulido, Marco Santos, Grant Zider | UCLA Saves:Will Didinger 9 | ||||
| Pepperdine Goals: Grant Miller 2, Adam Hewko, Jesse Smith, Doug Mann | Pepperdine Saves: Ben Tait 12 | ||||
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