Saturday, October 13
Stanford, CA
10:40 AM
UCLA
10
vs
0
Pepperdine
Freshman Michael Graner led the Bruins with a season-best two goals against the Waves.
Photo by: Minette Rubin
No. 2 UCLA Blanks No. 8 Pepperdine, 10-0
October 13, 2018 | Men's Water Polo
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The Bruins were led by freshman Michael Graner and sophomore Chasen Travisano, who each scored a game-high two goals. Redshirt junior Alex Wolf started in the cage and pitched a shutout through three quarters while registering nine saves. Freshman Danny Roland played the fourth quarter and tallied two saves while also pitching a shutout.
Freshman Ashworth Molthen opened the scoring with a power play goal at the 7:12 mark of the first period. Freshman Jake Cavano followed with a score from the front court (5:14) to make it 2-0. Travisano scored his first of the game on a power play (4:31) to end the scoring in the first period with the Bruins up 3-0.
An identical quarter followed with the Bruins picking up three more goals while pitching a shutout. Sophomore Felix Brozyna-Vilim scored from two meters (7:16) off a nice feed from Graner. Sophomore Nicolas Saveljic then found the back of the net on a strike from the front court (2:53) to push the lead to 5-0. Freshman Matthew Kacura ended the scoring in the period by converting a penalty shot (2:14) to give UCLA a 6-0 lead at the break.
Another 3-0 quarter followed in the third period. Travisano netted his second of the game on a penalty shot (6:25) and senior Austin Rone chipped in a goal on a 6-on-5 opportunity (3:47) to extend the lead to 8-0. Graner scored his first of the game from the front court (1:24) to end the scoring in the third with the Bruins leading 9-0.
A defensive minded period followed in the fourth as the Bruins pitched a shutout and scored one goal as Graner notched his second of the game on a counter (3:50) to provide the 10-0 final.
The Bruins return to action later today when they face No. 1 Stanford (12-0) on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 5:20 p.m. PT at Avery Aquatic Center.
No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 8 Pepperdine (Mountain Pacific Invitational Quarterfinal)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| No. 8 Pepperdine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 2 UCLA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
6x5 - UCLA - 3/5 - PEPP - 0/2
Penalties - UCLA - 2/2 - PEPP - 0/0
PEPP Goals: None
PEPP Saves: Kyle McKenney 8
UCLA Goals: Chasen Travisano 2, Michael Graner 2, Jake Cavano 1, Felix Brozyna-Vilim 1, Ashworth Molthen 1, Nicolas Saveljic 1, Matthew Kacura 1, Austin Rone 1
UCLA Saves: Alex Wolf 9, Danny Roland 2
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