Saturday, October 21
Los Angeles, CA
11:00 AM
UCLA
9
vs
12
California
Redshirt sophomore Alex Wolf reaches for a save during the MPSF opener against No. 3 California.
Photo by: Catharyn Hayne
Defending NCAA Champions too much to Handle
October 21, 2017 | Men's Water Polo
No. 3 California got its offense going in a 12-9 win at No. 2 UCLA.
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Senior Matt Farmer tied for game-high scoring honors, leading the Bruins with a hat trick. Freshman Nicolas Saveljicย scored twice for UCLA while redshirt sophomore Alex Wolf played the entire game in goal, registering eight saves while surrendering 12 goals.
Nikos Delagrammatikasย got the Golden Bears on the board first with a score from the front court (7:03). Then Johnny Hooper put Cal up 2-0 with a counter score (5:39). But the Bruins came roaring back with three straight goals. Junior Warren Snyder scored on a power play off a nice feed from junior Austin Rone (5:19) to cut the lead to 2-1. Then Farmer scored on a counter for the Bruins (4:32) that tied the game at 2-2. Farmer then set up junior David Stilingย for a one-timer on a 6-on-5 opportunity to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead (2:56). Safak Simsekย tied it up for Cal with a power play goal with 0:05 left to end the scoring at 3-3 at the end of the first.
Luca Cupidoย opened the scoring in the second to put Cal up 4-3 (7:35). Butย Saveljicย converted a penalty shot (6:59) to tie the game at 4-4. Odysseasย Masmanidis scored at set (6:47) to put the Golden Bears up 5-4 (6:47) and then Conor Neumann made it 6-4 (5:47) on a counter. Freshman Chasen Travisano set up Farmer for his second goal from two meters (5:24) to cut it to 6-5. But Masmanidisย answered with his second at set (4:35) to push the lead to 7-5. Farmer completed his hat trick with another goal from two meters (0:48) to end the scoring in the first half with UCLA trailing 7-6.
California took control of the game in the third quarter, scoring back-to-back goals to jump out to a 9-6 lead. Neumann opened the scoring with his second of the game (5:40) and then Cupido followed with his second (4:19). Saveljicย netted his second with a bar-in ricochet for a score (3:02) that cut it to 9-7. But former Bruin Spencer Farrar scored a power play goal (0:37) to end the scoring in the third with the Golden Bears leading 10-7 through three periods.
Travisano opened the scoring in the fourth (6:24) to cut the lead to 10-8. But Delagrammatikasย notched his second of the game (5:20) to make it 11-8. Senior Alex Roelseย cut it to 11-9 (3:46) with his first of the game. But Masmanidisย completed his hat trick for Cal (3:27) on the next possession to end the scoring for the game and providing the 12-9 final.
The Bruins return to action on Saturday, Oct. 28 in a non-conference game against No. 5 Pacific at 5:00 p.m. PT at Dirks Pool at Spieker Aquatics Center.
No. 3 California atย No. 2 UCLAย (MPSF Game - Opener for both Teams)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| No. 3 CAL | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| No.ย 2 UCLA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
6x5 -ย UCLA - 2/7 - CAL - 2/6
Penalties -ย UCLA - 1/1 - CAL - 0/0
CAL Saves:ย Kevin Leย Vine 11
UCLA Goals:ย Matt Farmer 3, Nicolas Saveljicย 2, Warren Snyder 1, David Stiling 1, Alex Roelse 1, Chasen Travisano 1
UCLA Saves:ย Alex Wolf 8
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