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LOS ANGELES -- No. 2 UCLA (15-1) concluded its 2019 non-conference slate by completing a sweep of the Golden Coast Conference with a 16-7 win at No. 14 UC Irvine (6-10) on Sunday at Anteater Aquatics Complex. With the victory, the Bruins improved to 78-60-1 all-time against UC Irvine. On the year, UCLA has gone 2-0 against GCC member UC Santa Barbara, and 1-0 against Long Beach State, Pacific, San José State, UC Irvine and Pepperdine.

The Bruins were led by sophomore Ashworth Molthen who had a career-high four goals to go with three assists and two steals in the win over the Anteaters. Junior Felix Brozyna-Vilim and sophomore Jake Cavano each completed hat tricks. Redshirt senior Alex Wolf played the entire game in the cage, registering a season-high-tying 15 saves while allowing seven goals.

UCLA led the Anteaters 6-1 at the end of the first period. Brozyna-Vilim scored two of his goals at two meters in the opening period (6:43 and 2:34). Cavano (1:33), freshman Andy Rodgers (3:48), and redshirt freshman Henry Wilde (0:41) each scored one goal from the front court. Molthen also converted a penalty shot (4:39) in the opening quarter to give the Bruins a lead they would never relinquish.

The Bruins put another six-spot on the scoreboard in the second quarter to put the game away. Junior Nicolas Saveljic scored twice in the period, a shot from the front court (3:39) and then a goal on a power play (1:43). Brozyna-Vilim completed his hat trick with another goal at set (7:33). Cavano netted his second of the game on a power play (5:14). Molthen added his second of the contest on a power play as well (0:58). Freshman Tommy Gruwell scored his only goal of the game from the front court (6:48) to help UCLA build a 12-3 lead at the break.

UCLA won the third period, 3-2, to take a 15-5 lead into the fourth. Molthen completed his hat trick with an exclusion goal (6:15) and tallied his fourth on a counter (1:31) to give the Bruins a 14-5 lead. Rodgers ended the scoring in the third with his second goal of the game on a strike from the front court (0:48).

UC Irvine won the fourth quarter, 2-1. Cavano scored the only goal of the quarter for UCLA to complete his hat trick on a power play with 6:28 to go.

The Bruins return to action next week when they return home to open up MPSF play with No. 8 California on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1:00 p.m. PT.

No. 2 UCLA at No. 14 UC Irvine (Non-Conference Game)

SCOREBOARD	1	2	3	4	FINAL
No. 2 UCLA	6	6	3	1	16
No. 14 UC Irvine	1	2	2	2	7

6x5 - UCLA - 5/8 - UCI - 0/3
Penalties - UCLA - 1/1 - UCI - 0/1

UCLA Goals: Ashworth Molthen 4, Jake Cavano 3, Felix Brozyna-Vilim 3, Nicolas Saveljic 2, Andy Rodgers 2, Tommy Gruwell 1, Henry Wilde 1
UCLA Saves: Alex Wolf 15

UCI Goals: Bryant Joudrie 2, Casey Lynton 1, Grant Chiponis 1, John Polos 1, Zlatan Nikocevic 1, Chad Gornay 1
UCI Saves: Chandler Mankins 9, Collin Winters 7