UCLA
Fresno Pacific
No. 1 UCLA Opens 2018 with a 17-7 Victory
September 01, 2018 | Men's Water Polo
Sophomore Felix Brozyna-Vilim led the Bruins with a career-high four goals in the win over Fresno Pacific.
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Sophomore Felix Brozyna-Vilim led 12 different Bruins in scoring with four goals while redshirt junior Jonathan Van De Velde got the start in the cage for the Bruins and had seven saves in the first half while allowing two goals. Freshman Danny Roland played the entire second half in goal, registering six saves while surrendering five goals.
The Bruins jumped out to a 5-0 start in the first period. Sophomore Luke Henriksson scored the first goal of the 2018 season on a penalty shot (5:25). Brozyna-Vilim then scored back-to-back goals (4:54 and 4:00) to put UCLA up 3-0. Senior Austin Rone (2:25) and sophomore Quinten Osborne (1:31) ended the scoring in the first period.
UCLA built an 11-2 lead by halftime with second period goals by redshirt freshman Bailey Jarvis (7:05), sophomore Chasen Travisano (6:30), sophomore Evan Rosenfeld (4:16). two more goals from Brozyna-Vilim (2:59 and 1:16) and another goal at two meters by Osborne (0:34). The Bruins scored the first 10 goals of the game before Taylor Heckathorn scored a power play goal for the Sunbirds.
In the third period, the two teams traded goals, with senior Kent Inoue (3:52) and redshirt junior Eric Goldenberg (3:08) scoring their first goals of the game and redshirt sophomore Peter Lovas (2:40) scoring the first of his career. UCLA entered the fourth quarter with a 14-5 lead.
The alternating scoring trend continued in the final stanza with UCLA scoring three goals and the Sunbirds netting two. A pair of Bruin freshmen picked up their first collegiate goals as Matthew Kacura (5:38) scored from two meters and Michael Graner (2:27) scored from the front court. Inoue netted his second of the game from two meters with 1:15 remaining as UCLA won the game, 17-7.
Fresno Pacific at No. 1 UCLA (Season Opener/UCLA Invitational Game 1)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| Fresno Pacific | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| No. 1 UCLA | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
6x5 - UCLA - 1/1 - FPU - 2/7
Penalties - UCLA - 1/1 - FPU - 0/0
FPU Goals: Nathan Olson 2, Jacob Fairchild 2, Taylor Heckathorn 1, Cal Bruening 1, Jonathan Bagley 1
FPU Saves: Joshua Ramage 5, Joseph Costa 2
UCLA Goals: Felix Brozyna-Vilim 4, Quinten Osborne 2, Kent Inoue 2, Evan Rosenfeld 1, Eric Goldenberg 1, Luke Henriksson 1, Michael Graner 1, Bailey Jarvis 1, Chasen Travisano 1, Austin Rone 1, Peter Lovas 1, Matthew Kacura 1
UCLA Saves: Jonathan Van De Velde 7, Danny Roland 6
